BRUCEB NEWS
AI’s Acceleration To Warp Speed
AI is going to change things that you use every day. The changes will be profound, perhaps more fundamentally important than the internet or the computer or the iPhone. The speed at which things change will be faster than anything you’ve ever lived through before. You...
Happy Holidays From Bruceb Consulting!
My goodness. Pause for a deep breath. By every measure that truly matters – personal, family, friends, relationships, community – 2016 was a glorious year for me. I sincerely...
Why Windows 10 Won’t Connect To The Internet (Another Day, Another Microsoft Update Disaster)
If your computer won’t connect to the Internet, you might have run into a new Windows bug. It’s got all the classic symptoms of Microsoft bugs. • It’s affecting a large...
Security Tip: Replace, Upgrade And Secure Your Router
Pity the poor forgotten router. You have one in your house or your business. It’s your closest approach to the Internet. The router is the first line of defense that you trust to...
Microsoft Edge Sinks Into Irrelevance
People spent more time browsing the web on their phones than on their PCs in October, according to StatCounter. Think about that for a second. It’s another remarkable statistic....
Amazing Tales Of Phone Profits And Market Share
I have a couple of numbers about Apple and Google for your entertainment. The numbers are 88 and 91. They’re not what you expect. It’s an interesting world. Android - 88%...
Windows 10 Tip: Reclaim Disk Space With New Storage Tools
Everybody wants more storage space on their hard drive. One of the deeply buried improvements in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is an easy way to reclaim space used by temporary...
How To Use Office Online For Fun And Profit
A difficult part of using technology in 2016 is simply remembering what tools we have at our disposal. It’s all well and good for me to report on all the swell new programs and...
Google Adds Blue Skies And Photo Scans
(Happy Thanksgiving! Next article will be Monday, November 28.) Google continues to provide the best tools for non-professionals to work with photos. It has introduced a new app...
LastPass Emergency Access Provides Security For Trusted Family Members
What happens to your passwords after you die? We’re living in the password era. Our passwords unlock important parts of our lives that would have to be addressed if a disaster...
Beware Of The Baidu Links! Your Skype Account Might Be Hacked
If you get a link to a website with “Baidu” in the name sent through the Skype messaging system, don’t click on the link. The message will appear to come from someone you know...
Quickbooks Moves Inexorably To The Cloud
A year ago I wrote about Intuit’s promotion of Quickbooks Online and the bleak long-term prospects for the desktop version of Quickbooks. It’s not really a choice for Intuit;...
This Is Not America
A little piece of you The little peace in me Will die For this is not America Blossom fails to bloom this season Promise not to stare Too long For this is not the miracle...
Office 365 Business Plans Now Include Access
Microsoft Access, an Office program for database management, will be included with the other Office programs in the Office 365 Business and Business Premium plans, starting next...
LastPass Is Now Free On All Devices
LastPass announced this week that it is now free to use on all your devices, including computers, phones and tablets. Here’s the LastPass announcement. If you’re a LastPass user,...
Thunderbolt And Lightning, Very Very Frightening
Remember the lyric in Bohemian Rhapsody? “Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me!” It’s right before “Galileo, Galileo” and the part where everybody starts shaking...