February 8, 2010
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 the programs you consider to accomplish that. At the moment, it combines simplicity and exactly the right features – and the basic version is free.
The idea is simple: after installing one of these programs, you have a magic folder on your office computer and your home computer or your laptop. Anything you drop in the folder at one end automatically appears […] continued
February 4, 2010
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, but it will find large and devoted audiences, particularly after the price drops and some features get added. It’s easy to imagine version 2 or 3 with the built-in camera that ought to have been there all along, and with the GPS receiver that is driving the most interesting uses of the iPhone. More importantly, a couple of years from now the low-end version of the […] continued
February 3, 2010
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 2-100 people; and the Server Edition, $5/server per month.
Small businesses might find a lot to like about the Workgroup Edition. Instead of a single login name and password, this version of the program lets each person have a separate login name and password and separate settings for access to synced files and folders.
Imagine that you’ve got employees in three locations.
- Each person
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February 2, 2010
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 ways to accomplish this. The easiest one comes first during the setup: check a box to add a network drive that will appear next to your hard drive and your CD drive in Windows Explorer. Let’s call it the “J:\” drive.
Anything can be placed in the J: drive – files, folders, as much or as little as you like.
When you […] continued
February 1, 2010
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 impressive – I’ve had good experience with it personally and I like everything I see about the program design and the new features. I want all of you to consider whether you want to add Jungle Disk as part of your backup strategy. In most cases it should be in addition to backups on an external hard drive or NAS device, but some of you (especially Windows XP users) […] continued
January 29, 2010
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 comments. I don’t have a big audience and there are few comments from real people. You, my family and dear friends and clients and any of the rest of my fourteen readers, you are always welcome to add a comment. I promise to read all comments, answer questions, laugh at your jokes, blush if you say something nice, and take criticism […] continued
January 29, 2010
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 January 28, customers served from a North America data center may have experienced intermittent access to services included in the Business Productivity Online Suite. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and your employees.
We are committed to communicating with our customers in an open and honest manner about service issues and the steps we’re taking to prevent recurrences.
- What happened?
- Monitoring alerted us
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January 28, 2010
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 services. There are some real advantages for small businesses if someone else takes responsibility for the mail system – Exchange is a big, complex piece of work that needs regular attention and updates, and requires a high degree of expertise if something goes wrong.
Many third parties offer hosted Exchange mailboxes but in some ways, Microsoft’s own hosted mail service offered through the Microsoft Online Services program is the […] continued
January 28, 2010
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 of the victims.
Background: if you use Outlook 2007 to open an e-mail message with a PDF attachment, you should be able to preview the attachment directly in the Reading pane. When you click on the attachment, you’ll first see the dialog asking you to confirm that the attachment comes from a trustworthy source. (Leave the box checked for that warning […] continued
January 27, 2010
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 could cause the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to fail.)
The glitch: If you set a solid-color desktop on your new Windows 7 computer instead of a custom wallpaper, you may experience a thirty-second delay before the desktop appears.
Doesn’t happen if you choose a photo for wallpaper or install the Coca Cola theme or use anything else – just a solid color. Microsoft […] continued
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