BRUCEB NEWS
Reliability Monitor Is Your New Old Favorite Windows Troubleshooting Tool
Reliability Monitor is the best Windows troubleshooting tool that you’re not using, which is a shame, but I understand. If you’re an IT pro, then you probably forgot about it, and who can blame you with so many things to remember because computers are too damn hard to...
BRUCEB IS POWERLESS – MONDAY
Ah, the joy of country living - using a laptop in the reflected light from the books burning in the middle in the living room floor, listening to the demonic laughter of PG&E...
BRUCEB IS POWERLESS
The power went out at the global headquarters of bruceb consulting on Friday morning. As of Saturday afternoon, PG&E's estimate of when power will be restored is, "Shut...
iPHONES & EXCHANGE SERVER
The iPhone is a sleek, sexy device that permanently changes our expectations for handheld devices. After holding an iPhone, it's hard to pick up another cell phone and PDA...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!
In 2007, we started to work with Windows Vista, bought lots of handheld devices, and started to move things online - our mail, our photos, our movies. What will 2008 bring? It...
AMAZON DISTRIBUTION
I'd like to take a tour of an Amazon warehouse! I placed an order on December 21 at midnight and got the shipping confirmation at 10:30 in the morning. How do they do that? This...
DIGITAL MOVIES & DURABLE DATA
The New York Times has a fascinating article comparing the methods used to preserve 35-millimeter movies and digital master records of movies. Conventional film can be stored in...
SEASON’S GREETINGS!
Dilbert - Christmas Day 2007 Hope you, your families, and your computers have a wonderful holiday! All my best wishes for a happy new year! I'll be off in the corner...
DAVID BYRNE & THE FUTURE OF MUSIC
David Byrne, former leader of Talking Heads, has written an article for Wired Magazine about the long-term prospects for the music industry when the costs of producing and...
HP LAPTOP INSECURITY
There's another example in the news of bad guys turning away from attacks on Windows and finding vulnerabilities in other programs. In my mind, it's another striking reason to...
PLAYSFORSAYWHAT?
Microsoft has a name problem. I used to think that Microsoft had learned a lesson from the years of confusion and frustration caused by the similar names for "Outlook" and...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 SP1
By now you've installed the updates and patches released last Tuesday on Microsoft's regularly-scheduled "Patch Tuesday." Some of you with new computers might have also found...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 UPGRADE NOTES
The upgrade to Windows Live OneCare 2.0 is being rolled out this week to many OneCare users. A few of them have reported confusion or problems with the upgrade. Here are some of...
J RIVER MEDIA JUKEBOX 12
J River Media Center is the only important program on my computer developed by a small company. J River just released Media Jukebox 12, a simpler free version focused on music...
XMAS SHOPPING
Monday, December 10 is expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year. Can I ask you for a favor? There are a few links on the bruceb favorites page and the bruceb...
MP3s AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC
The music industry is in complete disarray; the shift away from CDs is irreversible and most consumers simply expect music to be free. The recording industry's hostility,...