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....
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...
SYMANTEC HIKES NORTON RENEWAL PRICES
Yesterday Symantec announced increases in the price of renewals for its Norton products, as much as a 33% hike to renew the annual virus deinition subscription for Norton...
YAHOO AND MICROSOFT INSTANT MESSENGERS TO INTERACT
It's not confirmed yet but rumor has it that Microsoft and Yahoo will announce a deal on Wednesday for their respective instant messenger programs to exchange messages with each...
ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION FROM MICROSOFT
Norton's products are steadily deteriorating - I've written about some of my frustration with Norton Internet Security for single PCs and Symantec Antivirus for server-based...
WEB MAIL GROWS UP
Microsoft and Yahoo have both begun testing overhauls of their web mail clients. Here's an article about the new look for HotMail, scheduled for rollout next year.The new Hotmail...
PHOTOS AND PRINTERS
Printer prices are in free fall - down by 30% in the last few months. But here's an article going over the numbers to explain why more people are taking their camera's memory...
SENDING LARGE E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS
E-mail was not designed to exchange large files. Many people attempt to send big files by e-mail - 10 or 20 or 30Mb of photos or PDFs or the like - and feel disappointed when the...
HOW CHEAP IS TOO CHEAP?
Price should no longer be the factor that drives your technology purchases.Technology is cheap. Printers are best described as disposable cartridge holders - for many, many...
MS OFFICE 2003 SERVICE PACK 2 – NEW PHISHING PROTECTION
If you're using Microsoft Office 2003 - and especially if you're using Outlook 2003 - you should install the updates released by Microsoft today. You can install them by going to...
DELL ADDS XPS BRAND
Dell has turned the "XPS" name into a separate brand for upper-end PCs, notebooks, displays, and televisions. Here's an article about Dell's new push into the top of the...
WINDOWS VISTA
Microsoft is slowly moving forward with Windows Vista, the official name of the next Windows operating system. The release date is impossible to guess; beta testing is in the...
GOOGLE BLOG SEARCH
Google has set up a separate page specifically for searching blog posts. Google will attempt to index blogs much more quickly than other types of pages that change less...
MICROSOFT WINDOWS ONECARE LIVE
Microsoft has begun beta testing of its Windows OneCare Live service. Windows OneCare combines antivirus protection with an adware/spyware monitor, scheduled PC maintenance, an...
INTEL ANSWERS AMD
Intel filed its answer to AMD's complaint for unfair competition. An answer is always more dry than a complaint, but the first seven pages are interesting reading, as Intel...
GUIDE TO DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN ONLINE MUSIC
There are a variety of options for purchasing music online - iTunes, RealNetworks, Yahoo Music, Napster, and others. The files arrive encumbered by serious restrictions on your...