BRUCEB NEWS
It’s Time To Leave LastPass
LastPass was hacked. It was a bad, bad hack. If you use LastPass, your passwords are probably fine. LastPass uses a very secure method to protect your secrets. You don't have to panic. Isn't the word "probably" an annoying thing to see in that sentence? Wouldn't you...
Sorting Out The Tablets
Previously: It’s Not The Device, It’s The Ecosystem Let’s break down the new tablets by ecosystem. I’ll give you some shopping tips along the way. APPLE Everyone can find...
It’s Not The Device, It’s The Ecosystem
The holiday shopping season is nearly here. You’re faced with quite a selection of tablets and no obvious way to choose one over another. -- The level of engineering...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Gives Bruceb News A Dressing Down
In the news: Time, “Most Successful Tech Company on Earth Still Kinda Bummed No-Name Bloggers Didn’t Love the Original iPad” Fast Company: “Hear From The IT Blogger Whose Review...
Windows 8.1 Now Available For Computers And Tablets
Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade to Windows 8 that is now available for all computers and laptops running Windows 8, and all Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets. In a few days,...
The Affordable Care Act And The Rollout Problem
The news is full of the technical problems that have kept many people from navigating the web site set up for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. I don’t want to discuss the...
CryptoLocker Is A New Security Nightmare
CryptoLocker is a new variety of malware that is genuinely awful. You should be afraid. Starting now, you should redouble your efforts to live by the Rules For Computer Safety,...
If It’s Tuesday, There Must Be Updates
For ten years Microsoft has released security updates for Windows and Office on the second Tuesday of each month, the fabled “Patch Tuesday.” This week Microsoft patched two...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – Don’t Forget The Kindle
Although specific sales numbers aren’t available, we know that Amazon is selling millions of its Kindle Fire tablets to people who want a tablet for the lowest price and who are...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – The Other Windows Tablets
Windows tablets have a lot to offer business users whose time is spent using Microsoft Office programs on Windows computers and notebooks. If you slip into Microsoft’s ecosystem,...
Tablets, Tablets Everywhere – Microsoft Surface
The landscape for tablets has been straightforward for the last year. -- Apple supports a rich echosystem of apps with the 10” iPad and increasingly popular 8” iPad Mini,...
The Empty Nest And The Fall Leaves – Bruceb Out Of Town 09/30-10/06
I will be out of the office during the week of September 30. The leaves are changing color in New Hampshire. For the first time I’ll be able to see them in full, glorious color...
A Look At The Future Of The Desktop
Here’s the story of why the Windows Desktop will disappear. It’s now widely understood that small, mobile devices will be the focus of everyone’s attention for the next few...
Internet Explorer And “Unsupported Browser” Warnings
Lately I’ve seen an increase in the number of web sites warning that I’m running an unsupported version of Internet Explorer, or recommending that I upgrade to the latest...
Clean Up After Your Printers
Here’s a housekeeping tip that will help keep your computers happy. When you take a printer out of service, remove the printer from the Printers folder, then uninstall the...
Speedy Installation Of Windows 8.1
Windows 8 is fast. It installs fast, it boots fast, it transfers files fast, it wakes up from sleep nearly instantly. It’s significantly faster than Windows 7 at all those...