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“Optimize Enjoyment”: Remembering Jim Rowson
“Celebrate while you still can Cause any second it may end . . .” – Oingo Boingo, No One Lives ForeverJim Rowson passed away peacefully on December 26, 2024 at age 70 from fucking cancer. (That was his term for it, and the fucking cancer deserved the abuse, the sneaky...
Outlook Is The Best Mail & Calendar App For iOS
Chances are that you’re using the email and calendar apps that came with your iPhone or Android phone. They’re fine. No shame there. But you’re missing an app from Microsoft that...
R.I.P. David Bowie
In February 1976, I saw David Bowie perform at The Forum in Los Angeles. It is one of my most vivid memories from the 70s – white lighting on a stark black stage, Bowie in tuxedo...
Improved Monitoring And Patching With Bruceb Remote Management
Most Bruceb Consulting clients are protected by Bruceb Remote Management, the affordable service that monitors your computers and keeps them up to date. I’ve been working hard to...
The Best Laptop You Can Buy: Lenovo Updates The Thinkpad X1 Carbon For 2016
The huge electronics trade show CES is in progress in Las Vegas, with manufacturers showing off a dizzying array of new laptops and tablets for 2016, along with talking...
Another Way To Disable Windows 10 Upgrade Notices
Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela sat down for a remarkably frank interview on the Windows Weekly podcast a few days ago. One of the topics was the insistent push...
Season’s Greetings From Bruceb Consulting!
Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple...
The Last Windows 10 Tip Of The Year: How To Sign Out
It’s the end of the day. You’ve finished your work and you’re packing up. You can walk away as soon as you log off of the computer, which is running that new-fangled Windows 10...
Windows 10 Tip: Find A Lost Laptop
A new feature quietly appeared in the Windows 10 November update: you can have your laptop send its location every few hours to Microsoft. If your laptop is lost or stolen, you...
Why Are PDFs Opening In The Edge Browser? And Other Windows 10 Default Annoyances
Microsoft needed to execute flawlessly on a number of things for Windows 10 to be an inarguable success. High on the list were two things: making the upgrade process smooth and...
OneDrive Update: Easier Setup In Windows 10, Plus The Mystery Of OneDrive For Business
Let’s get caught up on the latest news about OneDrive, Microsoft’s service for storing files online and syncing them to your computers and mobile devices. If you’re new to...
Windows 10 Tip: How To Clean Up The Navigation Pane In File Explorer
When you open File Explorer in Windows 10, you see many things designed to make life simpler. There are so many, in fact, that the navigation pane on the left has become...
Danger! Alarm! Panic! The Bad Guys Step Up Their Attacks
The bad guys are working overtime. In the last few weeks, two of my clients were shut down for hours or days by viruses that arrived in email attachments. There have been...
An Amazing iPhone App You’re Not Using (But You Should Be)
myEcho is an iPhone app that can take your dictation and insert it into any Windows program. It’s remarkably accurate, it’s easy to use, and, oh yes, it only costs $1.99. If...
How You Can Make This A Special Holiday Season
Every year at this time, all of us participate in a shared ritual, a rich tradition for families and loved ones, the heartwarming moments when we all sit at our computers and...
The Best New Feature In Windows 10 Is . . . A Swipe
Many of you are finding your way around Windows 10 on your newly upgraded computers. It’s a blend of the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8, with some new features that show lots of...