BRUCEB NEWS
Facebook Goes Meta
Facebook changed its name to “Meta.” Been reading the tech news? You’ve probably seen all kinds of speculation about the reasons for the name change. Most journalists figure that Facebook is just looking for a distraction from its problems. And it has problems!...
PAYPAL STUDENT ACCOUNT
I've been using my PayPal account more frequently to buy things online. It's connected to my checking account, so a payment made with PayPal is withdrawn directly from the bank...
SBS 2008 – ONECARE POSTSCRIPT
One glitch in the SBS 2008 migration nagged at me - it didn't make sense that the computers with the individual version of Windows Live OneCare were not reporting in to the SBS...
SBS 2008 – MIGRATION GLITCHES
Let me leave a few notes behind about some of the glitches during the migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. I don't have many answers but perhaps it will help someone to know that...
SKYDRIVE UPDATE
Windows Live Skydrive has been updated with a new look, 25Gb of free storage space, and new options for storing and sharing photos. There is some integration with an updated...
SBS 2008 – SSL CERTIFICATES
Let me give you a quick overview of the kind of issue that makes it fun to be a consultant.When you go to a web site where any personal information is going to be exchanged,...
SBS 2008 – ADMINISTRATION NOTES
More notes on the new release of Small Business Server 2008. Small businesses have more options than ever before as they grow to 5-10 people and begin to think about adding a...
SBS 2008 – MIGRATION NOTES
I spent the weekend migrating a 20-person law firm to new servers running Microsoft Small Business Server 2008. If I did my job right, the first impression on Monday morning will...
ACROBAT TRAINING VIDEOS FOR LAWYERS
Click here for a list of Adobe Acrobat training videos, focusing on features for lawyers. There are related blog articles for many of the topics, and some videos are still to...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
All my best wishes for a peaceful Thanksgiving, surrounded by family, happy computers, and cooperative turkeys.
SNAGIT 9
Vista's built-in utility for screen shots is just perfect for most people. If you haven't found it yet, click on the Start button, type in Snip, and click on Snipping Tool. It's...
SBS 2008 & VIRTUALIZATION
I'm posting a bit slowly this week. Small Business Server 2008 was released on November 12 and I'm getting ready for my first migration of an existing SBS 2003 server to the new...
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC REPLACING FOLDERSHARE
There was finally an official notice and some details about the plans to replace Foldershare with a new program named "Windows Live Sync" in December. Here's the blog post with...
FINAL GOODBYE TO PC MAGAZINE
The publisher of PC Magazine announced the end of the print edition - the last copy will be printed in January. I ended my subscription and wrote a eulogy for PC Magazine earlier...
ONECARE FOLLOWUP
Information will be coming out rapidly to fill in the details of Microsoft's surprising announcement yesterday. Over in the OneCare forum, someone pointed out to me that the...
MICROSOFT PROMISES FREE SECURITY SOFTWARE, KILLS ONECARE
That rumbling you feel is a seismic shift in the field of security software. This will affect every single one of you and cause major changes in the entire industry. Microsoft...