BRUCEB NEWS
Prices And Algorithms: It’s A Game Of Cat And Mouse, And You’re Always The Mouse
You probably have the idea that you can use the power of the Internet to compare prices and find deals. Savvy travelers look for advice about the best time to buy airline tickets for a trip – on a Tuesday, about 90 days before the trip, right? You compare several...
ROB BLACK BACK ON THE AIR
The world became dreary and pointless when CNET Radio went off the air a few months ago. True geeks can get a fix by signing up to receive daily downloads of 25 minute newscasts,...
NEW DELL NOTEBOOK
Dell has just introduced another Latitude notebook, if you’re willing to pay extra to get less - less weight, that is. The Latitude D D400 is a full Centrino notebook, with the...
APPLE’S FUTURE IN MULTIMEDIA
Apple’s new music downloading service, iTunes, reported two million downloads in its first 16 days of operation, a startling success. I continue to hope that it falls flat, for...
BROADBAND: ISDN
Part 6 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County The last option for rural broadband access is expensive, but worth considering if you’re...
BROADBAND: FRAME RELAY & T-1
Part 5 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County Where there’s a fat wallet, there’s a way to get broadband. T-1 lines are a longstanding way to...
BROADBAND: BROADLINK COMMUNICATIONS
Part 4 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County There’s another oddball possibility for broadband access in rural Sonoma County. Broadlink...
BROADBAND: ATG
Part 3 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County I’ve painted a dismal picture for folks looking for broadband in the country. Cable and DSL may...
DOOM III ON XBOX
Microsoft has been losing money on the Xbox, and it hasn’t made much headway against the Playstation for market share. In part the reason has been a lack of high-quality games...
BROADBAND: SATELLITE
Part 2 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County Almost everyone can get satellite Internet access – access to the southern sky and some expensive...
EVEN THE CUSTOM TOILET PAPER?
Alas! The iLoo is a hoax (see my item on May 8). Microsoft’s computer-equipped, Internet-ready portable toilet is a benign prank by the British MSN division, which probably...
BROADBAND: DSL & CABLE
Part 1 in a series describing choices for Internet access in rural Sonoma County If you live in an area where you can get either DSL or cable Internet access, you should. Nobody...
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM
I use Microsoft Digital Image Pro for virtually all my photo editing and graphics projects. It does a better job of combining ease of use with powerful editing tools than...
MICROSOFT TESTS THE ILOO
A news item that’s absolutely serious. I can’t think of any jokes that would do justice to this concept. You’ve just gotta love the technology world. Microsoft’s MSN division in...
SPAM
I’m sure it takes creativity for the spammers to come up with new ways to force their messages through the spam filters. An increasing number of spam messages are sent with...
NEW VERSION OF MEDIA JUKEBOX
In the background I’m downloading the new version of Media Jukebox, renamed Media Center 9. Here’s the page with all the details. Media Jukebox has long been my favorite program...