BRUCEB NEWS
The Return Of Bruceb News
I’m going to change what arrives in your mailbox in a very minor way. You don’t have to do anything except whitelist my emails when they get sent to junk mail. (Gmail sometimes sends them to “Promotions” for some reason.) Here’s the short version. I’m retired from...
How To Set Up A Chromebook
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook Setting up a Chromebook is...
Which Chromebook Should You Buy?
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook Although I’ve mentioned...
Who Should Buy A Chromebook?
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook If you read the last article...
Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook Chromebooks are laptop...
Why Is Microsoft Obsessed With Windows Store?
Microsoft has a modern platform for apps that would make your computer safer, more reliable, and perform better. All that’s needed is for you to give up everything that you do on...
Google Bets That Artificial Intelligence Will Make You Buy Its New Devices
Today Google introduced eight new devices that will be released this fall – phones, home assistants, a laptop, a virtual reality headset, and more. It’s the most diverse new...
Windows Themes And The Failure Of The Windows Store
Microsoft believes that Windows can return to its position at the center of our technology world if all of us begin to use the Windows Store to install programs. It is a flawed,...
Be Still, Your Beating Heart! Bruceb News Turns Twenty
I registered the domain name bruceb.com on September 11, 1997, exactly four days before the name google.com was registered. Some people believe Google has done more with its...
New Premium Phones: Samsung Galaxy S8, Google Pixel 2
Previously: The Latest Smartphone Trends New Premium Phones: Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 & 8 Plus With the announcement of the upcoming iPhone X, Apple opened the door to phones...
New Premium Phones: Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 & 8 Plus
It’s new phone season! Here’s the view from 10,000 feet of the premium phones from Apple, Samsung, and Google. The manufacturers spent the last few years making our phones bigger...
FIXED: iPhone/iPad Bug With Office 365 And Outlook.com
Update 09/26/2017: Apple has released iOS 11.0.1, which fixes the problem. Update 09/25/2017: I've seen reports that Microsoft was able to take steps internally to resolve this...
The Latest Smartphone Trends
Ten years ago Apple introduced the iPhone and changed our world. Today more than three-quarters of all adults in the US carry a powerful computer – a smartphone - around with...
Outlook Disconnected From Office 365? Try Disabling IPv6
(This tip is for IT pros. Non-technical readers should still read this article because it involves a thrilling mystery, it teaches important lessons for healthy living, and it...
Google Changes Its Programs For Storing Photos And Files Online
Google is changing the programs that Windows and Mac computers use to store photos and files online. You’re not required to do anything right away but some of you will be...
Do Not Call The 800 Number!
(This is a slightly modified version of an article originally published on March 2, 2016. Phony warnings about viruses continue to be the most common online scam in 2017.) If...