P. J. Connolly

About

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.

PowerPoint Gets Back to Roots

PowerPoint Gets Back to Roots by P. J. Connolly PowerPoints New Ribbon Interface The “ribbon” interface in PowerPoint 2011 groups related functions in an organized and logical fashion. Save to SharePoint Saving a PowerPoint 2011 presentation to a SharePoint 2007 or later collaboration server is a matter of filling in the URL and appropriate credentials. […]

Office for Mac Catches Up

Office for Mac Catches Up by P. J. Connolly The Whole Package A complete install of Office 2011 for Mac only takes up 1.65GB of disk space and includes Remote Desktop Connection and Messenger for Mac. Template Galleries Refreshed PowerPoint 2011, like the other Office for Mac applications, boasts a refreshed template gallery and a […]

iLife Overhaul Proves Worthwhile

iLife Overhaul Proves Worthwhile by P. J. Connolly Powerful, Yet Inexpensive iLife 11 is available in a single-user license for $49 or a five-license Family Pack for $79; it is free with purchases of new Mac hardware. Photos Filed by Event The date a photo was taken is used by iPhoto to sort images; each […]

Latest Apple iOS a Winner for Most Users

The Apple mobile operating system’s 4.2.1 release ships, with only one hitch. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Apple’s High-Stakes 2011 Plans

New iOS devices and a new Mac OS X are expected to take center stage. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Laplink Switch and Sync Adequate, Barely

A good tool for file transfer and e-mail conversion could be better Read my full review at eweek.com.

FileMaker Go Extends Databases to iOS

The updated mobile client creates PDFs from records and adds sharing features. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Simple Storage for Small Business

Cisco’s NSS 324 is a versatile, high-performance solution to the problem of desktop storage. Read my full review at eweek.com.

New Switches Don’t Cut Corners

Cisco’s newest gear for small business fits the bill when an unmanaged switch won’t do. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Xserve Joins Apple’s List of Failures

Although it debuted to high hopes, Xserve never lived up to its potential. Read my full review at eweek.com.