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Ray Bradbury And Dark Carnival
The best time to read Ray Bradbury stories is when you are thirteen years old. The second best time is right now. When I was 13, I read The October Country, a collection of some of Bradbury’s earliest published short stories. When I was 14 and 15 and 16 and every age...
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...
LastPass 2.0 Premium And Form Fill
Previously: LastPass 2.0: An Upgraded Version Of An Essential Program LastPass 2.0 And Secure Notes LASTPASS PREMIUM Almost all of the important functions of LastPass are...
LastPass 2.0 And Secure Notes
Previously: LastPass 2.0: An Updated Version Of An Essential Program The upgrade to LastPass 2.0 includes a meaningful improvement in “Secure Notes” to help you use LastPass to...
LastPass 2.0: An Upgraded Version Of An Essential Program
If you’re a LastPass user, you’re being prompted to install an updated toolbar. You’ll be installing LastPass version 2.0, with a few interesting new features and improvements to...
Microsoft Surface: The Business Tablet
Microsoft’s unexpected announcement that it will release two tablets later this year has the industry buzzing. The Microsoft Surface tablets will run Windows 8; the less...
Microsoft Announces Surface Tablets
Microsoft announced today that it will be selling two new Windows 8 tablets under its own name, taking on the iPad and competing with its own partners, the manufacturers who will...
Before You Call The Help Desk
The IT Crowd - Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again [Click here if you don’t see the video above.] As the years go by, your tech problems are getting more and more complex...