P. J. Connolly began writing for IT publications in 1997 and has a lengthy track record in both news and reviews. Since then, he's built two test labs from scratch and earned a reputation as the nicest skeptic you'll ever meet. Before taking up journalism, P. J. was an IT manager and consultant in San Francisco with a knack for networking the Apple Macintosh, and his love for technology is exceeded only by his contempt for the flavor of the month.
Eight Things to Learn from the Gawker Fiasco by P. J. Connolly Understand the Threat Some organizations have more to fear from inside attacks than from the outside ones. Others can trust users implicitly, but have a public profile—whether deserved or not—which makes them targets with a very high value. Dont Think Youre All That […]
Eight Things We Expect to See from Apple in 2011 by P. J. Connolly Mac App Store Jan. 6 is the date expected for the Mac App Store debut, replacing Apples Mac OS X Downloads Web page as the companys showcase for Mac software. iWork ’11 The next version of Apples office productivity suite is […]
An MFP for Almost All Seasons by P. J. Connolly A Solid Medium-Duty Multifunction Printer The LaserJet Pro M1536DNF offers support for Apple AirPrint, and is built around a print engine that supports a monthly workload of a thousand or two pages. At-a-Glance Management The Web-based management of the LaserJet Pro M1536DNF multifunction printer puts […]
Well, my holiday plans saw a new item move to the top of the to-do List. I found myself with the pleasant task of sweeping through my password collection, because I was lazy and Gawker Media was sloppy. It’s a lesson for anyone whose livelihood depends on secure systems remaining that way. The big story […]
AirPrint support puts HP’s LaserJet Pro M1536DNF one up on the competition. Read my full review at eweek.com.
Connect Mobile Suite provides useful functionality in file transfer and editing. Read my full review at eweek.com.
FileMaker Go Makes Databases Mobile by P. J. Connolly Startup Screen This sales database opens up to an attractive image that is stored as part of the database. Edit a Record FileMaker Go allows the user to edit database records in the field, and later upload them to the master file. The Detailed View Sometimes, […]
Laplink Switch and Sync Useful but Lacking by P. J. Connolly Choose Job Type When the Switch & Sync Windows client is launched, one must first choose the job type: conversion or synchronization. Configure the Mac Host The barebones dashboard on the Mac host provides access to basic configuration settings; most of the setup is […]
iOS 4.2 Brings iPad Users Up to Par by P. J. Connolly Application Folders for iPad As iOS 4.0 did for iPhone users, iOS 4.2 gives iPad users the ability to create application folders and better organize the devices desktop. Soft Orientation Selection The iPad when originally released offered a hardware-based orientation selector; this has […]
So, the third time was indeed the charm. After two false starts, Apple finally made iOS 4.2 available on November 22, beating its self-imposed deadline by over a week. But between this software update and Black Friday looming on the other side of the Great American Tryptophan Festival, I wouldn’t want to be working in […]