BRUCEB NEWS
Should You “Sign In With Facebook”?
It seems like everyone is using the sign-in screen that invites you to “Sign in with Facebook” to a website that is not Facebook. Facebook and Google turn up most often but you might also see the option to sign in with Twitter, Amazon, Microsoft, Instagram, or others....
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SEARCHES ON WINDOWS HOME SERVER
Windows Home Server includes Windows Desktop Search 3.1 - connecting remotely to the WHS shows it sitting down on the toolbar. It's not obvious why it's there - you'd never do a...
SEARCHING FOR OFFICE 2007 FILES
If you are using Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Desktop Search 3.1, then you should install a small update to the search program. The "2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft...
BRUCEB ON VACATION
February 11-15 I'll be available by phone, probably only occasionally most days until late afternoon. I'll be checking e-mail and responding in the evenings. In an emergency,...
MICROSOFT ONENOTE 2007 REVISITED
I've written before about Microsoft OneNote 2007 but it bears repeating: this is the best program you've never heard of. OneNote collects your notes and lets you find them later....
PHOTOSHOP TIPS
Adobe Photoshop Elements is one of the best programs available for cataloging and editing photos. It's not the simplest - some people will prefer the simplicity and elegant...
WINDOWS VISTA SERVICE PACK 1
Microsoft announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing, causing a flurry of excitement in the online press and blogs. The service pack includes...
MORE ONECARE ANNOYANCES
The Windows Live OneCare team continues to find new ways to shoot themselves in the foot. There have already been a number of bugs and annoyances that have been poorly handled....
MICROSOFT BIDS FOR YAHOO
Microsoft has made an unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. Yahoo has been struggling to find a place in a world dominated by Google; it just spent a year analyzing its...
UPDATE EXHAUSTION
Windows needs to restart your computer to finish installing critical updates. OneCare will restart your computer in 1 hour 56 minutes. There is a new Adobe Flash update ready to...
BLACKBERRY – THE ENVY & THE REALITY
Blackberry is making some very appealing phone/mail devices. They don't work the way you think they do. Some of you won't have any fun with them at all.Businesspeople have made...
WIRELESS NETWORKING DEMYSTIFIED
Although the technology is widespread and mature, 802.11 wireless networking is confusing for many people - and frustrating for nearly everyone. It hasn't helped that the next...
DIGITAL MUSIC NOTES
There have been a lot of changes in digital music recently, many of them favorable for consumers. People are recognizing the value of the MP3 format, free of any licensing...
VISTA HOSTILITY
The hostility toward Vista is almost palpable now. Support representatives sigh deeply when customers say they're running Vista. Computer magazines and tech web sites proudly...
HP MEDIASMART SERVER
I've been involved in the setup of two HP MediaSmart EX475 Windows Home Servers recently. The Windows Home Server software is simply elegant, and HP has enhanced it to make setup...