BRUCEB NEWS
Breaking News: Apple Postpones, Microsoft Accelerates, Google & Facebook Play Defense
Since it's a short week, here's a collection of brief updates about stories you thought I had beaten to death already.Apple postpones CSAM featuresAfter criticism and pushback on its plans to scan photos for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Apple said last week...
OneNote 2010 – Introduction
Microsoft OneNote 2010 is the best reason to buy Microsoft Office 2010. It was already a hidden treasure in Office 2007, and the improvements in the new version take it to a new...
Outlook Address Book And Microsoft Word
Previously: Displaying Contacts In The Outlook Address Book Sorting The Outlook Address Book By Last Name For some reason the ribbon bar in Word 2007 and Word 2010 does not have...
Sorting The Outlook Address Book By Last Name
Previously: Displaying Contacts In The Outlook Address Book When you open the Outlook Address Book to address an email message, the names in your Contacts folder are sorted by...
Displaying Contacts In The Outlook Address Book
When you click on the TO: button to address an email message in Outlook, most people expect to see a list of their contacts. If your mailbox is run by Microsoft Exchange, chances...
Windows Live Sync And Missed Opportunities
Microsoft is finalizing a new version of Windows Live Sync, its free software for syncing files among different computers. The new version replaces the two overlapping programs...
The Rollout Problem
There is an interesting consequence to the development of a global population obsessed by technology: it’s become very difficult to introduce a new service and have sufficient...
Social Networking Primer
If you’re over 35, you will be secretly relieved by David Pogue’s helpful column in today’s New York Times. Bless his heart – he’s written concise, easy-to-understand...
Office 2010 Upgrade
A quick reminder – if you purchased a new computer with Microsoft Office 2007 in the last few months, you can get a free upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010. It requires a modest...
New Notebooks
It is impossible to keep up with the flood of new devices onto the market. Technology is appearing everywhere, in every form factor, faster than anyone can hope to keep up with...
Kindle DX Update
The Apple iPad has been out for a while and it’s become clear that it may fill a niche for some people as a way to read magazines and newspapers, once publishers finish work on...
GMAIL LICENSE AGREEMENT
Wayne Small, an Australian SBS consultant, took a look at Google’s license agreement recently and wrote up a nice reminder that big companies do not make any pretense of playing...
BRUCEB PADDLES HOME
Thanks for your patience! I’m back in the office trying to catch up on email and phone calls. Go listen to some piano music from Andrew’s recital and I’ll be in touch soon with...
THE VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW
The vacation continues - still cut off from phone service and Internet service is erratic. Back in my office on July 1!
MAGCLOUD
Here’s a service that might help you with an upcoming occasion or give you a new creative outlet. MagCloud was put together by HP Labs to demonstrate what can be done with high...
Microsoft Office 2010 Now Available
Previously: Office 2010 – Technology Guarantee Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparisons Should You Buy Microsoft Office 2010? Microsoft Office 2010 went on sale Tuesday at local...