BRUCEB NEWS
Memories Of A Giant Boulder
Forty years ago this week, I was eating popcorn in the middle of the tenth row at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and I was having one of the best nights of my life. I can remember it like it was yesterday. Actually yesterday is a little hazy, but the memory...
WINDOWS XP MEMORY UPGRADES
There are a lot of 3-5 year old Windows XP computers out there. They are due for a replacement; the time to do that will be after October 22, when Windows 7 will be on the...
PATCH TUESDAY
Microsoft will release ten updates for Windows and Microsoft Office tonight, following its usual monthly schedule. Leave your computer on and expect it to restart overnight.In...
SAFE COMPUTING 2009
Here’s an updated list of ways to be safe and secure with your computer. Install updates from Microsoft promptly. Look in the lower right corner for the gold shield (WinXP) or...
EXCHANGE DEFENDER SOFTWARE
This is for my clients whose mail is protected by Exchange Defender. Some background for the rest of you: Exchange Defender is an inexpensive service that filters and archives...
THE BATTLE AGAINST BLOAT
One of the most important things you can do to keep your Windows computer running smoothly is to be conservative about what gets installed on it. Do custom installs of all new...
Adobe’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
Adobe Acrobat has been the target for some very nasty attacks by the bad guys this year. In March, all versions of Acrobat got a major update to close a hole that theoretically...
GOOGLE WAVE & OLD AGE
Just a quick note about Google’s announcement of a new service named “Google Wave,” intended to mash up email, instant messaging, social networks, and real-time collaboration...
FOCUSED SEARCHES
It turns out that there is room to compete with Google. Two services have turned up that look like interesting alternatives for online searches.You know what it means to search...
WINDOWS VISTA SERVICE PACK 2
The tide of updates never stops. Today Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2, which Vista users will see delivered through the Automatic Update system in the next few...
GOOGLE ACCOUNT & WINDOWS LIVE ID
Google and Microsoft have each created a way for you to create an online “account” to tie their various services together. They’re confusing and a little frustrating sometimes....
MICROSOFT UPDATE CATALOG
It happens all the time. I stumble on something basic online that I’ve never seen or heard of before, even though I read about Windows technology for 16 or 17 hours every day to...
ON-DEMAND PUBLISHING
Today Amazon began selling a book of photographs and essays about Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency and his first 100 days in office. It’s not the first book like that...
AD BLOCKING WITH IE8
Many of you have now gotten Internet Explorer 8, the latest version of Microsoft’s web browser. The rest of you can expect to see it soon, as it is pushed out through the...
BACKUPS – WINDOWS HOME SERVER
Backups - IntroductionBackups - Data Backups vs. Drive ImagesBackups - External Hard DrivesBackups - Software for Data BackupsBackups - Online BackupsBackups - Image-Based...
GOOGLE SEARCHES ON BRUCEB FAVORITES
The Google search box on the bruceb favorites page now returns exactly the same results as a search on the main Google page. You’ll get images where appropriate, plus the new...