BRUCEB NEWS
Nothing Is Technology. Everything Is Technology.
I’ve been trying to figure out a role for Bruceb News in 2022. My life has changed - I’m working with Jim Rowson on our latest best-selling novel SMelL and I’m not doing much IT work any more, as planned. But I still devour tech news hungrily, scanning hundreds of...
What I Did On My Spring Break
I missed you all very much, honest. Here are a few more pictures if you want to be sure that I was using my time wisely. Here’s how I overpacked on technology for international...
Let Your Eyes Relax With f.lux
I stand at my desktop computer at all hours of the day and night. When I reformatted the hard drive on my desktop computer, f.lux was the first program I installed after I got...
Even More Alarming Security Threats
The latest threats to your security come from the good guys. They’re completely out of control. Give up any lingering dream of having any privacy. We depend on technology, and...
Behind The Scenes: Restarts And A Work Stoppage
Some notes about why my clients’ computers have been restarting in the middle of the day, and advance notice of next week’s work stoppage at Bruceb Consulting. Bruceb Remote...
Using HP Scan & Capture To Create PDFs From Your Scanner
HP Scan and Capture is a free app for Windows 8.1 that can create PDFs from scanned documents – if your computer and scanner meet the requirements. It may help some of you avoid...
Anthem Hack Has Bad Guys Descending To New Depths
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the country, revealed last week that hackers have stolen account information for 80 million customers – names, birth dates, medical...
Getting Started With Android: The Wide World Of Apps
Previously: Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail Getting Started With Android: Reading & Listening There are 1.3 million Android apps. I’m working on it but I...
Getting Started With Android: Reading & Listening
Previously: Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail The OnePlus One phone has given me a chance to explore the world of Android apps. Here are some of the apps that I’ve...
The Joy Of Audible Audiobooks
When I got my new Android phone, the first app I installed was Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon. Many of you are already Audible listeners but perhaps some...
Share Kindle Books With Amazon Family Library
Amazon now allows you to share your Kindle books with your spouse and your children. The new “Family Library” is a bit confusing to set up but the effort is worth it if you want...
Rules For Computer Safety 2015
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2015. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and...
Windows 10 And The Evolution Of Personal Technology (Now With Holograms!)
Microsoft demonstrated many of the new features in Windows 10 at a press event yesterday, beginning a campaign to drum up excitement for the relaunch of Windows on computers,...
Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail
For the last few weeks, I’ve been using Android for the first time on my new OnePlus One phone, after two years with a Windows phone. Many of you have far more experience than I...
Security Warning: Be Alert For Amazon Scam Email
The email above landed in my inbox this morning. It’s phony. I don’t know how it got through the junk mail filter. We are required to be paranoid these days! It’s sad. Let me...
New Dell XPS 13 Signals A Good Year For Laptops
Dell is selling a new 2015 version of the XPS 13 laptop that represents Dell’s return to form after years of ho-hum products. It’s one of a number of exciting laptop...