BRUCEB NEWS
Apple’s Unforced Error
Two weeks ago Apple announced that iPhones would begin scanning for photos involving sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Sounds like a good thing that makes the world a better place, doesn’t it? I’m sure Apple execs expected a burst of good will. Instead it...
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...
TECH TIPS FOR THE BASIC COMPUTER USER
You might find something you can use in this collection of tips from David Pogue. Take a look! These are just examples from a much longer list:You can enlarge the text on any Web...
DELL DOCK MIMICS MACS
I set up a new Dell Inspiron 518 desktop computer today - a nice home computer, a lovely case bristling with USB ports and shiny black plastic that will attract dust like...
FIVE FRIENDS
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WINDOWS XP & BEETHOVEN
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony can cause the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to fail. Ah, the good old days! I used to be able to solve so many problems because I would run...
GOOGLE ANDROID
T-Mobile introduced the first cell phone based on Google's Android operating system to much fanfare a few days ago. Although Android has some interesting features and much...
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
Make a firm commitment not to be fooled into installing malware on your computer!In this study, researchers created fake popup windows that should have been alarming, and put...
RESIZING OUTLOOK PHOTO ATTACHMENTS
Here's a tip about Microsoft Outlook that I discovered by accident. A common problem - you'd like to send an email to a friend with a number of photos attached. If you send the...
AUDIO & VIDEO MYSTERIES
A few final thoughts about file formats for audio and video and how that affects a Vista Media Center Extender. This is the place where strong people are humbled and the whole...
THE MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Running a Vista Media Center Extender in the living room requires a computer in the house running Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate. Your home computer can send your photos...
HP MEDIASMART CONNECT
HP has been creating devices for years to bring Windows Media Center to the living room. There are two new Vista Media Center Extenders being marketed under the "MediaSmart" name...
MEDIA CENTER EXTENDERS
Since the market for living room computers never developed, Microsoft decided to focus on "extenders," a different way to deliver media to your television. Huge numbers of people...
MEDIA IN THE LIVING ROOM
Your photos are on your computer. Your music is on your computer. It makes sense that computers should be able to record TV shows - it's kind of a computery thing to do, right?...
THE BIG MONEY, SOUNDUNWOUND
Two new sites have been added to the bruceb favorites page.The Big Money is a business web site created by the editors of Slate, intended to be an authoritative source of...