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.
It’s almost time to get serious about IPv6, sportsfans, whether you like it or not. Are you ready? I’m not, but it’s not my fault. Although numerous ways have been implemented to stretch the limited address space of IPv4 – the “classic” dotted decimal that defined the gold rush days of the Internet – recent […]
Pages for iPad is turning into a true productivity tool for business users, thanks to Version 1.2, which Apple released to the iTunes App Store in late September. Although its functionality as a word processing and page layout application is still constrained by the limitations of the iPad, if the product’s evolution continues at the […]
In case you haven’t been listening to Cisco lately, the company’s message has evolved: raw throughput is no longer the overriding factor for internet sites. Instead, the next generation of network and security hardware is designed around supporting a large number of concurrent connections, at a high rate of connections per second. This ought to […]
The desktop application suite gets a makeover, adding Outlook and Office Web Apps. Read my full review at eweek.com.
New mail and calendar management tools end second-class status of Mac users. Read my full review at eweek.com.
Microsoft’s updated spreadsheet software for Mac offers better compatibility and an eye-catching interface. Read my full review at eweek.com.
Updated Mac version of Microsoft’s presentation software focuses on rich media and sharing. Read my full review at eweek.com.
New styling and document comparison features will wow even jaded users. Read my full review at eweek.com.
Keynote for iPad 1.2 improves table and font support, adds new animations, and allows copying of presentations between Keynote and services such as Apple’s MobileMe iDisk. Read my full review at eweek.com.
Despite the numerous fixes and enhancements included in Numbers for iPad 1.2, many things still present a hurdle for the spreadsheet component of the Apple iWork suite for its tablet platform. Read my full review at eweek.com.