BRUCEB NEWS
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 will be a wonderful thing that will alleviate one small pain point in setting up new...
PRINTER UPDATE
Printer prices keep falling. I've seen a plausible prediction that printers will come to be disposable - we'll replace the printer instead of replacing the ink cartridges...
ALT-TAB
Microsoft Word opens up a new window for each document. Internet Explorer frequently opens new windows - each time you click on an IE icon, for example, or when a web page is set...
PRICES KEEP FALLING
A Wall Street Journal columnist notes a milestone today - the price for an entry-level computer has fallen below $300. Dell and others are offering computers with Windows XP...
TABBED BROWSING IN INTERNET EXPLORER
Microsoft updated its MSN Search Toolbar and quietly added tabbed browsing to Internet Explorer. With this enhancement, IE can open several web pages in a single window, allowing...
PRICE DROPS ON PRINTS OF DIGITAL PHOTOS
Here's an article summing up the increased competition to print your digital photos. There's a dizzying array of options ranging from kiosks at the drug store to Costco and...
DSL PRICE WAR
SBC lowered its promotional price for new DSL accounts to $14.95 - good for one year, only available if you order online and use SBC local phone service.(As always, if you order...
THE COMING DEATH OF VOIP
Internet telephony - "voice over IP" or "VOIP" - is just now approaching the mass market. Consumer products are hitting the market from the likes of Linksys designed to work with...
NORTON INTERNET SECURITY RANT
The "Norton" brand name used to be synonymous with high-quality computer utilities. Sadly, there are almost no programs in its consumer lineup now that are good enough to...
BANK DATA BREACH
There have been a string of security breaches this year involving the theft of personal information stored by banks or other big companies.The latest is the largest US banking...
YAHOO! MUSIC UNLIMITED
Yahoo has introduced an online music service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, that looks darned appealing. Here's an article about Yahoo! Music Unlimited.Yahoo is following on the heels...
VICTORY FOR THE LITTLE GUY
WalMart is getting out of the rental DVD business and turning its customers over to Netflix.WalMart only made a half-hearted effort to compete over the last two years, developing...
FIND A HUMAN
Frustrated by voice mail systems? Here's a list you might find useful. It's the phone numbers for several dozen large companies - banks, cell phone carriers, credit card...
SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR APPLE, FIREFOX
The Apple and Firefox evangelists won't make eye contact with you for a while, since all the latest news of security flaws and exploits is aimed at them. Here's a summary from...
PERSONAL DATA AT RISK
There have been several recent incidents where personal data stored on computers has been compromised. On Monday, Time Warner announced it had lost backup tapes with names and...
PDF SECURITY
Maybe you saw the news item - classified information about the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq was found by journalists in a PDF document given to the media by...