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.

Apple’s iLife Overhaul Proves Worthwhile

New GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto offer improved editing and sharing options. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Finally, an Outlook for Mac

Finally, an Outlook for Mac by P. J. Connolly Collect Messages by Conversation Partners Outlook 2011 allows users to organize e-mails by conversation threads for an at-a-glance history of the discussion. Don’t Give Up Old Data Yet It took about 10 minutes for Outlook 2011 to import a CD-ROMs worth of archived data from an […]

Apple Must Stop Doing Other People’s Dirty Work

It used to make sense for Apple to be the conduit for third-party application environments that run on the Macintosh, but those days are long gone. Although I’ll miss the convenience of being able to rely on Apple for updates to those runtimes, the companies that own those runtimes need to pick up their share […]

The CPU Is Not the Bottleneck

I wonder when people are going to wake up to the reality that the CPU of a mobile computer is no longer the factor that determines how useful the device is. Ever since the new MacBook Air models were announced on Oct. 20, I have been seeing articles-with perhaps the most widely distributed one coming […]

New Hardware and OS from Apple Don’t Solve Existing Problems

Apple may not have invented the notebook computer, but it certainly is pushing the envelope. Wednesday’s announcement of new models of its MacBook Air-which include the debut of a new release of its iLife application suite and a preview of the forthcoming “Lion” release of Mac OS X-appears to solidify the company’s image as the […]

Will Apple Ever Ship a White iPhone 4?

It appears that Apple’s troubled white model of the iPhone 4 is available in very limited quantities, but only if you have a friend inside Apple. A reporter from Geek.com spotted one last night at an event in New York, and published a photo of the elusive mobile device. Personally, the only way I’d want […]

It Can’t Be Fragile, It’s Not From Italy!

Today I’m reading a lot of guff about the fragility of the iPhone 4. It seems that SquareTrade, a provider of warranties, came up with some figures that purport to show that one is 82% more likely to break the screen of an iPhone 4 than was the case with the iPhone 3GS. I’ve spent […]

Keynote for iPad Gets a Refresh

Keynote for iPad Gets a Refresh by P. J. Connolly Keynote for iPad Adds Audio Keynote for iPad now allows the use of audio elements within a presentation. Last-Minute Changes Are No Problem Keynote for iPad allows you to make changes to text style and format without going back to the original presentation. Add or […]

Numbers for iPad Better, Yet Falls Short

Numbers for iPad Better, Yet Falls Short by P. J. Connolly Open CSV Files from E-Mail Numbers for iPad can now open comma-delimited (also known as CSV) files from a message sent to the iPads Mail app. Know What You Import The dummy screen that Numbers for iPad displays while importing a document will show […]

Pages for iPad Refresh Makes Sharing Simple

Pages for iPad Refresh Makes Sharing Simple by P. J. Connolly Pages 1.2 Adds Word Count The new Word Count option is easily enabled from the Tools screen of Pages for iPad. Hard to Miss, Easy to Ignore A running word count for the Pages document now appears at the bottom of the screen. Treat […]