BRUCEB NEWS
Chrome Gets Some Useful New Features
Chrome is the web browser used by 7.9 billion people, more or less, plus it’s starting to be adopted by schools on planets orbiting distant stars. Google does not make big changes to it because of the people who use Chrome, approximately all of them hate change. But...
Windows Live Sync And Missed Opportunities
Microsoft is finalizing a new version of Windows Live Sync, its free software for syncing files among different computers. The new version replaces the two overlapping programs...
The Rollout Problem
There is an interesting consequence to the development of a global population obsessed by technology: it’s become very difficult to introduce a new service and have sufficient...
Social Networking Primer
If you’re over 35, you will be secretly relieved by David Pogue’s helpful column in today’s New York Times. Bless his heart – he’s written concise, easy-to-understand...
Office 2010 Upgrade
A quick reminder – if you purchased a new computer with Microsoft Office 2007 in the last few months, you can get a free upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010. It requires a modest...
New Notebooks
It is impossible to keep up with the flood of new devices onto the market. Technology is appearing everywhere, in every form factor, faster than anyone can hope to keep up with...
Kindle DX Update
The Apple iPad has been out for a while and it’s become clear that it may fill a niche for some people as a way to read magazines and newspapers, once publishers finish work on...
GMAIL LICENSE AGREEMENT
Wayne Small, an Australian SBS consultant, took a look at Google’s license agreement recently and wrote up a nice reminder that big companies do not make any pretense of playing...
BRUCEB PADDLES HOME
Thanks for your patience! I’m back in the office trying to catch up on email and phone calls. Go listen to some piano music from Andrew’s recital and I’ll be in touch soon with...
THE VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW
The vacation continues - still cut off from phone service and Internet service is erratic. Back in my office on July 1!
MAGCLOUD
Here’s a service that might help you with an upcoming occasion or give you a new creative outlet. MagCloud was put together by HP Labs to demonstrate what can be done with high...
Microsoft Office 2010 Now Available
Previously: Office 2010 – Technology Guarantee Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparisons Should You Buy Microsoft Office 2010? Microsoft Office 2010 went on sale Tuesday at local...
Office Web Apps
Microsoft has introduced Office Web Apps, free online versions of Office programs that can be used entirely inside a web browser. Visit http://office.live.com to take a look at...
BRUCEB ON VACATION 06/17-06/30
My loyal clients know that I haven’t taken a vacation in more than four years, due to my fanatical devotion to their best interests. I simply couldn’t stand the risk that...
Dropbox, Androids, And Security
Previously: Sync Files With Dropbox Dropbox for iPad, Android Almost everyone should take a look at Dropbox, the service that syncs folders and files among your computers and...
PATCH TUESDAY
Leave your computer on overnight and prepare for it to restart. It’s Patch Tuesday and Microsoft will install a large crop of updates on all versions of Windows tonight. Tomorrow...