BRUCEB NEWS
Windows Crashes, LogTransport2, And Privacy
Do you see this error window when you shut down or restart your Windows 10 computer? LogTransport2.exe – Application Error The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application. Sometimes the shutdown proceeds after a few...
WINDOWS DEFENDER – SUCCESSOR TO MICROSOFT ANTISPYWARE
Microsoft has released an updated version of its antispyware program, with a new name - Windows Defender. Here's the Windows Defender web site and here's an extensive review.You...
BRUCEB VACATION
I'll be out of town during the week of February 13. Oh, come on, don't cry. Everything will be fine. I should be available by cell phone for emergencies, and I expect to check...
REAL ESTATE FOR VOYEURS
Zillow.com launched its beta web site a few days ago, offering free access to real estate information that has been hard to come by until now. (It's been added to the bruceb...
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT WINDOWS ONECARE
Here's an article about the official Microsoft announcement of Windows OneCare, which will be available in final form in June.The $49.99 license will permit the program to be...
AOL & YAHOO ALLOW BIG SPENDERS TO AVOID SPAM FILTERS
AOL & Yahoo are going to allow spam to reach mailboxes if the senders pay a fee for each message. Here's an article about the new system.It's hard to predict the result, but my...
WINDOWS ONECARE LIVE UPDATE
Microsoft plans to release the final version of Windows OneCare Live, its antivirus/backup/firewall/tuneup program, by summer 2006, and is likely to announce a price of $50/year...
GOOGLE TOOLBAR VERSION 4
If you use the Google toolbar, there's an update available today. Here's a description of the new features. The search box has gotten smarter, there's some enhanced features for...
INTERNET EXPLORER 7 BETA
Microsoft released a public beta of Internet Explorer 7 today. Here's the page for downloading, and here's an article about the new features. I have read that it is very stable,...
BLACKBERRY: DEATH BY PATENT
Here's a fascinating article about the sequence of events leading up to Blackberry's precarious position - the possibility that the entire Blackberry system will be shut down...
NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
AT&T Chariman Ed Whitacre made seemingly outrageous comments in November about imposing additional charges on consumers or Google or Yahoo if we used "his" Internet pipes for...
WINDOWS LIVE SAFETY CENTER
Here's a web site that may come in handy: Microsoft's new Safety Center lets you run free scans for viruses and other malicious software. It also includes maintenance tools for...
BRUCEB.COM OUTAGE
Something took down all the web servers at XO Communications at 2pm yesterday. That's why you couldn't bring up the bruceb.com favorites page until about 9pm last night. The...
GOOGLE PACK
Google unveiled an eccentric collection of programs at this year's Consumer Electronics Show under the umbrella name Google Pack. It's described as a free collection of safe and...
BE ANNOYING, GO TO JAIL
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.Last week President Bush signed a law authorizing stiff fines and two years in prison for posting "annoying" Web messages...
DELL 30-INCH MONITOR
Apple introduced a 30-inch flatscreen monitor a while ago, and now Dell has brought one to the PC world. Here's the details on the Dell 3007WFP, in case you feel like giving...