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Bing Sucks At Searches
Bing sucks at searches. You know how I know that? Because I have an anecdote to prove it. Anecdotes don't prove anything. I know that. You know that. If I'm going to make a broad claim I ought to have solid evidence and statistics and data. I don't. Well, I do, but...
WINDOWS PHONE 7 SERIES
If you read gadget sites like Engadget or Gizmodo, then you already know that the world changed today when Microsoft unveiled the “Windows Phone 7 Series,” the next generation of...
MICROSOFT FLOUNDERS
Windows 7 is a staggering achievement. Microsoft delivered exactly the right product at the right time and will completely dominate desktop computing for the foreseeable future....
Jungle Disk For Groups
Previously: Jungle Disk Online Backups Jungle Disk File Syncing Jungle Disk has two more levels of service for businesses: the Workgroup Edition, $4/user per month for teams of...
BLOG SPAM
When I moved the bruceb news page to WordPress and opened it up to comments, there was an unexpected side effect: blog spam. There’s a space at the bottom of each post for...
ADOBE PDF PREVIEW HANDLER 64-BIT FIX
There’s finally a solution to a bug that Adobe has allowed to stand unpatched for far too long. This only applies to a few of you but you’ll be glad to see it if you’ve been one...
BRUCEB ON VACATION 02/15-02/19
Technology is moving faster than ever before. Businesses are replacing aging computers and servers at a rapid pace. People are getting mobile devices that will improve their...
Sync Files With Dropbox
If you use more than one computer regularly, then you understand the need for an easy way to access some of the same files from each of your computers. I want to add Dropbox to...
JUNGLE DISK FILE SYNCING
Previously: Jungle Disk Online Backups For an extra dollar each month, Jungle Disk Desktop Edition adds features to help you share files between multiple computers. There are two...
MICROSOFT ONLINE SERVICES OUTAGE FOLLOWUP
[Thursday January 28, 2010 – sent to MOS subscribers at 9:07pm] Dear Customer: Microsoft Online Services strives to provide exceptional service for all of our customers. On...
SOLID COLOR DELAY
Here’s a weird bug in Windows 7. I haven’t run into it myself but I love oddball glitches like this. (My favorite continues to be the discovery that Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony...
THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF LIVE MESH
Live Mesh is Microsoft’s program for syncing folders between multiple computers and online storage, making your files available to you wherever you are. I think Live Mesh is...
Who Will Buy The Apple iPad?
Who’s going to buy an Apple iPad? Well, not you or me, anyway - not this version, not at $600-800. It’s not going to revolutionize anything, it’s not going to replace netbooks,...
JUNGLE DISK ONLINE BACKUPS
I’ve been hesitant to recommend online backups after some early poor experiences, but recently Jungle Disk introduced an upgrade to their online backup programs that is very...
Wobbles With Microsoft Online Services
Some problems today with Microsoft Online Services, which leaves me feeling unsettled about it. Microsoft has made a serious commitment to moving Exchange customers to hosted...
WINDOWS SNAP AND DUAL MONITORS
Windows Snap is one of the best new features in Windows 7. Here’s my original post describing how it works. On a single monitor, you can display two windows side by side with a...