BRUCEB NEWS
Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are
You carry a beacon twenty-four hours a day that broadcasts your location. We are being tracked wherever we go by dozens of companies, mostly unregulated. It is an unparalleled surveillance system, but it wasn't created by sinister forces in an authoritarian...
NAPSTER ALTERNATIVES
If you're looking for a source of online music now that Napster is gone, here's a good article about the alternatives that have arisen in the last few months. I've gotten the...
SILICON PINES – ASSISTED COMPUTING FACILITY
THE TOUGHEST DECISION: SHOULD MY LOVED ONE BE PLACED IN AN ASSISTED COMPUTING FACILITY? "For family members, it is often the most difficult and painful decision they will face:...
COVAD AND THE DSL DEBACLE
DSL was supposed to be the future of the Internet - the technology that would bring broadband to the masses and fuel the technologies that depend on high-speed access. It didn't...
SATELLITE NEWS
Pegasus' consumer-grade satellite service has been just fine for the last few weeks. There have been occasional outages, none lasting more than an hour or so. Several times the...
HARDWARE WEB SITES
The leading web sites for independent information and reviews of computer hardware have long been Tom's Hardware and AnandTech. Tom's and Anand's have been meticulous about...
KODAK vs. MICROSOFT
Here's an article about Kodak's contention that Microsoft is using its monopoly power unfairly to "pry its way into new businesses" with Windows XP. A lot of companies are...
KEYRING FILE STORAGE
I'm not sure what to use this for, but I love the concept. The Agate Storage Device is about the size of a car key. When you plug it into a USB port with the built-in connector,...
MICROSOFT NEWS
If you want a headstart on tomorrow's headlines, here's an article about today's appeals court ruling vacating the remedies ordered by Judge Jackson and remanding the case back...
MICROSOFT PHOTODRAW DISCONTINUED
After months of speculation, Microsoft has now confirmed that Photodraw has been discontinued. There's no obvious replacement. Photodraw was perfect for quick work with photos...
WINDOWS XP CONTROVERSIES
Windows 2000 Magazine had this commentary in today's e-mail newsletter. It's by Paul Thurrott, the news editor. It's long, but it might help you put a couple of recent news items...
HOW WATER BLASTERS WORK
Sure, you could get back to work after the holiday, but wouldn't you rather check out an illustrated explanation of how water blasters work?
MORE ON MICROSOFT RULING
If you're looking for more analysis, here's a good article on the meaning and likely effect of the appeals court decision today.
XP ACTIVATION WOES
Microsoft is the first major software manufacturer to try to implement aggressive anti-piracy measures in its software. The press is treating it as something new, but it's not -...
CHILDREN’S SOFTWARE
The current selection of kids' software is pretty uninspiring. The interest in getting computers and Internet connections into classrooms arose from the belief that there would...
COMPUTER RECYCLING
In addition to Hewlett Packard's computer recycling service (see news item on May 29), the Press Democrat just published an article about a local company doing recycling....