Jim Rapoza

Everybody probably knows of a family, or is a member of one, in which one of the children is an overachiever and one is an underachiever. Normally, its good to be the overachieving kid—except on those occasions when you slip a little and get a B+ instead of your normal A. Then, parents and teachers […]

Tina Turner once said that we dont need another hero, but I dont know if I agree. I know that Ive been looking for a hero in my ongoing trials and tribulations with Internet security. What form would this hero take? Would he or she be a hero who takes on the trends and attitudes […]

Less than a year ago, I wrote a column extolling the virtues of Windows 98 (see “Win 98: Always on My Mind” at eweek.com), calling it probably the most successful Windows operating system of all time and proudly proclaiming the fact that one of my home systems was still running the aged but still-spry OS. […]

This year has seen more than its share of high-profile Microsoft beta releases, including Office 2007, Internet Explorer 7 and, of course, Vista. A beta version of another Microsoft product was recently released, but its gone mostly unnoticed, despite the fact that the application is the core engine for most of Microsofts enterprise applications strategy: […]

Who doesnt like a good ESB? Cask-conditioned, served at cellar temperature with a nice foamy head. But thats enough about my preferred ESB—namely, the classic English pub ale known as Extra Special Bitter. Of course, in the technology and SOA (service-oriented architecture) world, ESB means something completely different: Enterprise Service Bus. And this particular combination […]

Lately i havent been feeling all that great. People tell me I should go to a doctor, but I dont really want to. My car also hasnt been running all that well recently. I should probably take it to a mechanic, but maybe later. Most people would think I were nuts-—theyd say that any problems […]

Less than a year ago, I wrote a column extolling the virtues of Windows 98, calling it probably the most successful Windows operating system of all time and proudly proclaiming the fact that one of my home systems was still running the aged but still-spry OS. But, like many other users, I bid Windows 98 […]

This year has seen more than its share of high-profile Microsoft beta releases, including Office 2007, Internet Explorer 7 and, of course, Vista. A beta version of another Microsoft product was recently released, but its gone mostly unnoticed, despite the fact that the application is the core engine for most of Microsofts enterprise applications strategy: […]

The war of the browsers continues with a series of beta skirmishes, as Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 enters the fray. Maybe we should call this the prequel for the next battle for browser supremacy—”Browser Wars: Attack of the Betas.” The latest volley in this not-quite-ready-for-prime-time conflict comes from the Mozilla Foundation, which released the first […]

Collaborate good times, come on! Its a collaboration. OK, so Kool and the Gang werent actually singing about collaboration. But there is a party going on round here. And, to a very large degree, its all about collaboration. The party that Im talking about is Web 2.0. Nowadays, you cant read a tech site or […]

During the weeks leading up to our IT stack testing, eWEEK Labs tried out several performance testing tools. We considered several commercial (and often pricey) products, and decided ultimately to use Borlands SilkPerformer. One tool that didnt make the cut for our tests but is worthy of consideration for internal application and product testing is […]

Can your organizations IT stack stand up to the burdens placed upon it? Do the components in your IT stack provide the best possible performance? Do you have a choice? Its time to find out. There are all kinds of stacks out there, from network stacks to code stacks. But in recent years, the stacks […]