It’s Been Ten Years Since One Of The Most Significant Technology Inflection Points In History – And We Missed It

Jan 3, 2017 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, news, Vista

It’s the ten-year anniversary of one of the most important inflection points in history. 2007 was such an eventful year that its significance seems obvious in hindsight, but it’s gone unremarked until Thomas Friedman spelled it out in a new book. Thomas Friedman, the...

You Might Not Want To Know How Much Google Knows About You

Oct 6, 2016 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Chrome, Cortana, Google, hardware, search, web_services

You have a vague idea that Google knows a lot about you. You’re right. Google has nothing to hide. It’s prepared to show you everything it has collected about you. Are you sure you want to know? It’s a bit . . . creepy. A few months ago Google created a tool named “My...

Season’s Greetings From Bruceb Consulting!

Dec 20, 2015 | Adobe, Amazon, Android, Apple, Box, bruceb, Google, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Surface, tablet, Windows10

Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple of weeks. It’s been an interesting year in technology, mostly good news but with occasional...

How You Can Make This A Special Holiday Season

Nov 22, 2015 | Amazon, bruceb, Dell, Lenovo, shopping

Every year at this time, all of us participate in a shared ritual, a rich tradition for families and loved ones, the heartwarming moments when we all sit at our computers and shop at Amazon. You can make this a special holiday for me if you start your shopping by...

Intuit’s Plans For Quicken And Quickbooks Aren’t What You Expect

Nov 8, 2015 | Amazon, business, software

Quicken and Quickbooks are among our oldest friends on desktop computers. Millions of people use Quicken for their home finances. Most small businesses use Quickbooks as their accounting system. Changes are coming. Intuit is trying to sell Quicken. There’s no buyer...

Getting Started With Android: Reading & Listening

Feb 5, 2015 | Amazon, Android, audio, phone, video

Previously: Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail The OnePlus One phone has given me a chance to explore the world of Android apps. Here are some of the apps that I’ve been using for the last couple of months for reading and listening. Some of them are...