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The Revenge Of The Ginger Man
The Olympia Press was a notorious Parisian publishing house that used a legal loophole to mass-produce cheap, pseudonymous English erotica for tourists in the 1950s. Olympia Press was owned by Maurice Girodias, a chaotic businessman who had an eye for avant-garde…
Blue Apron Will Make You Feel Like A Chef
Tomorrow night I’m making rice flake-crusted hake for dinner for the two of us, served with sauteed daikon radish and yuzu-soy sauce. The next night I’ll prepare flat iron steaks…
Restart Your Computer To Finish Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released the usual rich crop of patches and updates for Windows and Office on Patch Tuesday this week. On my Windows 8.1 computers, two restarts were required – one for…
OneDrive For Business And Microsoft’s Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Someday the difference between OneDrive and OneDrive For Business will be easy to understand. Someday OneDrive For Business will work smoothly and the two services will be…
Internet Explorer Will Begin Blocking The Worst Adware
The SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer will be updated in June to protect you against online advertising that might harm your computer. It’s a long overdue step to provide…
Get Outlook 2013 For Better Performance With Large Mailboxes
If you have a large Office 365 mailbox, Outlook 2010 may be slowing down even if your computer is otherwise running at full speed. A new feature in Outlook 2013 – the “sync…
How To Make Google Happy (Mobile Edition)
Last week Google changed the rules about how websites must be designed to make Google happy and have your website rank high in search results. The “mobile friendly update” – or…
The 3M Precise Mouse Pad Is My Favorite $7 Accessory
It’s the little things that count. My mouse pad makes me happy. It’s my favorite $7 accessory. I’ve used a 3M Precise Mouse Pad for years. 3M calls it a “mousing surface.” It’s…
How To Speed Up Your Slow Computer
Spoiler alert! How do you speed up a slow computer? For most of you, the answer is: Buy a new computer. Realistically, there isn’t a better choice for most people. It’s a numbers…
Adobe Releases New Version Of Acrobat 12 – um, “Acrobat DC”
Adobe has released Acrobat DC, a new version of Acrobat with a completely revamped look and lots of Features You Probably Won’t Use™. Let’s see if we can answer some of the basic…
It’s Magic! Turn Your Phone Into A Scanner With Office Lens
Last week Microsoft made Office Lens available for iPhones and Android phones. It’s a free app that turns your phone into a fast and efficient scanner, able to easily capture…
How To Defend Yourself Against Adware & Malware
I spent the weekend trying to clean adware off a perfectly nice computer. One errant click and the damage was done: web pages began filling with links to ads, injected by the…
Microsoft Surface 3 Might Be The Low-Priced Laptop/Tablet You’ve Been Waiting For
The new Microsoft Surface 3 combines the good qualities of the Surface Pro 3 with a dramatically lower price tag. It’s a real Windows PC, with none of the compromises of the…
Introducing Bruceb Remote Access
Bruceb Remote Access gives you remote access from anywhere to your home or office computer. It is a low-priced alternative to LogMein for Bruceb Consulting clients. For…
Leaving LogMeIn
LogMeIn is the highly regarded company that makes the best known remote access program in the world. It also provides top-rated tools for enterprises and IT professionals,…
Use The Space Bar To Scroll Up And Down Web Pages
Sometimes it helps to make sure you know some of the basic tricks. Here’s one that everyone should be using. It goes back to the dawn of computing, more or less. When you’re…