BRUCEB NEWS
Niantic Redefines The Metaverse
Niantic is a tech company developing tools and games for the day when augmented reality will be widely adopted. Niantic’s founder and CEO John Hanke has strong opinions about the very different worlds of augmented reality and virtual reality, saying that the metaverse...
Windows 8 Is Completely Different From Windows 7!
Windows 8 is a mobile OS that includes a rich desktop environment as one – and only one - of its features. Windows 8 is NOT an updated version of Windows 7 that happens to...
Windows 8 Is Exactly Like Windows 7!
Windows 8 is exactly like Windows 7! Many of you will experience Windows 8 for the first time on a desktop computer or notebook. This article is for you. With some very simple...
Windows 8: The View From 36,000 Feet
Windows 8 is a term that will be used to refer to several different things. It is the next operating system for Windows computers, but you’ll also see the name used loosely to...
Windows 8: The Shift To Mobile Devices
In order to understand why Microsoft has created Windows 8, you have to look at the long-term, fundamental change in the way the world uses technology. We are in the middle of a...
The Road To Windows 8
On October 25, Microsoft will formally unveil Windows 8, followed closely by a separate presentation of Windows Phone 8 on October 29. Windows 8 computers, notebooks, tablets and...
Use InPrivate To Manage Multiple Online Identities
Here’s a tip for anyone who runs into trouble juggling multiple identities in Internet Explorer. Most of you can look away and stop taking notes – this is extra credit material...
Microsoft Does Not Call To Fix Your PC
A few days ago I was contacted by a woman who had been tricked by a phone caller pretending to represent Microsoft. The caller claimed that her computer had viruses on it and...
‘Tis The Season For New Software
As we head into the fall, the software publishers are lining up their annual updated versions of the core Windows programs for businesses. Here are some of the ones that have...
Computer Safety: Look At Links Before You Click
Here’s a simple tip that might help you avoid an encounter with the bad guys trying to break into your computer. There has been a sharp increase in the number of malicious email...
Office 2010 Subscriptions For Office 365
Many small businesses are using Microsoft hosted Exchange mailboxes run by Office 365. Microsoft has made it clear that it intends to push everyone to subscriptions to Office...
New Phone To Beat: HTC Windows Phone 8X
HTC previewed the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S at a press conference last week, with Steve Ballmer beaming onstage like a proud father. The phones will be available...
Microsoft Office 2013 Subscription Pricing
Microsoft announced pricing for Office 2013, due to be released early next year. When you upgrade Office or get a new computer, you’ll choose between starting a subscription for...
Batteries Are Improving (Really!)
Good news! Batteries are improving rapidly. It might be hard to believe on the days when the low battery alert flashes too soon but the improvements are quite real and there is...
New From Apple: The Nice But Underwhelming iPhone 5 (And An iCloud Outage)
Apple dominates the news today but perhaps not the way it was hoping: an underwhelming introduction of the iPhone 5 at the press conference yesterday, and some dissatisfaction...
Happy Fifteenth Anniversary To Bruceb.com And Bruceb News!
On September 11, 1997, I registered the domain name “bruceb.com.” I’ve been providing computer support for thirty years, ever since I got my first Kaypro II in 1982 and began...