BRUCEB NEWS
The Covid Vaccines Started With A Teddy Bear Stuffed With Money
On January 10, 2020, Chinese scientists posted online the genetic sequence of a then-unidentified virus isolated from 41 hospitalized patients in Wuhan. Two days later a team of scientists at Moderna had programmed the RNA sequences that became the Moderna Covid-19...
Passwords: Google Accounts And Windows Live ID
Previously: Passwords: computer login Passwords: e-mail Google and Microsoft have created single sign-on systems where a master password provides access to a broad range of free...
Passwords: E-Mail
Previously: Passwords: computer login Each of your e-mail addresses has a separate password – a particularly important one to keep in your records. If you use Outlook or Windows...
Our Password-Protected Lives
There is more frustration with passwords than almost any other part of our interactions with computers. Part of the frustration is the difficulty of remembering them, of course,...
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS IS TOP PERFORMER
If you got a new Windows 7 computer for Xmas, I hope you thought about security before you spent too much time playing online. I know, it’s not very exciting, but it needs to be...
Happy Holidays From Bruceb Consulting
Happy holidays from all of us at Bruceb Consulting! All my best wishes for an abundance of happiness and good cheer! I’m looking forward to working with you in 2010 in a rapidly...
DELL INSPIRON MINI 10
Intel formally announced its new line of Atom N450 processors for netbooks, which will make the teensy computers powerful enough to be useful. In late January, Dell will be...
EASY ACCESS TO SKYDRIVE
Microsoft has 25Gb of free storage space waiting for you online. The Windows Live SkyDrive web site makes it easy to upload and download files. You can store files in folders...
Customize Windows 7 Taskbar – The Bruceb Way
Previously: Windows 7 taskbar Customize Windows 7 taskbar – restore quick launch Customize Windows 7 taskbar – expand buttons I use a lot of programs. (If you have a morbid...
PC TUNEUPS FOR CHRISTMAS
Keeping your computer up to date is the only way to be secure. If your home or office computer needs housekeeping, I’m standing by to clean things up. I’ll install security...
CUSTOMIZE WINDOWS 7 TASKBAR – EXPAND BUTTONS
You can make the Windows 7 taskbar use expanded buttons with text, like Windows XP or Vista, if you don’t like the new collapsed icons. Right-click on the Windows 7...
DELL UPDATES OPTIPLEX DESKTOPS
Dell’s line of Optiplex desktops was updated a few days ago. It continues to be my first choice for small businesses. Like all the manufacturers, Dell changes its consumer lineup...
CUSTOMIZE WINDOWS 7 TASKBAR – RESTORE QUICK LAUNCH
Most people are happy with the changes to the Windows 7 taskbar. It combines the Vista/WinXP taskbar with the Quick Launch bar and expands on them with rich visual feedback when...
The Next Generation Of Netbooks
It won’t be long until netbooks take their place as something you’ll be considering as your second or third computer. On January 10, Intel will formally unveil the...
Dell Vostro V13
Now that we’ve all had our fun looking at ultraexpensive ultrathin notebooks, Dell announced one this week that looks much more reasonable. The Dell Vostro V13 has all the...
WINDOWS 7 AND THE ALT KEY
The ALT key does a few useful things that you haven’t seen yet. Internet Explorer 8 originally was installed with the menu turned off at the top. Few people use the menu and it...