BRUCEB NEWS
Chrome Gets Some Useful New Features
Chrome is the web browser used by 7.9 billion people, more or less, plus it’s starting to be adopted by schools on planets orbiting distant stars. Google does not make big changes to it because of the people who use Chrome, approximately all of them hate change. But...
DELL PHONES HOME
Dell made an unwelcome phone call to one of my clients about the order for his new home computer. I'd hate to think Dell is going to make a habit of it. I've been involved in...
SHOPPING AT BEST BUY
Sonoma County has a serious shortage of places to buy technology. It was a little upsetting when CompUSA announced it was closing, since it had a better inventory of network...
MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008
Next month Microsoft will release Windows Server 2008, a dramatically improved product over its predecessor, Windows Server 2003. It is one of the more important releases in...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 OVERVIEW
Windows Live OneCare 2.0 upgrade tips Windows Live OneCare 2.0 troubleshootingI have championed Windows Live OneCare since its release in November 2005. It arrived when Norton...
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...