BRUCEB NEWS
The Great Russia Hack 1: Some Background About Cyber Warfare
Last month we discovered that Russian hackers have been running malware for almost a year in network servers used by thousands of large US companies and government agencies. It’s the largest espionage hack in history. As far as we know. We have all been suffering from...
OUTLOOK: MULTI-DAY CALENDAR VIEWS
The Outlook team at Microsoft plans to publish a series of tips in their blog about interesting ways they use Outlook. Today's item highlights a way to display any range of dates...
PDC & LIVE MESH UPDATE
If you're using my favorite web service Live Mesh, watch for an update in the next few days. It will be required to continue using Live Mesh; file sharing and remote access will...
CRITICAL WINDOWS UPDATE
Microsoft rushed out a critical security update today that should be installed without delay on every Windows computer. It will have been installed overnight on Wednesday on many...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE FOR SERVER
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 will be released on November 12. Veterans of SBS 2003 are finding many things to like in the new version; I'll have more to say about it in...
CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURES
I've got something that might help you out when you face your California election ballot. A good friend who has worked in state government and politics for most of his career has...
DELL REMOTE ACCESS
Access everywhere! Lots of interesting services are being set up to make it easy for you to have access to files, folders, photos, and computers from anywhere, whether it's...
FLASH 10
Adobe released Flash Player 10, a new version of its ubiquitous software for displaying video clips and special effects in a web browser. You're using Flash every time you watch...
KEEPING UP WITH UPDATES
Microsoft released security updates on Tuesday night, following its normal monthly schedule. Your computer should have restarted during the night. We're all overwhelmed by...
U3 LAUNCHPAD UNINSTALL
Some of you are running into unnecessary software included with many USB flash drives. The U3 Launchpad probably seemed like a good idea but I'm not aware of anyone who uses it,...
GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS LIVE
I routinely set up a Windows Live ID for my clients when they get a new computer. There are many programs and online services in the world; Microsoft's programs and services...
GETTING STARTED WITH VISTA
I've set up more new computers in the last few months than in the year before that. A lot of you are retiring your trusty Windows XP computers and sitting down to Vista for the...
WHY PEOPLE HATE BUYING PCs, PART 37
From Paul Thurrott's blog today.Unbelievable. I love Dell, I really do. I recently bought that Optiplex, which has been great. So when my dad called this morning and asked about...
INCREASE IN BANK PHISHING ATTACKS
There are reports of increased phishing attacks purporting to be messages from various banks. Be alert! The bad guys create email messages that appear to be from banks, with...
SLIMMING DOWN ITUNES
Apple's software for Windows has been causing problems on more and more of my clients' computers. I've been wrestling with bluescreens caused by iTunes, file extensions hijacked...
REPORT ON RIAA LAWSUIT STRATEGY
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has put together a fascinating article summarizing the history and effect of the RIAA's five-year battle against online music sharing. The...