Jim Rapoza

LABS GALLERY: Firefox 3.6 Is a Small but Worthwhile Upgrade LABS GALLERY: Firefox 3.6 Is a Small but Worthwhile UpgradeBy Jim Rapoza Personas Probably the most noticeable new feature in Firefox 3.6 is Personas—browser themes that can be easily added and managed within the browser. Getpersonas.com At the Web site getpersonas.com, users can browse through […]

Ah, a new year. Isn’t it great? All things are possible and everything starts out with a clean slate. Did someone say slate? You bet. In fact, at the recent CES show, pretty much every major company was talking about or demoing a slate or tablet computer. (And, of course, hanging over all of this […]

Ask businesspeople what the best and most useful product made by Microsoft is, and you may be surprised to hear many skip past the more obvious choices-such as Windows and Office-and go right to SharePoint. Introduced as a modest set of online extensions for a variety of online and collaborative tasks, SharePoint is arguably the […]

LABS GALLERY: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Beta Shows Platform Joining Modern Web Age by Jim Rapoza Office Ribbon Interface Like most other new Microsoft applications, SharePoint 2010 has adopted the Office ribbon interface throughout much of its user interface. Personal User Pages The personal user pages in SharePoint 2010 have been updated to reflect modern aspects […]

Click here to see screenshotszombie.pngOne of the common things that computers are used for is statistical simulations. All around the world computers are being used to simulate everything from weather patterns to commuter traffic. So I was glad to see that technology was being put to use to simulate another important area of research, namely, […]

I just might have to give up. For years now I’ve been waiting for people to get savvy about security on their computers and using the Internet. I’ve always figured that eventually people would recognize the threats of being online and avoid the most obvious ones. Sort of like knowing not to run across a […]

“Are you Madame Sinclair, the fortune teller? I really need your help. I have to write a column looking ahead to technology in 2010, and my predictions are coming up empty.” “Yes, I am Madame Sinclair, and I can help you with your predictions. But first I would like to let you know that I […]

One of the most talked about recent releases of late 2009 was the early developer build of Chrome OS. To many observers, Chrome OS was clearly Google’s attempt to take on Microsoft Windows (and offer a little payback for Microsoft’s release of the Bing search engine). But while Chrome OS may eventually have the ability […]

Almost like the seasons, every few months some public person, usually someone in government or from a company that profits from the use of customer information, makes a statement attacking privacy rights. These statements can take many forms. One popular option is to state that given how people share information online now that it’s clear […]