BRUCEB NEWS
Windows 11: The View From 11,000 Feet
Microsoft will release Windows 11 later this year. It is an incremental upgrade to Windows 10, with a facelift so it looks nice and a few small changes that mostly appear to be for the better. I want to talk about Windows 11 a little bit – first to give you some...
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...
PORTABLE WIRELESS
Cell phone carriers absolutely adore monthly data plans. Want email on your new phone? Buy a monthly data plan for $40-60/month, to go along with the other charges for phone...
NEW YORK TIMES READER 2.0
I’ve been a fan of the New York Times Reader for a long time. New version 2.0 was just released, bringing a few refinements to a winning presentation. The Times Reader is a...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WEB
If you have five minutes free, click here for a moderately amusing video from Microsoft about the history of the Internet.
GOOGLE SEARCH OPTIONS
Google does not change its search results pages very often. Today it added a deceptively simple new “Show options” link that gives you some very deep ways to refine your...
GOOGLE LOCAL BUSINESS SEARCH
Small businesses should pay close attention to this article about a recent change in the way Google reports search results. Apparently Google recently began analyzing the IP...
LogMeIn Pro: Desktop Shortcut
Here’s one more tip about LogMeIn Pro that you might not discover right away. Imagine that your subscription is set up and the software is running on your office computer. You’re...
LogMeIn Pro: Sending Large Files
When I talk about the “learning curve” associated with new software, I have two things in mind. One is the obvious part – learning the basic functions of how something works....
LogMeIn Pro: Remote Access
Many people are looking for an easy way to use their home or office computer remotely. I’m starting to push LogMeIn Pro as the best way for many people to set up their remote...
YOU’RE SO VAIN . . .
. . . I bet you thought that last post was about you . . .
EMAIL OVERLOAD
You know the email system wasn’t designed for what you’re doing, don’t you? It’s a nice system for a few messages each day. But you can’t control yourself! Hundreds of messages...
WINDOWS 7 RELEASE CANDIDATE
Expect the level of hype for Windows 7 to rise again, now that Microsoft has made the Release Candidate widely available for testing. The download page went live a few hours ago...