BRUCEB NEWS
America After The Election
I hoped that after the election the country would look like when Dorothy's house lands in Oz and she opens the door and everything is in color and birds are chirping and people begin to sing and dance. We didn't get that. The vote count is proceeding as I write this....
QUICKTIME INSTALLATION
Quicktime has a special place in my heart, along with America Online and RealPlayer, for its annoying and nonstandard installation routine. Here's a blog that provides a pretty...
SONY ROOTKIT OFFICIALLY MAINSTREAM NEWS
Sony is having a bad month. They're still trying to sweep the whole thing under the rug, but their malware has even hit the comics page.If you haven't been following this, here's...
QUICKBOOKS PRO 2006
Intuit has been working on an improved interface for Quickbooks for years, and the result just hit the shelves this week. The first review is very positive and it's the first...
PANEXA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF READING SAFETY INFORMATION
The web can be a valuable resource for researching heavily advertised pharmaceuticals. Case in point: the ads for Panexa may look tempting, but it's a clear example of how...
SONY POSTSCRIPT: DRM FOR MACS
With reports of viruses in the wild taking advantage of Sony's malware, Sony has agreed to drop the DRM software it licensed and take a deep breath before jumping back into copy...
BABY NAMES WIZARD
Great technology and a fascinating way to while away a few minutes: The Baby Name Wizard: NameVoyager has a wonderful visual display of the frequency that names have been used in...
SONY FLAILS
The Sony DRM debacle will continue to be in the news. Sony was hit with a class action lawsuit in California yesterday, and new information has emerged about the software that...
SONY’S LICENSE AGREEMENT
Sony is taking a lot of heat for the malware installed on people's computers by Sony's DRM software. Here's my writeup and links, and some followup information.Cory Doctorow at...
SBC LOOKS FOR CONTROL
There is something about the communications industry that makes its executives go crazy - at our expense, and to our detriment. It happened to the CEO of Verizon in an interview...
SONY IN HOT WATER
There's a lot of talk online today about the malicious software installed when you play a protected Sony CD. Here's my first reaction to it a few days ago, and here's an article...
SONY AND AUTORUN IN A WORLD GONE MAD
The "Autorun" feature on your CD and DVD drives is starting to be abused and now creates another opportunity for bad people to damage your computer. I recommend disabling it....
POINTLESS UPGRADES
The constantly increasing rate of change in technology has created a difficult time for consumers. It is very difficult to decide what trend is meaningful and what is trivial;...
XBOX 360 & MEDIA CONNECT
When XBox 360 is released in a few weeks, Microsoft will be doing two different promotions.The gamers will be told that the XBox 360 is the best gaming console yet, combining raw...
ACROBAT UPDATE
Adobe's PDF format has become the universal standard for exchanging business files. Here are some things you might not know. Acrobat 7.0 is virtually identical to Acrobat 6.0....
VIDEO iPOD – GUSHING REVIEWS, MEDIOCRE PRODUCT
The new video iPod is a mediocre product. Similar products have been on the market for months, some (like the Sony PSP) with far superior screens. Battery life is low and it's...