Jason Brooks

Apples made a lot of waves in the press with its “Make the Switch” advertising campaign, but when it comes to my own personal computing choices, those efforts have registered as little more than a ripple. Users and reviewers of the latest, OS X-based Macs tend to laud the systems for their great beauty and […]

Microsoft Corp. has spent the last couple of years piling enterprise-friendly, network-dependent features into its Pocket PC mobile operating system, but these features do little good when devices lack network connectivity. T-Mobile USAs T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition provides that connectivity, enabling companies to make more of the Pocket PC operating system by pairing it […]

When Microsoft launched Windows XP, a theming system for controlling Windows look and feel was a line item in XPs Whats New summaries. However, with a mere three themes, the feature left much to be desired compared with interface style options provided by other operating systems. Enter Stardocks $30 Skin Studio XP, which lets users […]

During the past few years, flash memory has begun appearing in more and more places. Thumb-drive-type devices, for example, pair a chunk of flash memory with a USB interface, generally for ferrying personal data or large files among computers. I havent gotten very excited over thumb drives, however. The devices often cant be upgraded, and […]

Microsoft Corp. has spent the last couple of years piling enterprise-friendly, network-dependent features into its Pocket PC mobile operating system, but these features do little good when devices lack network connectivity. T-Mobile USAs T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition provides that connectivity, enabling companies to make more of the Pocket PC OS by pairing it with […]

I heard on the radio this morning that fishermen discovered a penguin in Alaska, a world away from its customary South American digs. The dispatch got me thinking about Linux and its disdain for remaining within the bounds of any single computing habitat. Linuxs wandering ways have landed the open-source operating system onto all manner […]

PDA Defense Enterprise While its fair to label personal digital assistants as the lightweights of enterprise computing, theres little doubt that heavy-duty corporate data often finds its way into these highly mobile—and therefore easily misplaced or stolen—business devices. With their heritage so deeply rooted in the home and casual business user community, weve seen convenience […]

Just a few years ago, one could expect little more from a handheld computer than a convenient means of storing and retrieving data such as phone numbers and to-do-list items. Today, these devices have evolved greatly in terms of power, functionality and network connectivity, but as handheld computers and the mobile operating systems that drive […]

The electromagnetic spectrum is one of our most important and valuable natural resources. However, until wireless technologies and regulatory schemes can evolve to find places for each of us to transmit and receive freely across the airwaves, the spectrum will remain an awfully scarce resource as well. As a result, were faced with a situation […]

A new beta release of Red Hat Linux, code-named Limbo, hit FTP servers earlier this month, giving users a first look at what is likely to become Version 8.0 of Red Hat Inc.s most popular Linux distribution. eWEEK Labs gave Limbo, also known as Red Hat Linux 7.3.92, a thorough run-through, and we were most […]

Computing without broadband connectivity is steerage-class computing, a reality thats driven home each time Im forced to accomplish something productive while on the road, dialed up at 20K bps—the fastest link that most hotel phone lines can muster. In the two-week DSL drought that I endured the last time I switched residences, I scarcely touched […]

If youve brought together your employees and partners for a meeting of the minds, why shouldnt those not in attendance benefit from the productivity-packed proceedings? For one thing, employees who initially didnt have the time to attend the meetings might not have the time to sit through a canned version of them, either. Recently, Ive […]