BRUCEB NEWS
Set Up Remote Access To Help Your Parents With Their Computer
Your parents need your help. Set up a remote connection to their computer so you can look over their hunched shoulders to lend a hand. It doesn’t matter if you’re not sure that you’re skilled enough – compared to them you are a wizard. I’ll give you several ways to...
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...
ADOBE ACROBAT 8.1 UPDATE
If you're using Adobe Acrobat 8 (Standard or Professional), you will likely be prompted to install an update to version 8.1 released over the weekend by Adobe. It's a worthwhile...