Jim Rapoza

Im not a big fan of flashing, rotating or otherwise animated logos and graphics, but some companies want these kinds of three-dimensional graphics for their presentations, promotional materials and Web sites. These types of capabilities are often included in high-end graphics tools such as those from Adobe and Macromedia. However, these tools may be too […]

There have been a few interesting stories percolating in the spyware/anti-spyware arena during the last few weeks. We had three anti-spyware vendors drop out of COAST, an anti-spyware technology vendor consortium, after the group decided to let purported spyware vendors join the consortium. Federal and state bills against spyware also continued to move forward—with California […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the major setback the proposed European software patent law had suffered at the hands of the elected European parliament and congratulated Poland for being a major obstacle to its adoption. /zimages/5/28571.gifPoland takes a stand against software patents. Click here to read why Jim Rapoza calls it “heroic.” But […]

One of my favorite pastimes is sitting in a busy public square on a beautiful day and doing a little people watching. And Im thinking that in a couple of years, people watching in busy areas will be even more informative and entertaining. I can picture it now: There I am, sitting at a table […]

While in many ways it is only a small point upgrade, Stylus Studio 6 XML Professional Edition Release 2 adds compelling new features to the already very good XML and Web services editor. Released in January by Progress Software, Stylus Studio 6 Release 2 has improved XML editing and validation features, enhanced XPath capabilities, and […]

More and more, a companys Web site is its primary public face for customers, partners and clients. But eWEEK Labs daily browsing experiences show that many businesses dont put enough work into the design and structure of their Web site. Web users can probably rattle off a list of sites they find unfriendly and difficult […]

With all the popular and free search tools in the news lately, one would think that a product from a commercial company without the name recognition of a Google or a Yahoo would be a tough sell. And for products that vie for general users, this is often so. But dtSearchs namesake ware has been […]

Looking back at my childhood, I have to say that my parents did a pretty good job raising me. Of course, I benefited by being the youngest of five children. By the time I became a teenager, my parents had plenty of experience and had developed a good blend of rules, discipline and expectations of […]

Hello, this is officer support of the ISP Police Department. You say youre worried that someone might try to steal your car? OK, Im going to try to troubleshoot this problem for you, but I need you to do two things. First, Im going to need you to bring your car down so we can […]

During the presidential debates last year, late-night comedians got a lot of mileage out of President Bushs many references to another country involved in the coalition in Iraq: Poland. Polands military contributions may or may not be funny, but the country has become one of my heroes—although not for anything its done in Iraq. No, […]