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The Circus of Dr Lao: A Small, Strange American Masterpiece
Psst. Come in, come in! I’ve got a weird and wonderful book for you. There are books that feel like neatly arranged shelves. Then there are books like The Circus of Dr. Lao , which feels more like someone opened a door in the back of the room and a carnival wandered…
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…
Watch A Demo Of Office 365 Sharepoint, Lync & Office
Anyone interested is invited to join a 30-minute webinar on Thursday or Friday for a demonstration of some of the Office 365 services that are less well known to small…
Windows 8.1: The View From 36,000 Feet
Previously: Windows 8: The View From 36,000 Feet Today Microsoft is releasing a preview of the next version of Windows, an update named “Windows 8.1” that will be available in…
PDF Search Stops Working In Windows 8 64-Bit
Adobe’s PDF format has become as important in offices as Microsoft’s Office file formats. More and more business assets are stored in PDF format – email archives, scanned…
LinkedIn And Creepy Connections
LinkedIn is increasingly being used by small and medium-size businesses for marketing, recruiting, and networking. I’ll give you a bit of background in case you’re not familiar…