BRUCEB NEWS
America After The Election
I hoped that after the election the country would look like when Dorothy's house lands in Oz and she opens the door and everything is in color and birds are chirping and people begin to sing and dance. We didn't get that. The vote count is proceeding as I write this....
NAPSTER AND THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT
Napster has been reborn as a subscription service. Here's an article about the new Napster. It might not be quite the right service at the right time but you are seeing a glimpse...
PARENTS’ GUIDE TO COMPUTER SLANG
Remember how stupid those documentaries were that painstakingly explained that "maryjane" and "weed" were slang terms referring to (gasp!) marijuana! Well, Microsoft has put...
FREE SECURITY TOOLS FROM MICROSOFT
Microsoft Antispyware was released a few weeks ago (here's my writeup and links - scroll down to January 11.) Microsoft had a dilemma. If it sold the antispyware program, the...
FLAT-SCREEN GIANT FROM DELL AT DISCOUNT PRICE
Dell has just released a beautiful new flat-panel LCD monitor at a price that will challenge competitors to begin another round of price cuts. The new Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW has...
GOOGLE MAPS
Google just rolled out Google Maps (on the bruceb favorites page under Travel / Maps). It's a huge step forward from current online favorites like MapQuest. FOLLOWUP: Wow, those...
PHISHING FLAW IN ALTERNATIVE BROWSERS
I like Macs. I think they're fine computers that do some things pretty well. Personally, the much-vaunted Apple design choices leave me cold, so it's hard for me to understand...
MSN SEARCH
Microsoft has finished its work on MSN Search and will now begin a blitz of marketing in an attempt to dent Google's brand identification. To enhance search results, Microsoft...
PICASA PHOTO ORGANIZING SOFTWARE
Google seems genuinely committed to making the world a better place. (Example: A client just mentioned this news story from last week - Google's AdWords division, responsible for...
MEDIA HUBS
A followup to my notes on moving music around the house. The Netgear MP101 fit my needs, but knowing that doesn't simplify your shopping. I wanted something (1) dirt cheap, (2)...
COMCAST IN SANTA ROSA
A year ago the city of Santa Rosa announced it had settled its dispute with Comcast and Internet service would be rolled out promptly. Last week Comcast announced that it had...
THE APPLE REALITY DISTORTION FIELD
What is it with Apple that causes the press to gush? It's embarrassing. Well, nothing embarrasses the press these days, but is a sense of perspective too much to ask for when...
SPYWARE RESEARCH
The folks responsible for spyware are constantly looking for new ways to get their programs onto your computer. Windows XP Service Pack 2 continues to be reasonably safe,...
MICROSOFT SPYWARE TOOLS
Microsoft continues to attack security issues on the Windows platform with impressive vigor. This week Microsoft released Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware, a program that cleans out...
YAHOO DESKTOP SEARCH POWERED BY X1
Yahoo released its free desktop search tool for lightning fast searches through Outlook folders and documents on your computer. It's following closely behind the Google Desktop...
REGIONAL BELLS MANEUVER FOR MONOPOLY
USA Today has a story today about the efforts by the regional Bell companies to make it impossible - or at least expensive - to compete with them in building broadband networks...