BRUCEB NEWS
AI Slop And The Enshittification Of Everything
I’ve written about how AI is great and AI research will change the world and you should use it to plan your trips, while cheerleaders kick up their heels and wave their pom poms, rah rah sis boom bah. That’s part of the story. I don’t apologize a bit for being a...
Windows Is In Its Declining Years, Macs Are Entering Their Second Childhood
These events have paved the way for Apple to dominate personal computing in the next five years. Intel has failed at keeping up with the needs of a mobile population. The best...
Apple & The Future Of Personal Computing
Anyone who tries to predict the future is a fool. We can’t predict what will happen next month, much less next year or five years from now.So I’m going to make a prediction.In...
The Outlook Is Grim For Microsoft Updates
If you're an Outlook user, there's a good chance that the program crashed when you tried to start it yesterday (Wednesday, July 15, 2020). Microsoft uses the word "Outlook" to...
How To Make Windows Less Annoying
This is a collection of default settings in Windows that I change to make computers less annoying. It reduces the number of ads for Microsoft disguised as "tips" and...
How eBay Prevented Me From Starting A Life Of Crime
I was going to sell collectible books on eBay. I've got first editions and small press limited editions. I know how to pack books so they arrive safely, and I intended to price...
How To Lose Friends And Influence People: Microsoft Rolls Out New Edge Browser
Microsoft is going to give you a lovely gift soon. Will you be grateful for their kindness? No. You will purse your lips like you sucked a lemon and you will be annoyed....
Security Tip: Are You Available For A Scam?
An email comes in from a co-worker, usually someone higher up than you. It's short, just a few words: "Are you available? I need your help as soon as possible." "Are you...
The Bad Guys Are Gonna Git You If You Don’t Watch Out
Be careful when you read your email! I’ve noticed an increase in phishing messages in the last few months. The bad guys continue to improve their grammar and the presentation of...
How Do You Manage Your Household Finances? Quicken, Simplifi, Money In Excel, And More
How do you manage your household finances? Until a few years ago, there's a good chance you used Quicken, the venerable Windows and Mac finance program. Quicken was released in...
Are You Feeling Subscription Fatigue Yet?
There are a lot of video streaming services. During the years when cable TV ruled the earth, all of us complained about the pricing of the bundles pushed by the cable companies....
Zoom’s Pandemic Success Story
Zoom just reported one of the best quarters in software history, perhaps one of the best earnings reports in the history of American business. The rapid adoption of...
Statement To The Analy High School Speech & Debate Team
From: Nate BerlsTo: Team MembersDate: Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 4:29 PMSubject: STATEMENT TO THE ANALY HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM We are witnessing the largest civil rights...
Oh Happy Day! It’s The Grand Opening Of The New Bruceb.com Website!
Come in, so glad you could make it, let me take your coat, have a canape! We’ve worked so hard on the remodel and it would have been a shame if nobody came to see it. Is anyone...
Please Chat Amongst Yourselves During This Brief Intermission
My websites - Bruceb.com, Bruceb Favorites, and Bruceb News - are going to be spruced up during the next week or so. During the construction, there won't be any new articles or...
Outlook’s Slow Road To Syncing Signatures
At some point, possibly during our lifetimes, the Outlook desktop program for Windows will begin syncing email signatures through the cloud from one computer to another. This...