BRUCEB NEWS
Google Improves The View For PDFs
It’s confusing to open an online PDF. You click on a link to a PDF. You expect Acrobat to open and display the PDF. Wouldn’t that be nice? If it was that easy, you’d get the impression that we live in a rational, comprehensible world, which is frankly a bit naïve this...
WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH 3.0
Microsoft has released a significant upgrade to its Windows Desktop Search program. It should now be considered a core component of Windows XP and should be installed on every...
E-DISCOVERY AND FRCP
Lawyer alert: amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure take effect on December 1 governing electronic discovery. Here's an article from a technology news site about the...
WINDOWS DEFENDER – FINAL RELEASE
Microsoft has now taken the "beta" label off Windows Defender with the release of a modestly updated build of the program. Changes are minimal - a new color scheme is about the...
SAM & MAX RETURN
Productivity is overrated. Close the e-mail program, shove those piles of paper aside, there's more important things to do: Sam & Max are back in a new game, their first...
WINDOWS VISTA IS PURTY
Windows Vista has an updated interface with a lot of eye candy, especially on new systems with hefty video cards to support the Windows Aero look - transparency on window...
DELL DELAYS
What's up with Dell lately? The last few computers I've ordered from Dell have been unusually slow to ship and slow to arrive. I had gotten used to seeing computers ship...
TRACKING SHOT
Tracking Shot is a free online service that deserves a look. There's no easier way to build videos and slideshows from your photos, movies and music. Here's a glowing review of...
MICROSOFT DIGITAL IMAGE SUITE
I've used Microsoft Digital Image Pro for years. Its controls are easy and comfortable but its organizer is weaker than Adobe Photoshop Elements and I've never felt completely...
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5 & PREMIERE ELEMENTS 3
Adobe has now released upgrades to its consumer photo organizer and editor, Photoshop Elements, and consumer video editor, Premiere Elements.Photoshop Elements 5 is a minor...
INTERNET EXPLORER 7
Internet Explorer 7 is now available as an official release. I recommend it to everyone running Windows XP SP2. Here's an article about today's release.The new browser looks...
SECOND LIFE
Make no mistake: MySpace is old news, YouTube is beginning its slide out of the headlines, Yahoo is over the hill, Flickr never stood a chance. Second Life is the hot online...
CREATIVE REMOVES FM RECORDING FROM DEVICES
The RIAA shows no sign of slowing down in its campaign to be the most wrongheaded and evil organization of our time. The latest sign of "copyright"-driven madness will hit owners...
POWER-SAVING IN WINDOWS VISTA
As Windows Vista comes ever closer, information is flowing out about its new features. This one isn't the most important but somehow it touches people deeply: Windows Vista will...
WIRELESS USB ON THE HORIZON
We've all used wireless devices - maybe a wireless keyboard or mouse, maybe a wireless network in the home or office, maybe a Bluetooth headset. It's all wonderful technology but...
OCTOBER UPDATES
Microsoft released a big crop of updates yesterday for Windows and Microsoft Office programs - there are ten patches on the official list but my computer shows fifteen items...