BRUCEB NEWS
Windows Can’t Find My OneDrive Files
Windows Search has a problem with my OneDrive files. It can’t find them. It’s supposed to be able to find them. There’s a tempting new option in Windows Settings / Search that gives the impression that I’ll be able to search my OneDrive files just like I search files...
BANK DATA BREACH
There have been a string of security breaches this year involving the theft of personal information stored by banks or other big companies.The latest is the largest US banking...
YAHOO! MUSIC UNLIMITED
Yahoo has introduced an online music service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, that looks darned appealing. Here's an article about Yahoo! Music Unlimited.Yahoo is following on the heels...
VICTORY FOR THE LITTLE GUY
WalMart is getting out of the rental DVD business and turning its customers over to Netflix.WalMart only made a half-hearted effort to compete over the last two years, developing...
FIND A HUMAN
Frustrated by voice mail systems? Here's a list you might find useful. It's the phone numbers for several dozen large companies - banks, cell phone carriers, credit card...
SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR APPLE, FIREFOX
The Apple and Firefox evangelists won't make eye contact with you for a while, since all the latest news of security flaws and exploits is aimed at them. Here's a summary from...
PERSONAL DATA AT RISK
There have been several recent incidents where personal data stored on computers has been compromised. On Monday, Time Warner announced it had lost backup tapes with names and...
PDF SECURITY
Maybe you saw the news item - classified information about the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq was found by journalists in a PDF document given to the media by...
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,...