Jim Rapoza

eWEEK Labs First Look at Google Chrome 2.0 Developer Release by Jim Rapoza No Title The new pre-beta of Chrome 2.0 uses an updated WebKit browser engine that scores well on the Acid3 Web standards test. No Title Many of the new features in this release add capabilities found in other browsers, such as auto-complete […]

One of the many side-effects of this bad economy is there are now many people out there who are starting their own businesses as either their main source of income or to supplement their income. And whether you are now a computer help consultant to your local community or selling gear at flea markets, you […]

Unless you don’t watch any TV–or possibly live in a cave–then you know that in mid-February, traditional over-the-air television broadcasts will end and that consumers who rely on antennas to get their TV will need to buy either a new TV with a digital tuner, or a digital converter box. To help with this change, […]

Click here to see screenshotsnhlvid.jpgThe National Hockey League has performed a hat trick: scoring new video, content management and analytics capabilities at NHL.com. Just about a year ago, video on NHL.com was, by the organization’s own admission, not thoughtfully implemented, and user information was widely dispersed and not well-leveraged. In a very short time, using […]

NHL Makes Power Play for Online Video by Jim Rapoza No Title New video player capabilities have made it possible for the NHL to expand the way visitors use and consume video online. No Title With a simple sharing feature, hockey fans can now easily embed video from NHL Network Online on their own Web […]

Emerging Technologies of 2008 by Jim Rapoza No Title The browser wars returned with a bang in 2008, and new entrant Google shocked everyone with its impressive new Chrome Web browser. No Title While Google was the exciting new rookie in the browser wars, stalwart veteran Mozilla stayed strong with its excellent new Firefox 3 […]

Click here to see slideshowEmerging TechnologyWhile in some ways 2008 has been an exciting and historic year, in other ways it has been a year that many people would like to forget, especially those who have seen their businesses, job prospects and retirement savings shrink or disappear altogether. But when it comes to emerging technologies, […]

It has been in many ways a tough year for the One Laptop Per Child project. Several of the original team that made the XO laptop possible left the organization, a new chief operating officer and president, Charles Kane, was brought in, some orders by some countries never went through and (worst of all, to […]

Click here to see screenshotsGoogle ChromeYesterday, Dec. 15, I posted my review of the new Google Chrome browser, which is no longer a beta. Without a doubt Google Chrome is a very impressive new entry in the Web browser market and will have a big impact on how browser interfaces are built in the future. […]

“Sir, technology is in great danger!” “Yes, I know. We are once again menaced by that evil villain, Bad Economy. He’ll stop at nothing to crush technology spending, humble powerful technology companies and kill all innovation.” “But what will we do, sir? I don’t think technology can take much more of this!” “There is hope. […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Google Chrome by Jim Rapoza No Title Like many browsers, upon installation Google Chrome will offer to import passwords and make itself the default browser. No Title While Google Chrome works well on most Web sites, some sites will not identify it as an acceptable browser, a problem made worse by the […]