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Chatting With AI: Synthetic Empathy
A lot of people talk to their AI buddies as if they have little friends that live in their phones. It doesn’t come naturally to me. I’ve been using ChatGPT and Gemini as if they are amazing upgrades to Google search. It doesn’t occur to me to open my phone for a…
Kindle Fire And Exchange ActiveSync
While we’re talking about the Kindle Fire, it’s worth noting one strange omission: the Kindle Fire does not have a built-in connection to Exchange mailboxes. The picture on the…
Amazon Kindle Fire WiFi Connection Problems
Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire is a fascinating device! We got ours last week but this isn’t a review – opinions are still forming over here at the global headquarters of Bruceb…
Holiday Shopping With LastPass
Happy Thanksgiving from Bruceb Consulting! Remember to look up from your computer and smartphone and iPad and Kindle Fire on Thursday – your family and friends are right there…
Finally! The Debut Of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
Western Digital is shipping the first device available in the US with Microsoft’s small business storage and backup software, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. Microsoft…
Bruceb Cloud Backup And The Local Option
Previously: Redundancy, Backups, And Redundancy Introducing Bruceb Cloud Backup Subscribers to Bruceb Cloud Backup have the option to use it for onsite backups, in addition to…
Introducing Bruceb Cloud Backup
Previously: Redundancy, Backups, And Redundancy I am excited to be able to offer Bruceb Cloud Backup, a managed online backup solution designed for small businesses and…
Redundancy, Backups, And Redundancy
You’re all doing backups. Good job! (You’re not doing backups? Pfft. That’s just foolish. Call me – don’t put it off, just call me.) Let’s go through the backup strategies that…
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim And The Steam Platform
On 11/11/11, a new game will be released that has a lot of people panting in anticipation. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the latest game in a series that goes back to the dawn…
Setting Up Google Apps For Business
Google Apps For Business is a suite of Google applications customized for small businesses. Everyone in the business gets a domain email address and access to a smorgasbord of…
Law Firms In The Cloud: NetDocuments
Previously: Law Firms In The Cloud: Credenza Law Firms In The Cloud: Rocket Matter Until now very small law firms have seldom used a true document management system, but even the…
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5: Are You Feeling Lucky?
Previously: Speech Recognition And Dragon NaturallySpeaking For two weeks I’ve been writing e-mails and articles by speaking out loud into a microphone, using Dragon…
Speech Recognition And Dragon NaturallySpeaking
I’m about two weeks into one of the more amazing experiences I’ve ever had with a computer. I don’t say that lightly; over the years I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences with…
Law Firms In The Cloud: Rocket Matter
Rocket Matter is one of the most likable online services for small law offices. It handles case management, timekeeping, and billing in clean, well-designed screens presented in…
Law Firms In The Cloud: Credenza
Small law offices have had few appealing options for case management and billing in the last few years. The only choices have been old warhorses that are showing their age badly,…
Three New Lightweight Notebooks
Attentive readers will recall that a new platform for thin and light notebooks was announced by Intel a couple of months ago. The first Ultrabook notebooks are hitting the market…