August 24, 2010
WARREN BERLS
I’ll be taking a personal day on Wednesday, August 25, to help my dad celebrate his 90th birthday.
My dad taught me to solder. Remember soldering irons? We’d use them to build Heathkit radios and test kits, painstakingly matching the colored bands on the sides of the resistors that we were soldering into little circuit boards and checking off each step in the directions when it was done. I was tremendously impressed when he built the family’s color television set. A TV set! How great is that! And he could fix it when it broke because, hey, […] continued
August 23, 2010
BRUCEB CONSULTING – NOW WITH NEW IMPROVED MONITORING
I am pleased to announced a new service for my loyal clients: real-time server and networking monitoring.
This is the culmination of months of evaluation and testing. It represents a higher level of service that I’ll be delivering to my clients, at the same time that I’m helping reduce technology costs by handling problems before they turn into crises.
SERVER MONITORING
For less than $1 per day, I will set up 24×7 Round-the-Clock Monitoring that will check your server’s critical systems every fifteen minutes. Whenever it sniffs a problem, I’ll get an email showing the exact nature of […] continued
July 1, 2010
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 everyone who missed me!
June 27, 2010
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!
June 14, 2010
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 something would need my attention if I was unavailable for even a few hours. No, no, no need to thank me – I guess that’s why I’m the highest-paid and best-loved computer consultant in the western United States.
Possibly not all of the western states.
I suppose if you were going to quibble, it would be more accurate to say […] continued
May 9, 2010
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! I have had the wonderful good luck to have been raised by the best mother in the world, and to be married to the love of my life who is – by an extraordinary coincidence – the best mother in the world. My love to both!
March 4, 2010
BRUCEB ON VACATION 03/04-03/07
Look, you don’t think I enjoy this, do you? The constant grind of shuffling from airport to airport, renting cars and climbing on shuttle buses, desperately drinking coffee to wake up before dragging myself out to yet another ski slope.
But when the economy is dragging, I consider it my civic duty to step up and provide whatever stimulus I can to local economies. What can I tell you? I’m a giver.
Don’t panic.
- I’ll be available by email each afternoon and evening, and by phone any time for emergencies. I’ll be able to provide remote
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February 11, 2010
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 productivity and make life more fun. Everyone needs help to set things up and work out the kinks. The phone is ringing off the hook.
What’s a highly trained professional to do?
Right. Drop the ball. Leave town. Go skiing.
Responsibility? Commitment to my clients? Bah. Overrated.
So circle the wagons, crouch behind the barrels, keep your heads down – you’re on your own, partners.
Well, not quite.
I’ll be available […] 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
December 24, 2009
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BRUCEB CONSULTING
Happy holidays from all of us at Bruceb Consulting! All my best wishes for an abundance of happiness and good cheer!
I’m looking forward to working with you in 2010 in a rapidly changing world of technology. These are the trends that will shape next year for small businesses:
- WINDOWS 7 Many of you will be getting new computers to replace the aging, slow Windows XP systems under your desk, and finding that Windows 7 is quite delightful for work and play.
- MULTIPLE COMPUTERS You’ll be more likely to have several computers as prices drop
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