P. J. Connolly

It’s been a little more than 20 years since I designed my first from-scratch cable plant, but one basic fact hasn’t changed, no matter how much the physical media and the wire protocols have evolved. That eternal truth is really quite simple: The boss and the users don’t care about the network until it ceases […]

Meh. No, really. That’s the tl;dr version of my first take on the announcement of what would actually be in the iPad 2, and it’s my own fault. I read too many rumors in the months leading up to the March 2 event, and I’m now in a mental state that’s closer to a post-holiday […]

One of the more surprising results of the mobile revolution is the way that IT departments have lost their role as the providers of the technology. It’s now just as likely that people will be doing business with personally owned devices, as they are to use devices issued by their employers. As recently as five […]

There is no drama in the latest update to the mobile OS platform, unless your device doesn’t make the cut. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Thunderbolt and performance improvements make this more than just “this year’s model.” Read my full review at eweek.com.

AutoCAD WS 1.2 gives Web and mobile users a powerful and secure toolset. Read my full review at eweek.com.

I thought it was silly of Gawker Media to taunt world-plus-dog to test its IT security, only to be caught napping last year when its systems were compromised. But when your whole business is IT security, it’s even more embarrassing to be caught reenacting the tale of the cobbler’s children. In that story, the cobbler […]

I never did quite know what to make of Symbian, and it looks like I never will. That’s because chief supporter Nokia has all but given up on the mobile operating system and inked a deal with Microsoft instead. Short term, this looks bad for Nokia: The company’s stock price on the Helsinki exchange fell […]

Just because a business is small in terms of headcount doesn’t mean that its needs don’t require enterprise-quality software. In many ways, a small business needs a reliable and easily supported platform for core business services far more than a sprawling multinational; at the very least, the need exists for something that’s both powerful and […]

The OpenOffice.org suite may be in danger of becoming an also-ran among office-productivity suites, but not for any lack of capabilities or features. The 3.3 release of the suite debuted at the end of January, shortly after the release of its fraternal twin, LibreOffice 3.3, and is as polished as one might expect in a […]