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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...
Ten Ways To Make Windows 10 More Lovable
Finally! Next week, you’ll do your backups and you’ll upgrade to Windows 10 and everything will go smoothly and you’ll log in and everything will work perfectly and you’ll love...
Six Things You Must Do Before Upgrading To Windows 10
Windows 10 will get a major update soon, probably on November 10. The upgrade process has been battle tested by 120 million people. Windows 10 will be ready next week. Now it’s...
Ten Annoying Things About Windows 10 (Part 2)
Previously: Part 1 - the first five annoying things I’m a big fan of Windows 10 but it’s not perfect. Here are five more things that make me a bit crazy. 6) Control Panel vs....
Ten Annoying Things About Windows 10 (Part 1)
Windows 10 is the best version of Windows ever released. It’s got the familiar look of Windows 7 combined with new features and improvements from Windows 8. It’s fast, secure,...
You’ll Never Guess The Most Important Feature Of The iPhone 6s
Hey, this is fun! I think I’ll start writing all my headlines like Buzzfeed. “You won’t believe what happened when I got an iPhone.” “Five things that will shock you about Office...
How To Remove The Windows 10 Upgrade Notices
If you don’t intend to upgrade your Windows 7 or 8 computer to Windows 10, these instructions will help you remove the Windows 10 upgrade notices. Most of you don’t have to do...
Windows 10 Upgrade: Did I Say October? I Meant November
Microsoft has delayed the release of the first service pack for Windows 10 until November. There is no official announcement so the update may arrive anywhere between Patch...
Dell XPS 13 And XPS 15: The Great Laptops You Can Afford
Dell is selling a refreshed model of last year’s XPS 13, the laptop that won the hearts of everyone who saw it. The XPS 13 introduced Dell’s “InfinityEdge” screen, with a...
Microsoft Surface Book–The Ultimate Laptop, With A Secret Trick
Executives at Dell and HP and Lenovo put their head in their hands and moaned as they watched Microsoft’s presentation of new hardware on Tuesday. It was Microsoft’s best...
Easy To Do Lists With Wunderlist
Wunderlist makes it easy to manage to do lists. You can use it on iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac computers, and on the web. Your lists will be kept in sync no...
Windows 10 Upgrade Tip: Uninstall Start8 Before Upgrading
The picture above appears to show a normal Windows 7 Start menu. If your computer is running Windows 8 and your Start menu looks like the picture, then you’re probably running...
Office 2016 Is Now Available! Well, For Some Of You, Anyway
The new version of Office 2016 for Windows is now generally available. The takeaway: • Most of you will get it automatically. • Most of you won’t care very much. Microsoft has...
Ad Blocking Part 2: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet
Previously - Ad Blocking Part 1: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet The Internet has to be paid for. That’s the rest of the ad blocking debate in a nutshell. When...
Ad Blocking: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet
Ads on websites are out of control. An online debate has been raging all week about ad blocking – programs that run on your computer or your phone to remove ads from web pages so...
Windows 10 Tip: Make The Edge Browser Disappear Until It’s Finished
Edge is the new Microsoft web browser that replaces Internet Explorer in Windows 10. The name “Edge” was chosen so Microsoft could use a similar E icon down in the taskbar....