BRUCEB NEWS
Why Isn’t “My List” The First Thing I See On Netflix?
I had an epiphany the other day about something that has been puzzling me: I expect “My List” to be the first thing I see on Netflix, and it’s not there. I couldn’t figure it out. Not only wasn’t it the first thing I saw, “My Stuff” was actually hard to find on some...
THE END OF THE PALM OS
The new Palm Treo 755p from Sprint is probably the last device that will run the aging Palm OS, according to reports discussed in this article. Palm is working on a Linux-based...
MICROSOFT MALWARE PROTECTION CENTER
Microsoft continues to make progress with its security software.A preview is available of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, a long overdue web site to gather information...
VISTA PROGRESS REPORT
It's time to embrace Windows Vista.Programs will run and hardware will work. There are a handful of exceptions - businesses should still check on business-critical programs....
PRESS THE OK BUTTON, DOLT!
I got a kick out of this - a short history of the OK button, helping to explain why your computer doesn't constantly call you a dolt.
NORTON 360 WOES
Software for security and computer maintenance is in sad shape. I wrote about some of the recent problems with Microsoft Windows Live OneCare (which has managed to avoid drawing...
DILBERT ON TECH SUPPORT
WINDOWS LIVE FOLDERS
Microsoft is about to begin beta testing a new online service, Windows Live Folders. Similar services have been around for a while, but the screen shots make it look like...
I SHACKED UP WITH WINDOWS VISTA
Wonderful post from a blogger about his experiences using Vista instead of Windows XP or a Mac - well worth reading the whole thing."At least Vista has better habits than WinXP....
NEW “SANTA ROSA” NOTEBOOKS
Intel has unveiled a new motherboard chipset for notebooks, and the new generation of notebooks are just hitting the market. Here's an article with details about the "Santa Rosa"...
EXTRA LINE SPACES IN WORD
I don't use Microsoft Word all that often, so I've lost a deep knowledge of its features. I've never fully understood the paragraph formatting that inserts an extra line between...
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL & OUTLOOK
Windows Live Hotmail got its official launch yesterday, and the announcement included a compelling detail: Microsoft will make a free connector available to sync Windows Live...
GRAPHICS IN OUTLOOK SIGNATURES
Formatted signatures in Outlook have been a persistent problem - here's my writeup about workarounds to make signatures arrive correctly using Outlook 2003.Here's a description...
MICROSOFT & YAHOO
The press is full of speculation that Microsoft and Yahoo are trying to strike a deal. The New York Post and the Wall Street Journal have both reported that discussions are going...
ZIP DECODE
Cool Internet site of the day: ZipDecode. A simple map of the United States with yellow dots on a gray background. Click on the map to activate it, then type in the first digit...
LinkedIn is the hot web site of 2007, getting lots of press and growing fast, fueled by a new infusion of investment capital and a big promotional push. Here's a few articles to...