BRUCEB NEWS
Windows Tip: How To Stop The Disappearing Scroll Bar
Have you noticed that scroll bars in Windows 10 get squeezed to a thread or disappear? It's one of those small annoyances that the authorities slip into our lives to keep us on edge so we can't concentrate but we're not sure why. Allegedly. You're working in a program...
RULES FOR SAFE COMPUTING
Every day I clean off adware, spyware, browser hijacking, viruses, Sasser worms, and other bad things. You are an unwilling participant in a war with spammers, virus writers,...
BACKUPS – JUST DO IT
The variety of bad things in the computer world - viruses, worms, adware/spyware, and the like - has me spooked. Computers are going down left and right. Done any backups lately?...
BUGMENOT
Here's a resource that might come in handy: http://www.bugmenot.com offers access to thousands of names and passwords for access to web sites that demand a "free" registration....
NO END TO BATTLE AGAINST SPAM
E-mail security firm MessageLabs reported this week that spam accounted for 76% of all e-mail traffic worldwide recently, and the level is rising. Filters are struggling to keep...
PRINTER ADVICE
If you're considering a printer, here's some advice from Vyomesh Joshi, general manager of HP's Imaging and Printer Group - someone in a position to give good advice. "If you are...
CELL PHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY
You're now able to retain your phone number when you switch cell phone providers. The FCC mandate went nationwide last week. Theoretically you can even move your landline number...
SONY DROPS DEVELOPMENT OF CLIE PDAs
Yesterday Sony unexpectedly announced that it was dropping development of its line of Clie handheld PDAs in the United States for the foreseeable future. It will continue to...
WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is coming. It will be huge. Now is the time to start learning about it. Microsoft will spend $300 million marketing Service Pack 2. The marketing...
GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL.
The RIAA and the government are collaborating against you, you pirate low-life swine. Yes, you - and you, and you. Look, they've tried to make it clear that this situation does...
DIZZYING ARRAY OF PRINTERS
I recently saw a study about the dilemma facing manufacturers of products sold in grocery stores - they don't want their product lineup to get stale, but consumers can be...
YAHOO MESSENGER
Yahoo released a new version of its instant messenger program today - same functions, but more cute smiley faces and cute games and not-so-cute advertising and screen clutter....
MORE APPLE-BASHING
It's well-known that Gateway has been struggling to stay alive. Gateway has lost money in 13 of the last 14 quarters, it has closed all its retail stores, it has cut its...
APPLE’S FUTURE IN MULTIMEDIA (CONTINUED)
A year ago I speculated that Apple would start to shift its emphasis away from the computer business and into consumer electronics. (Click here and scroll down to May 17, 2003.)...
MUSIC FROM RUSSIA
A new music downloading service is attracting attention. AllOfMP3.com is hosted in Moscow and offers music downloads at dirt-cheap prices by the megabyte, in a variety of...
MOVING LARGE FILES
The rule of thumb is: never attempt to e-mail a file larger than 2Mb! Large file attachments frequently don't make it to the other end and at worst can clog the recipient's...