BRUCEB NEWS
The Outlook Search Bar Is Changing, Whether You Like It Or Not. (You Won’t Like It.)
If you use the Outlook desktop program for Windows, the search bar is going to change and move around and grow and grow and grow like a mutant chicken heart from an old horror movie. And just like the monster, you can't stop it. (Cue spooky soundtrack music.)...
WIRELESS NOTEBOOKS
Intel, Dell, and a host of others are rolling out notebook computers based on Intel’s Centrino chip set on Wednesday. Intel is also set to launch a massive advertising campaign...
WINDOWS XP STATUS BAR
The status bar is the bar at the bottom of Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows. It shows all kinds of interesting things – the number of files in a folder, or the...
THE SEVEN WARNING SIGNS OF BOGUS SCIENCE
Robert L. Park is a physics professor at the University of Maryland, and the author of Voodoo Science: The Road From Foolishness To Fraud. He has written a wonderful short...
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE
Don’t respond to unsolicited e-mail. Don’t click on links that say “Click here to be removed from this mailing list.” And especially – never, ever put passwords or credit card...
CHEAP DELL LAPTOPS
Tomorrow Dell will put two new laptops on its web site: the Inspiron 1100, starting at $899, and the Inspiron 5100, starting at $1,199. Features and price are comparable to...
CYBERTERRORISM AND FUD
More interesting reading: this Slate article casts a jaundiced eye at the “National Strategy To Secure Cyberspace” pushed out by the Bush administration last month. Part of a...
THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
Click here and spend some time with one of the most interesting and enlightening articles I’ve ever read about the technology industry. I'm impressed. It pulls information...
RIAA WEB SITE PUZZLE
One of those odd little things that make you say, Hmmm. The RIAA is widely despised, for obvious reasons. Its web site has been hacked on a pretty regular basis for the last...
WINDOWS IS MORE STABLE AND SECURE THAN LINUX
Commentary by columnist Paul Thurrott in a newsletter today: "The mainstream press--which has historically over-inflated Linux's value, usage, and potential--is finally starting...
FCC SCREWS UP BROADBAND
A few days ago, the FCC ruled that the Baby Bells could lock up their broadband networks, but that they would continue to be required to allow competitors to have access to their...
WINDOWS XP KILLS DOG, STEALS TOASTER
The media gleefully went Microsoft-bashing again last week, and again it was complete rubbish. It started when an industry columnist noted that someone with physical access to a...
NORTON ANTIVIRUS GRIPES
Norton Antivirus continues to be the best antivirus program for most people – but it has had its share of annoyances. Many people found that online subscription renewal was...
GOOGLE BUYS BLOGGER.COM
Google is very powerful, but it has been cautious about expanding its reach. It bought Deja.com, a service that collects and indexes Usenet newsgroup postings, and it recently...
BRUCEB ON VACATION
Turn off your computers, introduce yourself to your spouse, go see a movie, play with your kids. There’s no point in being online – Bruce is on vacation. If you’re one of my...
DAVE BARRY HAS A BLOG
An interesting thing to have on your favorites list, eh? Here’s Dave Barry’s blog.