Jim Rapoza

Click here to see the slideshowetech09logo.jpgDuring the last two years it has been easy to get into a heads-down mode, where one is inclined to just do their job, stay the course as best as possible and not spend too much time thinking about new stuff. Fortunately for all of us, plenty of technology companies, […]

Now that Google has released the initial developers build of Chrome OS, we have a basic idea of what Google is doing with its concept of an operating system built around a Web browser and Web-based content. And if you want to know what I think about that developers release you can read my review […]

In its short lifetime the Flip video camcorder has set a very high standard for usability and simplicity. The Flip took something that was traditionally expensive and difficult, namely shooting and delivering video, and made it easier than point-and-shoot still photo shooting. So when representatives of the maker of the Flip, which is now part […]

Back in the mid-1990s, Microsoft took on Netscape not to dominate the Web browser market but because Microsoft was afraid that the Netscape browser could become a threat to Windows–that the Web browser itself could become an operating system. Now, more than 10 years later, we are finally getting a look at what it would […]

LABS GALLERY: Chrome OS Developer Edition Looks and Feels Just Like Chrome Browser Google recently released a developer version of its much-talked-about Chrome OS. While this is an extremely bare-bones release, even for a developer version, it does provide an interesting look into an operating system that assumes nearly everything will take place on the […]

LABS GALLERY: Outlook 2010 Eases Common Tasks, Fully Adopts Ribbon Interface by Jim Rapoza Ribbon Interface With the 2010 beta, Outlook now fully adopts the ribbon interface found in the rest of the Microsoft Office suite. Conversation View The Conversation View in Outlook 2010 boosts the ability to view full e-mail threads by expanding any […]

With the release of Office 2007 a few years ago, Microsoft showcased a radically changed version of its core productivity suite, introducing a completely new interface and lots of new features. However, there was one piece of the suite didn’t see much change: the Outlook client. Sure, there were some new features, but Outlook 2007 […]

Why E-Readers, MP3 Players and Other Single-Purpose Devices Are Endangered Species by Jim Rapoza No Title Long Gone: Word Processing Computers One of the first casualties of the personal computer revolution, stand-alone word processors were like typewriters with very small memories and even smaller screens. No Title RIP: Personal Organizers Remember when the Palm Pilot […]

LABS GALLERY: Liaise Leverages Outlook for Project, Task Management By Jim Rapoza Text Scan As a user types an e-mail message in a Liaise-enabled Outlook system, Liaise scans the text in the e-mail to detect the KeyPoint (whether the e-mail is intended to take action or handle an issue), who the participants are (the sender […]