BRUCEB NEWS
New! Improved! Bruceb Favorites Gets A Glow-Up
I am inordinately proud of the Bruceb Favorites page, a lovingly curated directory of websites you already know how to reach. I’ve been maintaining it for nearly 30 years. In the last year it began to develop issues – slowing down a bit, occasional stumbles,…
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…
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…
Android Fragmentation (aka Where’s My Ice Cream Sandwich?)
“Ice Cream Sandwich” was Google’s internal name during development of the latest version of its Android operating system for phones and tablets. It’s now known more formally as…
Apple Updates The MacBook Pro
Apple introduced updated notebooks at the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, with much fanfare and media hubbub – and surprisingly little substance. The highlight is…
The New York Times Explains Smartphones And E-Books
A few days ago the New York Times ran two articles that might be helpful to you if you feel like you’re adrift in the technology sea. A Guide to Deciphering the Language of…