BRUCEB NEWS
The Great Russia Hack 5: What Are They Doing To Our Nice Networks?
Quiet, isn’t it? We learned a couple of months ago that the Russians are embedded in almost every network that matters in our country, and nobody is talking about it. My guess is that tens of thousands of IT and security experts are crying themselves to sleep every...
SONY IN HOT WATER
There's a lot of talk online today about the malicious software installed when you play a protected Sony CD. Here's my first reaction to it a few days ago, and here's an article...
SONY AND AUTORUN IN A WORLD GONE MAD
The "Autorun" feature on your CD and DVD drives is starting to be abused and now creates another opportunity for bad people to damage your computer. I recommend disabling it....
POINTLESS UPGRADES
The constantly increasing rate of change in technology has created a difficult time for consumers. It is very difficult to decide what trend is meaningful and what is trivial;...
XBOX 360 & MEDIA CONNECT
When XBox 360 is released in a few weeks, Microsoft will be doing two different promotions.The gamers will be told that the XBox 360 is the best gaming console yet, combining raw...
ACROBAT UPDATE
Adobe's PDF format has become the universal standard for exchanging business files. Here are some things you might not know. Acrobat 7.0 is virtually identical to Acrobat 6.0....
VIDEO iPOD – GUSHING REVIEWS, MEDIOCRE PRODUCT
The new video iPod is a mediocre product. Similar products have been on the market for months, some (like the Sony PSP) with far superior screens. Battery life is low and it's...
SYMANTEC HIKES NORTON RENEWAL PRICES
Yesterday Symantec announced increases in the price of renewals for its Norton products, as much as a 33% hike to renew the annual virus deinition subscription for Norton...
YAHOO AND MICROSOFT INSTANT MESSENGERS TO INTERACT
It's not confirmed yet but rumor has it that Microsoft and Yahoo will announce a deal on Wednesday for their respective instant messenger programs to exchange messages with each...
ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION FROM MICROSOFT
Norton's products are steadily deteriorating - I've written about some of my frustration with Norton Internet Security for single PCs and Symantec Antivirus for server-based...
WEB MAIL GROWS UP
Microsoft and Yahoo have both begun testing overhauls of their web mail clients. Here's an article about the new look for HotMail, scheduled for rollout next year.The new Hotmail...
PHOTOS AND PRINTERS
Printer prices are in free fall - down by 30% in the last few months. But here's an article going over the numbers to explain why more people are taking their camera's memory...
SENDING LARGE E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS
E-mail was not designed to exchange large files. Many people attempt to send big files by e-mail - 10 or 20 or 30Mb of photos or PDFs or the like - and feel disappointed when the...
HOW CHEAP IS TOO CHEAP?
Price should no longer be the factor that drives your technology purchases.Technology is cheap. Printers are best described as disposable cartridge holders - for many, many...
MS OFFICE 2003 SERVICE PACK 2 – NEW PHISHING PROTECTION
If you're using Microsoft Office 2003 - and especially if you're using Outlook 2003 - you should install the updates released by Microsoft today. You can install them by going to...
DELL ADDS XPS BRAND
Dell has turned the "XPS" name into a separate brand for upper-end PCs, notebooks, displays, and televisions. Here's an article about Dell's new push into the top of the...