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...
FUN WITH GOOGLE
Google has a division named “Google Labs” that occasionally offers a look at its work in progress. Two new toys are online today. Google Viewer turns your search results into a...
MICROSOFT XMAS GOODIES
If you’re running Windows XP and you want to kill a little time, drop by www.microsoft.com/holiday for some Christmas-themed computer toys – screensavers, skins for Media Player,...
THE WIRELESS FUTURE
The story of the moment is the explosive growth of wireless technology. Prices are plummeting on 802.11b technology and the equipment is being gobbled up for use in homes and...
SPAM KING
The Detroit Free Press wrote an article a couple of weeks ago about Alan Ralsky, one of the top five spammers in the world. Some people estimate that 150 major spammers are...
XMAS BLUES
Interesting wrapup from a newsletter sent by Windows & .NET Magazine. ”There are signs of recovery in the tech sector. Technology research firm IDC reports that 2003...
SAVING INTERNET FAVORITES
Here’s a little feature of Internet Explorer that might come in handy – an easy way to save your list of Internet Favorites. If you use the Favorites list very often, it would...
CHEAP COMPUTERS – REVIEW
PC Magazine has written a review of a few of the computers on the market now for under $500. It’s already out of date – Dell is selling sub-$500 systems, the HP models in the...
LORD OF THE RINGS UPDATE
Getting ready for The Two Towers? Here’s an early look from Time Magazine, which notes that “Fellowship was often quiet and deliberately paced. Two Towers is an unabashed action...
SOFTWARE SECURITY FLAWS
Every so often I feel compelled to respond to the incessant coverage of the security flaws in Microsoft products. It’s easy to get the impression that Microsoft products are...
INTERNET USAGE CHARGES
The high-speed broadband providers, especially the cable companies, are driven to distraction that some people download more than others. Some people are using their broadband...
USB DRIVE FOLLOWUP
The little drives discussed below (see November 20) are truly wonderful. Here’s a roundup of six more that are less than thirty dollars each, for 16Mb of storage space –more than...
DMCA MADNESS
Everybody’s favorite legislation, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, got a workout yesterday. WalMart, Target, Best Buy, and Staples served notices under the DMCA on a bargain...
MICROSOFT RESEARCHERS: DRM DOOMED TO FAILURE
A fascinating report delivered to a conference on “Digital Rights Management” yesterday. A group of Microsoft researchers presented a paper which concludes that all efforts to...
USB DRIVES
I love my JumpDrive. Many people need to carry files from home to office. Floppy disks don't hold enough, and zip drives break. (Zip drives break a lot! Don’t trust them with...
POCKET PCs FROM DELL
As expected, Dell announced two new Pocket PC handhelds, breaking new ground for low prices at $199 and $299. Each has comparatively generous amounts of memory, built-in slots...