BRUCEB NEWS
Google Wants To Play With The Other Augmented Kids
Last fall all the cool companies started talking about their augmented reality plans and throwing around the term "metaverse" as if it meant something. (Insider tip: it doesn't.) Journalists have been crowding around Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft on the playground to...
MICROSOFT – FUN WITH PHOTOSHOP
Here’s a comparison of a picture that was used on Microsoft’s US web site and the same picture on Microsoft’s Polish web site. Microsoft is taking some well-deserved heat today...
HANDS-ON WITH WINDOWS 7
I got a copy of Windows 7 last week through one of Microsoft’s partner programs. On Saturday I had a lovely day converting my primary office computer from Vista to Windows 7....
URBAN & RURAL AT&T
Two articles about AT&T that tell you everything you need to know about cell phone carriers and their concern for those of us outside the big cities. Coverage just...
NORTHGATE KEYBOARDS
In the 1990s, Northgate Omnikey keyboards had a special place in the hearts of early computer users. They were solid and heavy and durable and the keys took just the right amount...
SORT ITEMS BY GIVEN YOMI
This has no significance. I just love the the phrase “Sort Items by Given Yomi.” I was talking to a client about sorting contacts in Outlook. You know that contacts can be...
THE WORLD IS FLAT
An interesting trend – our computers are going flat. As display resolutions increased, Microsoft and program designers were able to get more details into icons and toolbars....
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COMPUTERS
I wish we could count on the software and hardware vendors to play fair and treat us well, but it's not happening. We have to take responsibility for our computers. When Windows...
MALWAREBYTES
Computers are dropping like flies. I’ve seen too many dead and dying computers taken down by malware in the last few weeks. Almost all of the bad stuff lately is a variation on...
FOLLOWUP
Gadgets and services are flooding onto the market so quickly! It’s easy to find a “review” of a new product that recites its features from a press release. It’s much harder to...
OUTLOOK MAIL FORWARDING
If you use Outlook, you might want to send a copy of each incoming message to a different email address. Some people forward messages to a GMail or Windows Live address when they...
WINDOWS 7 UPGRADES
There was some confusion when I wrote about Windows 7 upgrades a couple of months ago, so let me try to be completely clear about how you should plan to get Windows 7 later this...
BAN THE CHECK
I started to install an update to Java tonight. (Java is up to version 6, update 15. Sometimes it feels like Java updates are issued two or three times a day. It’s okay to...
NETFLIX FFFT ZZZT
Another glimpse behind the scenes, this time by a reporter who was allowed to visit a Netflix distribution center. If you subscribe to the DVD-rental service, the Netflix...
HARDWARE CHANGES AHEAD
When Windows 7 arrives in a few months, it will be accompanied by new hardware that is just now coming into focus. You might find yourself buying more computers than you expect...
Amazon Love
It seems appropriate to say something nice about online shopping, after last week’s rant about Buy.com. I buy everything from Amazon.com. That’s why I have the Amazon search box...