BRUCEB NEWS
A Default Intervention For Microsoft
Microsoft, come in, glad you’re here, take a seat. Interventions are never welcome but I’m afraid we have to talk. You’re doing great work! Let’s start with that. The pivot to enterprise cloud services is brilliant. You’re managing to do what no other tech company is...
Outlook Archives: AutoArchiving And Archive.PST Files
If you’re in a small business using Outlook, your mailbox has probably been growing exponentially for years. Your gut instinct is to keep everything forever but Outlook is...
Just Another Week In Technology
The pace is picking up as we head into full-blown techno-craziness this fall. WINDOWS 8 This morning the shipping version of Windows 8 became available to Microsoft TechNet and...
Business-Focused Notebooks And Tablets From Lenovo
Lenovo is stepping to the front of the pack with new laptops and tablets that look just right for small businesses. The Lenovo lineup of Ultrabooks, thin and light notebooks, is...
Share Plans And Mobile Broadband Devices
Verizon and AT&T are both offering new share plans that allow all of the family devices to share unlimited calls, unlimited texting, and a pool of data that can be used by up...
The Evolution Of Skydrive
Microsoft’s vision for Skydrive is starting to come into focus. Microsoft is integrating Skydrive deeply into its entire ecosystem, across its entire product line, until it will...
Microsoft Reinvents Hotmail As Outlook.com
When Microsoft realized that it was on the verge of missing the implications of the Internet, it famously turned the company around in the mid-90s, building web access into all...
Introducing Bruceb Cloud Backup v.2
I am happy to announce a major update to Bruceb Cloud Backup, now offering monitored online backups for small businesses and home offices with increased storage and lower prices...
Smartphone Reality Check
The most successful smartphone manufacturer in the world sold more than twice as many phones as its nearest competitor in the second quarter of 2012. In fact, it increased its...
Alt Keyboard Shortcuts In Office 2010
Here’s a small tip that might open up some hidden secrets of Office 2010 and Windows 7. Some people prefer to use the keyboard as often as possible when they’re working in Word...
Microsoft Reinvents Office For The Cloud
When Microsoft Office 2013 is released early next year, it will cap off an exhilarating period in which Microsoft is showing an unexpected willingness to reinvent its entire...
Bruceb Leaves You Stranded 07/16-07/26
Loyal friends and clients know that each summer I leave them confused and helpless while I fly away to earn Continuing Technical Education credits. This year’s symposium promises...
How To Identify An Ivy Bridge Processor
The market for Windows notebooks has begun its transition to new models built on Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors. New products are appearing daily and older models are being...
Microsoft Reshapes The Server Market
Windows 8 will get all the press attention when it is released in October but Microsoft is also making deep changes to its server operating systems. Last week it announced...
DNSChanger Malware And Internet Doomsday
Lock the doors! Hide the children in the root cellar! Stock up on canned food! DNSChanger is coming and it’s Internet Doomsday! If you see any of this coverage - which is now...
Microsoft Will Offer Discounts On Windows 8 Upgrades
Microsoft announced today that almost everyone will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for $39.99 for the first few months after it is released. That is far less than Microsoft has...