BRUCEB NEWS
Tech Companies Are Too Big (And They’ll Probably Stay That Way)
They’re too damn big! Admit it, that’s your gut feeling about the five giant tech companies - Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft. It’s a constant refrain in the news, and it’s starting to be an assumption in our conversations. They need to be cut down to size!...
WINDOWS 7 – UPGRADE POSTSCRIPT
Starting now, you can buy a new computer with Vista and get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s released in late October. Here are the details of Dell’s offer, for example. It...
WINDOWS 7 – UPGRADES
Pretty tempting, eh? For the next ten days or so, you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium upgrades for fifty bucks, or Windows 7 Professional for a hundred bucks. It’s a really...
WINDOWS 7 – BACKGROUND
Windows 7 is coming. It’s been almost eight years since Windows XP was released, and we’ve spent more than 2 1/2 years with Vista already. New details are appearing daily about...
BACK TO WORK
Thank you for your patience! I’m back at my desk now. I won’t desert you again, I promise.
ACROBAT.COM PAID ACCOUNTS
There will be some new experiments with subscription fees for online services, after the last few years when it seemed everything online would always be free or could be financed...
LIFE IN PARADISE
There’s nothing more exciting than finding out how someone else’s vacation is going, right? Quite nicely, thank you! (Family and friends can find more photos here.)
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS
On June 23, Microsoft will release a beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, the free antivirus program that is replacing Windows Live OneCare. Microsoft is now allowing...
BEHIND THE SCENES: DATA CENTERS
I love occasional glimpses behind the scenes. In The Wizard of Oz, I would have been Toto, pulling back the curtain to figure out what was running the big head. The New York...
MICROSOFT DISCONTINUES MS MONEY
Have you noticed the collapse in the market for boxed software? We used to go to Best Buy or Staples or Costco and buy the latest programs in boxes. The only time we do that now...
FIRST INFORMATION ABOUT MICROSOFT ANTIVIRUS
Windows Live OneCare will be completely off the market at the end of June (although Microsoft will continue to issue virus definition updates for another year). When Microsoft...
BRUCEB ON VACATION JUNE 13-25
I’ll be out of the state from June 13 through June 25.I’ll be answering the phone, responding to emails, and working with you remotely, just like always. But I’ll be slow to...
HOW DO WE SURVIVE?
I wonder sometimes if the relentless onslaughts by the bad guys will ever be beaten back so we can use our tools in peace. This group of news items caught my eye today in an...
WINDOWS XP MEMORY UPGRADES
There are a lot of 3-5 year old Windows XP computers out there. They are due for a replacement; the time to do that will be after October 22, when Windows 7 will be on the...
PATCH TUESDAY
Microsoft will release ten updates for Windows and Microsoft Office tonight, following its usual monthly schedule. Leave your computer on and expect it to restart overnight.In...
SAFE COMPUTING 2009
Here’s an updated list of ways to be safe and secure with your computer. Install updates from Microsoft promptly. Look in the lower right corner for the gold shield (WinXP) or...