Jim Rapoza

Sometimes it can be hard coming up with ideas for a weekly opinion column. But theres one well that never seems to go dry (unfortunately). I can always rely on some court or politician making a shortsighted decision that has the potential to hurt the entire technology business and even the Internet itself. One such […]

Microsofts Internet Explorer 7 is a massive upgrade from previous versions of the browser, with greatly improved standards support and a more secure default security profile. But with great changes often come great hassles, and businesses upgrading to IE 7 will run into their fair share of site and application incompatibilities. One of the biggest […]

The Mozilla Foundation has further streamlined Firefox while making the popular open-source Web browser easy for even novice users to pick up. At the same time, Firefox remains effective, innovative and poised to make continual market share gains over Microsofts Internet Explorer. Firefox 2.0, which can be downloaded at www.mozilla.com, has the greatest out-of-the-box usability […]

When eWeek labs looked at Internet Explorer 6.0 more than five years ago, we were so disappointed in the browser that we said the only reason to upgrade to it was that it was free. Youd have to go back nearly nine years to find a release of the Microsoft browser that we found to […]

/zimages/6/152553.jpg When Firefox 1.0 was introduced two years ago, the goal of the Mozilla Foundation was clear: take all of the innovations and strong features from the Mozilla browser suite and streamline them into a stand-alone Web browser that could compete directly with Internet Explorer and chip away at Microsofts overwhelming browser market share. Looking […]

Jim Rapoza Columns Inc., a leading producer of technology opinion and analysis, announced today the introduction of a new value-added strategy that will greatly increase the reach and accessibility of the companys award-winning column product, “Tech Directions.” Starting this week, the company will be the first vendor of technology-oriented columns to apply time-tested software extension […]

When eWEEK Labs looked at Internet Explorer 6.0 more than five years ago, we were so disappointed in the browser that we said the only reason to upgrade to it was because it was free. That means youd have to go back nearly nine years to find a release of the Microsoft browser that we […]

Like many homeowners today, Im a big proponent of DIY, or do-it-yourself, home maintenance and upgrades. Im a regular customer of my local home improvement stores for everything from tools to lumber to doors to paint to plumbing supplies. Most of the chores I do fit in the classic category of daily maintenance and dont […]

The Mozilla Foundations Firefox 2.0 release candidate 1 adds a few new features and capabilities to the open-source browser. The most noticeable is a new default interface theme. Firefox 2.0 RC1 also changes the way that the browser handles large numbers of open tabbed windows and provides additional options when clicking on RSS feed links […]

Ive spent a lot of time trying to explain what Web 2.0 means, both in my columns and in conversations with people. Normally, I start with what I consider to be the easiest part—saying something like, “A classic example of a Web 2.0 application is a blog.” This is typically followed by the person nodding […]

As concerns about Internet privacy (or the lack thereof) continue to increase—and as users worry about the ability of governments, criminals and businesses to spy on their Internet usage—more attention is being given to tools that are designed to help users surf the Web anonymously. The leading method for anonymous Web surfing is currently the […]

Firefox 2.0 moved closer to its official launch with the recent availability of Release Candidate 2 of the popular open-source Web browser. And while Firefox RC2 differs little from RC1 and the previous betas that eWEEK Labs has reviewed, a couple of small—and, in our opinion, negative—changes jumped out during initial tests of this release. […]