BRUCEB NEWS
Internet Mobs: GameStop, The Trump Insurrection, And Boaty McBoatface
In the 1990s we built a global communications network. The Internet revolutionized retailing and entertainment, changed how we get news, transformed our social lives, blah blah blah, you know all that, pizza delivery will never be the same, got it. There’s another...
CELL PHONE SPAM
The advertising industry is starting to turn its attention to advertising on cell phones. Here's an article that forecasts a "perfect storm" of annoying advertising. "It audibly...
AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTION OF VISTA SP1
Microsoft has begun pushing Vista Service Pack 1 out through the Windows Update service. If you have automatic updates turned on, you'll get an alert that an update is ready to...
MICROSOFT & THE CLOUD
Microsoft is working on a package of software and online services that might be exactly right for students and home computer users. Although Vista includes important features out...
FIXING WINDOWS VISTA
Columnist Ed Bott was curious about a friend who complained bitterly about the way Vista ran on his brand new Sony Vaio laptop last year, so he asked permission to look it over....
WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 3
Microsoft announced today that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be released on April 29, although there will be a delay before it is pushed through the Automatic Update process....
MICROSOFT OFFICE LIVE WORKSPACE
There are many visions of our online future. Google and many others envision a world of cloud computing, where our programs and our data are both hosted online. Google Docs...
AT&T: PROUD TO BE STUPID
Jim Cicconi, vice president of legislative affairs for AT&T, made some extraordinarily stupid comments in London this week.ISPs are doing a full-court press to ensure they...
Outlook Shortcuts
Did you know you can have multiple Outlook windows open? Try right-clicking on "Calendar" or "Contacts," then clicking on Open in new window. This will be very exciting for some...
NDR SPAM
I've gotten several calls recently about an odd type of spam attack that also happened to me a few days ago. As other clients had reported, I began getting "non-delivery reports"...
BLUE JEANS CABLE STRIKES BACK
This is for my lawyer friends and clients - and anyone who enjoys seeing a lawyer smack down a company that deserves it. Monster Cable makes high-end, expensive audio and video...
APPLE & GATEWAY
I had a feeling of deja vu when I was talking to a friend about a new computer last week. In the late 1980s and early 90s, I set up dozens of Gateway computers. They were...
BAD GUY UPDATE
Many of you practice safe computing - you install security updates from Microsoft and other vendors, you run antivirus and adware/spyware programs and keep them current, your...
REMOTE DESKTOP FOR MACS
Microsoft has updated its Remote Desktop software for Macs, allowing them to connect to a computer running Windows XP Professional or Vista Business and control the Windows...
VISTA ULTIMATE UPGRADE
Microsoft has a special price of $99 for an upgrade to Vista Ultimate on PCs purchased from Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, and Amazon through June, according to Paul Thurrott,...
PRIMER ON NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE
Network Attached Storage devices ("NAS") are starting to appear regularly at small businesses. An NAS device is a small box with one or more hard drives and a simple operating...