Jim Rapoza

Youre the greatest! Well, maybe youre not the greatest, but, in my book, youre pretty OK just for regularly reading my columns and reviews. Now I have to come clean about that opening statement—its simply a shameless attempt on my part to get people to really like my columns. Why would I do this? Because […]

Camtasia Studio 3.1 from TechSmith Corp. is a very intuitive tool for creating attractive application demonstrations and presentations. In fact, its probably one of the best products eWEEK Labs has seen for creating sales-oriented product demos and tutorials, although its not as useful for complex training and coursework applications. Click here to read the full […]

When it comes to learning about or training on applications, most people are like Missouri—in other words, “show me.” Most companies dont have the resources to dedicate personnel to training users on new systems. But thats where software simulation and demonstration products can come in. In their most basic form, these products simply record a […]

Calling SoftSim a software simulation tool is sort of like calling Microsoft Corp.s Visual Studio a code editor. But, come to think of it, a high-end development environment is a pretty good comparison because SoftSim provides similar features, including check-in/check-out, embedded reviewer comments and shared content servers. Click here to read the full review of […]

Woo hoo! Patent reform is finally here! With the help of companies such as IBM, Novell and Red Hat, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is putting in place a plan to make sure that bad software patents dont happen and open-source software is protected from the threats of patents. Its just what weve always […]

Apache has been called the engine of the World Wide Web, and for good reason—it is the server that drives most Web sites today. It is also probably the most successful open-source application ever, boasting more than 70 percent market share, according to the most recent Web server survey by Netcraft Ltd. (Microsoft Corp.s Internet […]

Greetings my dear friend and potential business partner. I am greatly excited about our correspondence today as it will lead to great riches, fame and power for the both of us. I see you are suspicious because I am not using your name in my greeting. You have been told that one way to detect […]

Finally, the holiday season is over. Now is the time to sit back and catch up on all those TV shows and bowl games you recorded while you were on vacation or at parties. I think Im going to watch that bowl game from late December first. Hmm, its not working. Whats this? “Thank you […]

Many of you are probably seeing the term “Web 2.0” a lot lately, but what does it mean? Im sure some people see it and think, “Wow! I didnt know the Web had release cycles like regular products.” Basically, Web 2.0 is a marketing term OReilly Media coined a few years ago when it was […]

Its almost as inevitable as death and taxes—once you land on the people management side of IT, youll need to take courses and attend seminars on management best practices. But these courses and seminars— offered through a wide range of institutions, from Ivy League colleges to training and certification companies—tend to focus on broad applications […]