BRUCEB NEWS
New! Improved! Bruceb Favorites Gets A Glow-Up
I am inordinately proud of the Bruceb Favorites page, a lovingly curated directory of websites you already know how to reach. I’ve been maintaining it for nearly 30 years. In the last year it began to develop issues – slowing down a bit, occasional stumbles,…
Another One Bites The Dust: Say Goodbye To Picasa
Google posted an announcement a few days ago that Picasa will be closed down soon. Picasa is two things – a cloud service for storing photos online, and a desktop application for…
Windows 10 Tip: How To Stop Windows 10 From Changing The Default Printer
Windows 10 changes your default printer to be the last one that you used. If you occasionally use a different printer or use Acrobat’s “print to PDF” feature, you have to change…
Box Is Now Seamlessly Integrated With Windows And Office
With some new additions last week, Box is now completely integrated with Windows and the Office programs. Microsoft has opened Windows and Office so partner companies can…
Scam Alert: Beware Of Chinese Domain Emails
If you get an email urging you to take fast action because your business domain name is about to be registered by someone in China, throw it away. It’s a scam. There has been a…
Should You Upgrade To Windows 10? The Verdict At Six Months
Windows 10 is exactly six months old. We are halfway through the period that Microsoft is making Windows 10 available as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers. (No…
Explore Art Collections, Relive Historic Moments, And Visit World Wonders With Google Cultural Institute
Google is an advertising company. Roughly 95% of its revenue comes from displaying ads on web pages. But it spends large resources on projects that are genuinely good for the…
The Ultimate Guide To Configuring Windows 10
Upgraded a computer to Windows 10? Bought a new computer? This is the guide you need – tips and tricks for your Windows 10 computer to smooth out its rough edges and make…
Simple Photo Editing From Adobe
We are awash in photos. Our phones take better photos every year, and it’s so easy now to snap a dozen pictures where we would have taken one in the past, trying to get a picture…
Rules For Computer Safety 2016
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2016. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and…
Outlook Is The Best Mail & Calendar App For iOS
Chances are that you’re using the email and calendar apps that came with your iPhone or Android phone. They’re fine. No shame there. But you’re missing an app from Microsoft that…
R.I.P. David Bowie
In February 1976, I saw David Bowie perform at The Forum in Los Angeles. It is one of my most vivid memories from the 70s – white lighting on a stark black stage, Bowie in tuxedo…
Improved Monitoring And Patching With Bruceb Remote Management
Most Bruceb Consulting clients are protected by Bruceb Remote Management, the affordable service that monitors your computers and keeps them up to date. I’ve been working hard to…
The Best Laptop You Can Buy: Lenovo Updates The Thinkpad X1 Carbon For 2016
The huge electronics trade show CES is in progress in Las Vegas, with manufacturers showing off a dizzying array of new laptops and tablets for 2016, along with talking…
Another Way To Disable Windows 10 Upgrade Notices
Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela sat down for a remarkably frank interview on the Windows Weekly podcast a few days ago. One of the topics was the insistent push…
Season’s Greetings From Bruceb Consulting!
Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple…