Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK.For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza's current technology focus is on all categories of emerging information technology though he continues to focus on core technology areas that include: content management systems, portal applications, Web publishing tools and security. Mr. Rapoza has coordinated several evaluations at enterprise organizations, including USA Today and The Prudential, to measure the capability of products and services under real-world conditions and against real-world criteria. Jim Rapoza's award-winning weekly column, Tech Directions, delves into all areas of technologies and the challenges of managing and deploying technology today.
With St. Patrick’s day approaching, we’ll all soon be seeing lots of green (green shirts, green decorations, green beer). But here at eWEEK, one area that we would like to see be a lot more green is our IT data center (in fact, stay tuned for more on that from us). At the recent MIT […]
When it comes to the technologies that make up the World Wide Web, one thing is certain: HTML clearly represents the past. HTML, you did a great job in building the foundation of the Web, but, today, the future of the Web belongs to XML, XHTML and multiple scripting languages. So long, HTML! Wait a […]
Over at eWEEK.com I’ve listed my choices for the top 30 Web technologies of all time. This list is based on my experiences here at eWEEK testing, evaluating and using these Web-based products and technologies since 1993. But I know I’m not alone in my experiences in the Web. I’m sure there are those of […]
Announced this week by Paul Allen-backed FlipStart Labs, the FlipStart is what the company calls a super compact PC but is also what most in the industry refer to as a micro-PC. And based on eWEEK Labs initial tests of the FlipStart, this small form factor clamshell PC has what we call the three Cs: […]
With the accelerated daylight-saving change approaching this week, many businesses and IT users probably feel pretty secure that they have done everything necessary to protect themselves from any problems that the daylight-saving change will cause. They’ve read articles like eWEEK Labs’ advice on how to update enterprise applications and systems to be ready for the […]
When it comes to testimonies in front of congressional committees, the term “sleeping aid” usually comes to my mind. But when I saw that Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium, would be speaking in front of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the […]
Come forward, seeker of knowledge. You stand before BI, the great mystic oracle of information. Ask your questions and gain enlightenment. Wait! BI is much too complex and arcane for one such as yourself to interact with the great one directly. You must direct your questions through one of the priests of BI, also known […]
Probably like a lot of people nowadays my digital camera has become more than just a tool for still photos. I’ve found that the quality of the video that my camera takes is actually now pretty good, certainly good enough for active videos from vacations, parties and other social events. But like a lot of […]
Split personalities have long been a staple of stories that hope to thrill or frighten us. From Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to the dual-personality character in the television show “Heroes,” the fact that one is never quite sure what one of these people is going to do keeps the suspense building. Of course, contradictory […]
Starting very soon, the One Laptop Per Child project will begin limited deployments of the “$100 laptop” to children in several developing nations. This will be the first step in what is hoped will be a full deployment to about seven countries by the end of 2007. As Ive written in the past (see “$100 […]