BRUCEB NEWS
The (Virtual) Shape Of Things To Come
Meta is taking us forward to a world where augmented reality glasses are well understood and useful. “You’re crazy!” I hear you say. “Meta has moved on. Mark Zuckerberg looked foolish when he talked about the ‘metaverse.’ He claimed he was investing in the long-term...
Office 365 Availability Exceeds 99.9%
Microsoft assembled some numbers to show that Office 365 has had almost no downtime for the last year. For four quarters in a row, the Office 365 services (hosted Exchange email,...
Skydrive Keeps Getting Better! (Except For The Pesky Name Problem)
The Service Soon Not To Be Known As Skydrive got some nice updates recently – along with a court decision that gives Microsoft yet another nasty branding problem. The good news...
Office 365 And Outlook “Trying To Connect”
Microsoft has been upgrading Office 365 subscribers to new servers during 2013, with improved webmail and a completely overhauled dashboard for users and the latest versions of...
New Tool For Bruceb Remote Management Subscribers
There’s a new little icon in the lower right corner of the screen for Bruceb Remote Management subscribers. Most of my clients’ computers are running the Bruceb Remote Management...
Microsoft Releases Office Mobile For Android Phones
Microsoft released Office Mobile for Android phones this week, with versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint optimized for small screens. Here’s where you can download it from the...
How To Stay On The Desktop On A Windows 8 Computer
Windows 8 features a Start screen in place of the familiar Start menu, and many of its apps are designed with a new full-screen presentation best suited for laptops and tablets....
How To Restore Files With Bruceb Cloud Backup
Bruceb Cloud Backup provides secure online backups to Amazon S3’s global server network. One of its most useful features is the ability to restore previous versions of files when...
Haswell And The Next Generation Of Intel Processors
In the twenty-year history of personal computing, there has always been a reason to wait a few months to buy the Next Big Thing. So let me tell you about the Next Big Thing, but...
It’s Safe To Install The Microsoft Security Essentials Upgrade
On Patch Tuesday this month, Microsoft released an upgrade to Microsoft Security Essentials, the security program used by just about everyone. The program itself is being updated...
Microsoft Delivers Outlook for iPhone/iPad (Kind Of)
Microsoft unexpectedly released native Outlook apps for iPhones and iPads today! Well, kind of. Office 365 subscribers with a hosted Exchange mailbox can download OWA for iPhone...
Meanwhile, In The Google Ecosystem
Let’s peer over the wall into the Google garden. The changes in one ecosystem are more or less irrelevant if you’re committed to one of the others. Pieces of the Google, Apple,...
Summer Vacation Progress Notes
My flapping retina has been stitched into place and I’m comfortably sitting with my head facing down in a chair that looks like it would also be useful for shoulder massages or...
OneNote Is Everywhere!
Microsoft OneNote is the hidden treasure in the Office suite, the program that might be a serious boost to your productivity but is too often overlooked. Take another look. Your...
How I’m Spending My Summer Vacation
Next week Dr. Christine Ku will suck all the fluid out of my right eye. Normally a detached retina is an emergency event. A shadow falls across your vision, surgeons scurry...
Windows 8 Tip: Watch The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Video
If you have a new Windows 8 computer or you’re thinking of getting one, please – please! – take a few minutes and watch Scott Hanselman’s presentation of “The Missing Windows 8...