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...
Comparing The Tablet Home Screens
Here are representative screen shots of what tablets present and future look like side by side. Apple iPad 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (standing in for all the Android tablets)...
Amazon’s New Kindle Fire Tablet
With its announcement of the Kindle Fire tablet on Wednesday, Amazon did something worthy of Apple: it invented a niche that it is likely to control, not directly competitive...
Google Groups, Mad Mimi, And Mailing Lists
If all goes well, Mad Mimi is going to take over the mailing list for subscribers to Bruceb News. Here’s the story that led me to the odd logo on the left. If you send an email...
The Joy Of Networks, Routers, And VLANs
The request was deceptively simple: Six very small offices want to share a single Internet connection. Each office wants to have a secure network for its own computers, not...
You Are Not The Customer
Facebook has a vision that every single thing you do will be channeled back into a record of your life held by Facebook and shared in real-time with your friends – every web site...
Facebook, Google+, And The Tipping Point
Are you a Facebook user? You probably noticed the significant makeover to your Facebook page on Wednesday. Your news feed is now formatted a bit like a newspaper or online...
Anatomy Of A Scam Investigation
There is a fascinating and informative series of articles by a lawyer and former federal prosecutor about his efforts to unearth information about a scammer who sent a phony...
RAID Controllers And Hard Drive Trays
When you’re wrestling with your computer and wondering why everything has to be so complicated, maybe it will help to know that you’re not alone. It’s not any better behind the...
Patch Tuesday From Microsoft And Adobe
Microsoft will deliver five run-of-the-mill security updates for Windows and Office tonight, in the regular monthly Patch Tuesday release. There’s more information about this...
Using The Favorites Bar In Internet Explorer
The Favorites Bar in Internet Explorer deserves some attention. It’s a simple concept that might turn out to be a good friend. The Favorites Bar extends across the top of the...
Flying High With Sonoma Canopy Tours
Things are quiet in the technology world, so forgive me if I pass on a tip about a Sonoma County attraction. It took me by surprise when I found out about it. Sonoma Canopy Tours...
Dane Jasper And Broadband Monopolies
If you live anywhere in the U.S. other than a big city, you likely have one choice – and only one choice – for broadband service. If you live in a rural area, there is a good...
Thin And Light Notebooks Go Mainstream
By the end of the year there will finally be a dozen or more reasonably-priced ultrathin, ultralight notebooks on the market, mostly priced under a thousand dollars. Almost three...
WordPress Takes Over The Web
WordPress is everywhere. A few days ago, WordPress announced rather startling statistics: WordPress is now powering 14.7% of the top million websites in the world. 22 out of...
Sudden Decline In Fake Antivirus Malware
The world has made a bit of temporary progress against the bad guys. Almost every week during 2010 and the first six months of 2011, I cleaned malware off computers after it was...