BRUCEB NEWS
Practicing What I Preach: What It’s Like To Use Microsoft Web Apps
I haven’t used the desktop versions of Outlook or Word in six months. I did it for you. I’ve been telling you about how swell it is to store your files in OneDrive and use Microsoft’s web apps instead of the desktop versions of Word and Excel and I was pretty sure...
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...
Shopping Plans
If you need a new computer, buy a new computer. Maybe your business is expanding (there are signs of life in our economy), maybe your old Windows XP computer has collapsed or is...
UPDATE ON UPDATES
Vista is more than two years old and has achieved the dubious distinction that Windows XP achieved at about the same time: installing updates on a new computer has become an...
OFFICE 2007 SERVICE PACK 2
Microsoft released Office 2007 Service Pack 2 today. There are some important fixes and performance improvements for every Office 2007 user. You should install it. You don’t have...
BACKUPS – SEAGATE REPLICA
Previously:Backups - IntroductionBackups - Data Backups vs. Drive ImagesBackups - External Hard DrivesBackups - Software for Data BackupsBackups - Online BackupsBackups -...
KAISER RECORDS IN A FLASH
Kaiser is taking an interesting step to make your medical records available to you in a flash. Let me give you some background, then tell you about yet another of the ways that...
WGA DEJA VU
Why is this appearing again? In the last few weeks, I’ve seen many Windows XP users confronted with a window that pops up out of nowhere to install “Windows Genuine Advantage...
GOOGLE PROFILES
There’s no shortage of places to create an online presentation of yourself – Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Windows Live Spaces, and many more. When you’re going to look for...