Jim Rapoza

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: First Alpha of Opera 10 by Jim Rapoza No Title When first installing the alpha of Opera 10, the browser attempts to highlight new features such as the new Presto 2.2 browsing engine. No Title The alpha of Opera 10 can successfully complete the Web Standards Project’s advanced Acid3 browsing standards test. […]

Click here to see screenshotsfriendconn1.JPG While many site providers have been intrigued by the idea of adding social networking capabilities, for the most part efforts in this area have been unsuccessful. This is mainly due to the fact that the last thing most people want to do is join yet another social network, especially one […]

Like the rest of you, I rely heavily on the Internet to get things done. And when I’m using the Internet, I like to avoid as many delays and hassles as I can. This has led me to come up with several methods and techniques to get through sites quickly and efficiently. For example, I […]

Here are the emerging technologies stories for the week of December 1st. Liquid Cooling Macs – Looks like Apple might be looking into liquid cooling techniques for laptops. Given how hot some current Mac laptops are supposedly running, it might not be a bad idea. Sprint/Clearwire Merger – Finally the long awaited merger between the […]

There are plenty of products out there that make it possible to create narrated walk-throughs of content, but most of these tend to be either static PowerPoint-style slide shows or video-based walk-throughs. What if instead of static images and files, you wanted to walk people through live Web pages, or even a mix of live […]

Click here for screenshotslunascape2.jpgWith the browser wars back in full swing, Web surfers now have an unprecedented amount of choice when it comes to what browser they will use. However, along with choice can also come the unwelcome side effect of Web sites that display better in some browsers then in others (although, to be […]

Right now the incoming Obama administration is working with the Bush administration to make sure that the country has a smooth transition to the new government in January. This is especially important given the many problems facing the nation right now. Of course, the same problems that the country is facing are leading to lots […]

Click here to see screenshotsfliphd5.jpg One of the most popular products in video from the last year or so isn’t an advanced, high-quality camera; instead it’s a tiny, no-frills digital camcorder that makes it very easy to shoot video and share or post it online. Pure Digital Technologies’ Flip Video camera is about the size […]

Internet censorship is something that is often discussed but rarely experienced firsthand, at least here in the West. For most of us, we can write about, read and look for anything that interests us on the Internet. But this isn’t the case everywhere. In some countries the people can only access an Internet that is […]

Click here to see screenshotscamtasiatilt.jpgWith company budgets tightening up everywhere, more then a few common expenses are disappearing from plans. Typical casualties include employee training, product demo road shows and face-to-face briefings. But the need to train employees to use new applications and products isn’t going away, nor is the need to give detailed demonstrations […]