BRUCEB NEWS
Understanding Microsoft Business And Personal Accounts
This is the first of several articles about Microsoft accounts. This is familiar ground for long-time readers. I’ve been writing about Microsoft accounts and services for years. These articles will simplify things and help you take advantage of services that you may...
WHY CAN’T IT JUST WORK (REVISITED)
You've heard me complain about things that don't work - programs that are badly written, hardware that breaks, things that conflict in mysterious, unreproducible ways, USB...
GOOGLE ACQUIRES GRANDCENTRAL
Google announced on Monday that it has acquired GrandCentral, the remarkable collection of telephone services. Here's Google's announcement of the acquisition, and here's...
VIRUS ALERT – IT’S RAINING POSTCARDS
The latest barrage of virus-laden spam e-mails announce that you've received "a postcard from a family member." Here's a security vendor confirming what you already knew - if you...
GOOGLE MAPS MOBILE & PICASA MOBILE
If you have a Windows Mobile device (a Motorola Q or Treo 700W, for example), go to http://www.google.com/gmm on the mobile web browser and install "Google Maps Mobile." It's a...
GOOGLE & DOUBLECLICK
In April, Google announced its $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. It was treated as Big News and generated lots of press but I found it hard to understand what the deal...
iPHONE & EXCHANGE/OUTLOOK
Here's an interesting possibility - an unconfirmed report that the iPhone will be able to sync with Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server, using the same ActiveSync technology...
APPLE iPHONE GUIDED TOUR
The hype for the iPhone is building to a fever pitch, leading up to the release on June 29. There's a twenty-minute guided tour at Apple's iPhone web site with a lot of useful...
MICROSOFT BILLING & ONECARE
Microsoft has a centralized billing system for many of its online services. If you're using Windows Live OneCare, you can view the status of your subscription at...
MICROSOFT ONENOTE 2007
Microsoft OneNote 2007 is the best program you've never heard of.Let me give you a little history, then tell you about OneNote 2007.Microsoft Outlook has a rudimentary "notes"...
INKJET PRINTERS ARE LYING THIEVES
You knew it was true, but finally there's a study confirming that inkjet printers are filthy, lying thieves.According to the report, an independent lab evaluated how much ink was...
DAY OF SILENCE
If you listen to online radio - Yahoo! Launchcast, Pandora, Live365, streaming radio stations, smaller webcasters - be prepared for a Day of Silence on June 26, when thousands of...
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL – OUTLOOK CONNECTOR
If you've been following along, you know that you can get a free Hotmail address and use the very attractive new Windows Live Hotmail online service to read your mail.Microsoft...
R.I.P. MICROSOFT DIGITAL IMAGE
Microsoft has quietly discontinued its Digital Image software. Here's the announcement - apparently it appeared a few weeks ago.I'm sad but not surprised. For years Digital Image...
TOSHIBA 2.4LB ULTRAPORTABLE
Notebooks come in a remarkable array of sizes and weights. That's become the most important decision before going shopping - there's a far wider range than you'd guess from the...
THE iPHONE ERA
If I understand the news coverage correctly, we are at the dawn of a new era in civilization. When the iPhone debuts on June 29, mankind will no longer have to work and our...