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Bruceb News Is Being Upgraded
Fear not! Bruce is still writing, now at arrgle.com. Read the articles, subscribe to the newsletter, buy the books! There's a story behind the name "Arrgle." In our books, the future belongs to Arrgle. Arrgle is a giant tech company. Thirty years from now, it’s the...
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,...
Say Goodbye To Windows Vista
Previously: Say Goodbye To Windows XP (2012) Say Goodbye To Six-Year-Old Computers (2010) Time marches on. It’s time to retire computers running Vista. Most of them are five...
Acrobat XI Pro Now Available By Subscription
Adobe has never been shy about charging high prices for its products. Artists and designers have long struggled with the high cost of licenses for Photoshop, Illustrator,...
New Features In Office 2013 – Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint
Previously: Office 365 Home Premium: The View From 36,000 Feet New Features In Office 2013 – UI, Skydrive, Word Continuing our look at a handful of new features in the updated...