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Lolita and the Art of Suitcase Literature
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Those are the opening lines of Lolita , Vladimir Nabokov’s dazzling literary masterpiece. Lolita was an international bestseller that reshaped modern fiction and established Nabokov as one of the…
Happy Holidays From Bruceb Consulting!
Best wishes for a happy and healthy and prosperous 2012! This has been a fast-moving year in technology, continuing the movement away from dependence on individual PCs and…
Create A Windows 7 Library For Dropbox
Many Dropbox users quickly start to store all interesting files in their Dropbox folders, especially current files that are being used on more than one computer. The faster you…
Disassembling An External Hard Drive
External USB hard drives are everywhere. All of you have one or two set up for backups of each computer, right? Many of you also use them for saving video and photo collections…
The Future Of SMB IT Consulting (a.k.a. Advertisements For Myself)
Previously: Live Tech Support From Microsoft Answer Desk The Changing Landscape For SMB IT Consultants Lots of forces are combining to change the services that you need for your…
Patch Tuesday Interlude
Microsoft released a particularly large crop of patches and updates on Tuesday. Your computer probably restarted on Tuesday or Wednesday night. If you’re a subscriber to the…
The Changing Landscape For SMB IT Consultants
When Microsoft announced that it will provide free or cheap support for Windows and Office and common computer problems, it wasn’t a surprise for any IT consultant who’s been…
Live Tech Support From Microsoft Answer Desk
A few days ago Microsoft launched Answer Desk with little fanfare – no press release, just a new web site (www.answerdesk.com) offering live technical support for Windows and…
The Growing Popularity Of Reddit
Reddit has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. It didn’t happen overnight – Reddit has been around for five years – but 2011 is when it came into its own and…
The Joy Of Managed Online Backups
We’re all busy. Life is full of choices about what deserves attention and what should be passed off to someone else. The Bruceb Cloud Backup service is managed and monitored….
Windows 7 Tips For Power Searches
Previously: Windows 7 Search More About Windows 7 Search Windows 7 Searches – Small Business Windows 7 Searches – Libraries Windows 7 Searches – Search Techniques SUMMARY:…
The Sad Decline Of JungleDisk
(Update 09/2017: Jungle Disk is a much different company in 2017 than when I wrote this article. Think of this as a snapshot in time, but don’t let it influence you if you…
Kindle Fire And Exchange ActiveSync
While we’re talking about the Kindle Fire, it’s worth noting one strange omission: the Kindle Fire does not have a built-in connection to Exchange mailboxes. The picture on the…
Amazon Kindle Fire WiFi Connection Problems
Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire is a fascinating device! We got ours last week but this isn’t a review – opinions are still forming over here at the global headquarters of Bruceb…
Holiday Shopping With LastPass
Happy Thanksgiving from Bruceb Consulting! Remember to look up from your computer and smartphone and iPad and Kindle Fire on Thursday – your family and friends are right there…
Finally! The Debut Of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
Western Digital is shipping the first device available in the US with Microsoft’s small business storage and backup software, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. Microsoft…