BRUCEB NEWS
Dropbox Smart Sync Included With All Paid Plans
Dropbox Smart Sync is now included with all paid plans for individuals and businesses. It's not a feature of Dropbox's free account, but that plan is so limited that the lack of Smart Sync doesn't matter. Let's take a minute to unpack that. This might be interesting...
GOOGLE WEB ACCELERATOR
Google Web Accelerator just turned up today, and no one can quite figure it out. The Slashdot community is nonplussed.It's a bit of software that takes your requests for web...
REALNETWORKS RHAPSODY
RealNetworks unveiled a new version of its Rhapsody service for music. Here's an article about the launch. Rhapsody has been marginally successful in its basic incarnation, which...
TREO 650
Palm and PocketPC devices have been fading in the last couple of years. Sony dropped out of the market, Palm has had financial struggles, and there's been no buzz for new...
SECURITY PROBLEMS WITH FIREFOX
Here's an article about Firefox addressing the misconception that Firefox is somehow "more secure" than Internet Explorer. It's not. It has its own security problems - more than...
SYMANTEC OFFERS ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM
Symantec finally released an antispyware program, filling an embarrassing hole in its lineup of security products. The Norton Spyware Protection program will be free and...
VERIZON CEO GIVES LESSON IN ALIENATING CUSTOMERS
Ivan Seidenberg, CEO of Verizon, gave an interview to the SF Chronicle yesterday. In a shocking and unexpected development, he was critical of San Francisco's interest in...
GOOGLE & PACKAGE TRACKING
This isn't new, but it was another Google feature that I had overlooked. If you enter a package tracking number into Google - nothing else, just the number - you'll be taken to...
UPDATE FOR OUTLOOK 2003 JUNK E-MAIL FILTER
There is an update available for the junk mail filter in Outlook 2003. The direct link is this page, but the recommended way to get the update is through the Office Update page,...
EASYTREE REBORN
Music downloaders alert: for the moment, EasyTree has returned at a new web address, after being shut down by legal threats last week.
REBATES: THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO GET THEM
Here's a good article about the rebate game. Whether you believe in rebates or disdain them, never forget that they don't want you to get them. The process is intentionally...
R.I.P. EASYTREE
EasyTree was a well-known site for downloading live recordings of popular bands. It was scrupulously careful never to list anything that had ever been commercially released in...
MICROSOFT ANTISPYWARE
Whenever you go online, you are at risk of having adware and spyware installed on your system. Well-funded companies are seeking to invade your computer without your knowledge or...
GOOGLE ADDS SATELLITE IMAGES TO MAPS
Google Maps has quietly been updated to include satellite images. It's pretty extraordinary - click on the word "satellite" to switch from traditional maps to satellite photos...
NEWSGROUP AND BITTORRENT GUIDES
Many of the best-known file-sharing programs are unappealing now. Kazaa installs so much adware/spyware that it can only be described as a threat. Some of the other peer-to-peer...
MGM v. GROKSTER
Oral arguments are set in the US Supreme Court on Tuesday in MGM v. Grokster, a case with potentially huge consequences. File sharing programs are used for downloading music and...