BRUCEB NEWS
Turn On Car Crash Detection If You Have A Pixel Phone
The Bobcat loader pitched over the embankment and overturned in a ravine, trapping the driver and knocking him unconscious for several minutes. The driver, Chuck Walker, had seven broken ribs and four broken thoracic vertebrae. The exits from the Bobcat loader were...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 UPGRADE TIPS
After the upgrade to version 2.0 is installed, OneCare will demand answers to a number of questions. These steps will get you through with a minimum of fuss, and return you to...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
Here are some Microsoft support documents for specific OneCare problems.Windows Live OneCare Firewall Repair Tool - The OneCare firewall reports that it cannot install a required...
DELL & BEST BUY
Dell has partnered with Best Buy to sell some of its desktop and laptop computers in stores and through the Best Buy web site, following deals with Wal-Mart and Staples as well...
FRONTRUNNING
There is no end to the games played by bad guys and big companies alike at the expense of consumers and small businesses. You may run into the latest shenanigans if you try to...
NOTEBOOKS & LAPTOPS
I get asked all the time whether there's a difference between a "notebook computer" and a "laptop computer." There's no difference; the terms are interchangeable. There's no...
HOW BIG IS THE REGISTRY?
Many of you have been exposed to the registry in Windows XP, the database that holds all of the information, settings, and options for the computer hardware, the Windows OS, and...
CHEAP STUFF
Printers are never as cheap as they seem, but it's hard to argue with the HP Deskjet F2110, an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier, for $34 at Wal-Mart. Now keep in mind: It...
SPEAKING GEEK
The Wall Street Journal's site All Things Digital has a useful article that translates some geek jargon into English. It's a nicely written collection of common-sense...
SEARS, SPYWARE & ONLINE PRIVACY
Sears has been caught installing spyware that silently tracks all Internet usage - including banking logins, e-mail, and all web sites visited - in the name of a nonexistent...
BRUCEB IS ELECTRIC
The lights are on and someone is home! My thanks to the hard-working PG&E crews, who were able to get us back up and running in only 74 hours! Takes your breath away, doesn't...
BRUCEB IS POWERLESS – MONDAY
Ah, the joy of country living - using a laptop in the reflected light from the books burning in the middle in the living room floor, listening to the demonic laughter of PG&E...
BRUCEB IS POWERLESS
The power went out at the global headquarters of bruceb consulting on Friday morning. As of Saturday afternoon, PG&E's estimate of when power will be restored is, "Shut...
iPHONES & EXCHANGE SERVER
The iPhone is a sleek, sexy device that permanently changes our expectations for handheld devices. After holding an iPhone, it's hard to pick up another cell phone and PDA...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!
In 2007, we started to work with Windows Vista, bought lots of handheld devices, and started to move things online - our mail, our photos, our movies. What will 2008 bring? It...
AMAZON DISTRIBUTION
I'd like to take a tour of an Amazon warehouse! I placed an order on December 21 at midnight and got the shipping confirmation at 10:30 in the morning. How do they do that? This...