BRUCEB NEWS
The 2020 Bruceb News Year In Review
We made it to the end of 2020! Almost done with Season 4 of the miniseries from hell, “The Decline And Fall Of The American Trumpire.” The next 29 days will move at a pace that makes glaciers look speedy, just like the last nine months. The best we can hope is that...
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...
EXTENDING A WIRELESS NETWORK
Here's a story about a new device that has a happy ending. If you've ever used a wireless network, you know the range is never as far as you thought it would be, and they're just...
XMAS FRUSTRATION FOLLOWUP
The Linksys WMLS11B Wireless Music System has been boxed up and returned after a few more fruitless hours of testing. The replacement is the Netgear MP101 Wireless Digital Music...
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
It's not your imagination - the volume of spam is constantly rising and the spammers continue to find new ways to get through the filters. Here's an article that lays out the...
XMAS FRUSTRATIONS – ANECDOTE 2
The Linksys WMLS11B Wireless Music System fit my needs perfectly. I have an existing wireless network and a large music library on one computer; I wanted to play that music in...