BRUCEB NEWS
There’s More To Augmented Reality Than Meets The Eye
I’m curious – when I talk about “augmented reality,” do you know what that is? I feel like it might not be part of the general consciousness yet. I don’t have any new development to point to, nobody introduced new products last week or anything like that. But it’s...
Bioshock Infinite Breathes Fresh Life Into PC Gaming
Gaming has been in the doldrums. Oh, sure, lots of people have been buying the latest installments in the war franchises (Call Of Duty, Battlefield, and others like them), but...
Rules For Computer Safety 2013
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2013. The bad guys are getting smarter and more devious – their spelling and grammar has improved and they have...
Comcast Speeds Up Internet Service In California
Without much fanfare, Comcast has doubled the speed of its Internet service for most California subscribers, at no extra charge. Comcast has several service tiers. Most...
Google Street View Takes You Inside Buildings, Under The Ocean, And Around The World
Google Street View is one of the wonders of the world. I know you normally would never use your computer to kill time browsing the Internet but really, you should spend an hour...
View And Edit PDF Files In Word 2013
A new feature in Office 2013 that deserves explanation: Word 2013 can convert PDF files into editable Word documents with a high degree of accuracy. If you browse to a PDF file...
Everything You Need To Know About Automatic Restarts–Patch Tuesday, Windows 8, And Bruceb Management
Almost everyone is aware that their computer will automatically restart overnight on occasion – and most people have dealt with the frustration of an unexpected shutdown that...
Updates For Unloved Surface RT Tablets
Let’s not mince words: very few people have purchased Microsoft’s Surface tablets. It’s still early in the long game that Microsoft is playing but the world is not exactly being...
How To Buy Microsoft Office 2013
There are three different paths to buy Office 2013. Choose your path based on whether you are: -- a home user (or a business that’s so small that everyone feels like...
Office 365, Office 2013 & Internet Explorer 10
Here’s some late-breaking news about upgrades to Microsoft’s Office 365 service, Office 2013, and Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. Office 365 Existing Office 365 subscribers...
Outlook.com Takes Over Hotmail (But Has Some Growing Pains)
Last summer Microsoft introduced Outlook.com, a redesigned webmail service with a modern design and new features that were ahead of Hotmail, Gmail, and the other competitors....
The Bizarre, Pointless Google Chromebook Pixel
Google has achieved a rare distinction: it has now launched not one but two of the strangest, most pointless products in the long history of stupid tech products. Last year...
Ransomware, Hackers, And The Java Problem
Another Java update? Really? Sigh. New updates for Java on all versions of Windows this week (Java 6 Update 41 and Java 7 Update 15), following the emergency Java updates last...
Windows 8 Tip: Sign In With A Microsoft Account
One of the first questions asked during setup of a new Windows 8 PC has particular significance. By default, you’ll be asked to sign in with a Microsoft account. If you do,...
A Busy Week For Patches!
Microsoft and Adobe made sure your computer stayed busy this week, with a particularly large crop of patches and security updates. Your computer has probably already restarted at...
Growth In Smartphone And Tablet Markets Continues Unabated (And It’s All Android And Apple)
The number of smartphones and tablets sold worldwide in 2012 is absolutely staggering. The sense of amazement is the same no matter how you measure it – number of units sold,...