BRUCEB NEWS
Bing Sucks At Searches
Bing sucks at searches. You know how I know that? Because I have an anecdote to prove it. Anecdotes don't prove anything. I know that. You know that. If I'm going to make a broad claim I ought to have solid evidence and statistics and data. I don't. Well, I do, but...
READING THE NEWSPAPER
The newspaper business is quickly collapsing in waves of bankruptcies and layoffs and rapidly declining readership and ads. Our local paper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, just...
THE TIES THAT BIND (AND BREAK)
This doesn’t affect you directly but it’s an interesting glimpse at How Things Work. The vast bulk of international voice and Internet traffic travels through underwater cables....
WORD 2007 & CAPITALIZATION
It’s a little thing but it makes me cranky. I type a lot of email addresses and login names in Word documents and Outlook email messages. Whenever I type a common first name...
INSIDE WINDOWS 7
Windows Vista brought deep changes to security and drivers, causing some pain during the transition from Windows XP. Windows 7 doesn't undo any of those changes; it is focused on...
WINDOWS 7 – THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista. The new version of Windows went into worldwide beta testing this weekend and you will probably be buying it on your new computers by...
WORKING ON OUTLOOK ATTACHMENTS
If you open an email attachment from Outlook and intend to work on it - edit a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, for example - the first thing you should do is click on "Save...
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC – GOOD PROGRAM, POOR UPGRADE
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It's a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable. Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are...
SBS 2008 – REMOTE ACCESS TO FILES
Outlook Web Access can be used to view or open any file in a shared folder on the servers in an office run by Small Business Server 2008. Small Business Server 2008 improves many...
MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL
Microsoft's recent announcement that it will distribute free antivirus software was unexpected but in some ways it's just an expansion of efforts by Microsoft that have been...
MICROSOFT ENDS 2008 WITH A CRASH
A heartwarming story for the end of 2008! On December 31 every owner of a 30Gb Microsoft Zune woke up to a crashed device that couldn't be started. (The Zune is Microsoft's...
FALLOUT 3
Sometimes it seems impossible to find a a couple of hours that can be spent away from the real world. People over 25 might find time for a good book but computer gaming belongs...
WALLACE & GROMIT NEWS
There will be time next year for news about technology that affects your business. Let's focus on something more important. On Xmas day, a new Wallace and Gromit short film, "A...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BRUCEB CONSULTING!
Starting in the late 90s, I sent Christmas cards to my clients and friends that I painstakingly created onscreen and printed out on an inkjet printer. When I started, few people...
IT TRUTH
COMPLAINT FOR XMAS DAMAGES
Plaintiffs, consisting of the class of all children who on or about Dec. 24, 2008 were hanging stockings by the chimney with care in the reasonable belief that St. Nicholas soon...