BRUCEB NEWS
The 2020 Bruceb News Year In Review
We made it to the end of 2020! Almost done with Season 4 of the miniseries from hell, “The Decline And Fall Of The American Trumpire.” The next 29 days will move at a pace that makes glaciers look speedy, just like the last nine months. The best we can hope is that...
ONECARE UPDATE – DON’T PANIC!
If you are using Windows Live OneCare, it will be automatically upgraded to version 2.5 in the next few days. You don't need to do anything. The new version does not change...
iPHONE 2.0
The new iPhone will be available next week, including support for Microsoft Exchange and Windows Mobile/ActiveSync. That means businesspeople in companies run by Small Business...
WINDOWS VISTA SMALL BUSINESS ASSURANCE
Small businesses (less than 50 employees) can get free telephone support from Microsoft for any Vista-related issues on new PCs running Vista Business or Vista Ultimate purchased...
MANUAL INSTALLATION OF VISTA SP1
Vista Service Pack 1 was delayed briefly when it was discovered that a handful of hardware device drivers occasionally kept the service pack installation from finishing...
MICROSOFT EQUIPT
On July 15, Microsoft will begin selling a product that many of you should consider for your next computer. Microsoft Equipt includes Office 2007 Home and Student, Windows Live...
ACROBAT READER 9
Adobe has released Acrobat Reader 9, the new version of its PDF reader; the full version of Acrobat 9 will follow shortly. We'll be pressured to install the new version by...
WHICH VISTA VERSION?
[Originally posted June 7, 2007] Many people should buy the Business edition of Windows Vista, even for home computers. Here's Microsoft's chart comparing the features of the...
WINDOWS LIVE SKYDRIVE
[Originally posted February 26, 2008] Microsoft has upgraded Windows Live Skydrive, its service offering free online file storage. You now can store up to 5Gb of documents,...
COMPUTER SHOPPING 2008
[Originally posted November 26, 2007] Thinking about a new computer - home, home office, small business? Let me give you some generalizations that will help you get started. (As...
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COMPUTERS
[Originally posted October 30, 2007]I wish we could count on the software and hardware vendors to play fair and treat us well, but it's not happening. We have to take...
LIFE WITHOUT THE NETWORK
[Originally posted March 13, 2007] From Max Barry's marvelous book Company, about corporate life in the weeks after the computer network goes dead: "Two weeks ago the network...
BRUCE LEAVES YOU STRANDED
I'll be out of the country until July 3.Oh, stop it! Those of you who reacted with undisguised glee, just cut it out! And I know a couple of you are alarmed and are openly...
ROUTER PASSWORDS
You probably have a router or firewall device on your network - the little box that your DSL or cable modem plugs into. Make sure you've changed the default password on the...
PRINTER CONNECTIONS
Let me give you a simplified overview of printer terms, then offer a tip that might save a few seconds someday. (This is basic stuff. If you can tell where I'm leaving things...
QUICK TO ANGER
Quicktime has been an annoying bit of software for ten years now. My experience tonight was the final straw. I've spent the better part of an hour cleaning it off my system and I...