BRUCEB NEWS
Location Tracking Could Help Combat Covid-19 – But At What Cost?
Health authorities could track your location and use the data to monitor and model the spread of Covid-19. It would help researchers learn how long the virus survives on a surface, what percentage of the population is asymptomatic, and where to target medical...
NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2004
Norton Antivirus 2004 cannot be used until the product is "activated," just like Windows and Office. That means a separate copy has to be purchased for each computer - you can't...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003
Microsoft Office 2003 goes on sale this week. If you're using Office 2000 or Office 97, there are improvements throughout the programs in the suite that make upgrading...
AUTOMATIC UPDATES
Microsoft released a batch of security updates for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. If your system notifies you that it has downloaded new updates, be sure to install them. Or go to...
SMALL WORLD
I stumbled on a web site full of wonderful photos - Molecular Expressions, devoted to the world of optical microscopy. Hundreds of photos of common objects viewed on a...
REMOTE CONTROL
It's increasingly common to feel the need to be able to access Outlook remotely. Maybe you want to check your mail or do some work from home, or maybe you want to stay in touch...
GO GO POGOWAVE!
Pogowave Communications delivers wireless Internet communications to rural Sonoma County. Prices are reasonable and the Pogowave tower can reach areas not served by DSL or cable....
HANDHELD MARKET HEATS UP
The handheld market slumped this year. Prices are down, speed and usability are up, but not very many people are buying. After a few buyouts and burnouts, Palm and Sony are the...
QUICKBOOKS CUSTOMER MANAGER
Quickbooks Customer Manager is an inexpensive new program aimed squarely at the market previously dominated by Act. It integrates with Quickbooks and Outlook and presents all the...
NORTON ANTISPAM 2004
Here’s a glowing review for Norton Antispam 2004 – high marks for the interface and for its effectiveness. At $40, it’s more expensive than competing programs like IHateSpam, but...
CELL PHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY
The Federal Communications Commission is requiring that beginning Nov. 24 cellular companies offer customers the option of taking their phone numbers with them when they switch...
APPLE iTUNES FOR WINDOWS
AppleInsider.com reported today that Apple will announce its iTunes software and music store for Windows on Thursday, October 16, ahead of schedule. It's been possible to make an...
BRUCEB WALLPAPER
Do your shopping early and avoid the crowds. And remember - this offer is NOT available in stores!
FREE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM
Adobe has released a new version of Photoshop Album, its software for organizing digital photos. (Click here for my description of the original program.) The new version adds a...
THE DMCA AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has produced a report summarizing the use and misuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the last five years. The DMCA is being used by...
NAPSTER REBORN
Napster 2.0 will open for business next week, when Roxio releases a “public beta test version” of a new music downloading service. Roxio purchased the “Napster” name last year,...