BRUCEB NEWS
Office Licenses Simplified And Made Fascinating
“One account for all things Microsoft.” That’s what the login screen says. It’s a lie. Before we talk about licenses – and oh, how I know you’re looking forward to that! – let’s go through the two types of Microsoft accounts again. You have a personal Microsoft...
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...
BE PREPARED FOR PATCH TUESDAY
Your computer will restart tonight. It's Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of the month, when Microsoft releases security updates that will be automatically installed overnight....
COMCAST OUTAGES
I have a bit of downtime while I wait for my Comcast connection to come back to life. It was out Sunday for an hour or so, which might (or might not) have been a side effect of...
THE FUTURE OF GRAPHICS CARDS
Wrestling with a black screen drew my attention to the world of video cards and computer graphics. Vista's pretty visual effects - translucent borders, 3D flipping through...
NET NEUTRALITY EXPLAINED
At its heart, "net neutrality" involves a simple question: Should your Internet provider have any control over how you use your Internet connection? You're accustomed to being...
BLACK SCREEN (WITH CURSOR)
Spent a few hours chasing down a problem with my office computer last night. It's just remarkable how many ways our computers can go wrong, isn't it? Honest, I would gladly give...
FONT MYSTERIES
Sharp-eyed Microsoft Office users might have noticed that the default fonts are changed in Office 2007. The old familiar names are still there - Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana,...
RANDOM OUTLOOK 2007 NOTES
When I set up a new computer these days, I spend almost no time describing new features in Windows Vista - people are generally able to start using it right away with a minimum...
GOOGLE LAUNCHES FUTURE SEARCH
Google Australia launched Gday today, a new search engine that allows users to search content on the internet before it is created. "Google spiders crawl publicly available web...