Jim Rapoza

There are products designed for big enterprises and products designed for small offices, and never the two shall meet, right? Well, not so fast. While its true that most small offices dont need and cant afford million-dollar enterprise hardware and systems, many large enterprises are finding that cheap but capable devices designed for the SOHO […]

While the Blaster worm and Sobig virus garnered the lions share of attention and fear last year, 2003 began with a worm that caused many headaches for administrators of Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server 2000. The SQL Slammer worm, which exploited a known and patched hole in SQL Server 2000, crashed servers and brought networks to […]

Do you find the Web difficult and complex to use? Do you often think that its too hard to find simple, everyday information? Neither do I. But for those who do find the Web too complex, and who would rather be limited to a few preordained options, theres Seeker 0.7. Seeker, from Launch Dynamic Software, […]

Ive got a column that youre just gonna love. It will change the way you work and make you much more productive—and happy. In fact, this column is so important and useful that you should probably refrain from reading other columns, which may distract you and prevent you from getting the most out of my […]

2003 was full of developments that had a big impact on IT. Unfortunately, most of what happened was bad. If you didnt lose your job entirely, your job certainly got a lot harder. For IT staff at most companies, dealing with the near-tidal wave of spam was one of the biggest hassles. Market researchers have […]

Macromedia Inc.s Flash has become one of the most popular environments for developing rich, Web-based applications, but it generally doesnt work as well for developing stand-alone applications that run outside Web browsers. This occurs even though most Flash applications appear to be identical in function to many stand-alone applications. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Central Developer Release Macromedias […]

While most IT managers are mainly focused on the day-to-day grind of keeping corporate technology infrastructures running, stable and up-to-date, the job description of some IT managers also entails keeping one eye on future technologies to maintain their companies competitive edge. Doing this requires the ability to cut through hype. It can be a difficult […]

Symantecs $69.95 Norton SystemWorks 2004 isnt a must-have, but it can still be useful for trouble-shooting systems. Along with the classic disk and system management utilities, SystemWorks 2004 includes the CleanSweep program uninstaller, the Norton Goback system recovery tool, several Internet checkup tools and the new Norton AntiVirus 2004. The only other new feature in […]

The newly released Adobe Creative Suite Premium is the first package that includes all Adobe Systems Inc.s popular design development tools. It offers users the opportunity to effectively and affordably use these products to create and edit images, print content, and generate online content in an integrated and collaborative work environment. Adobe Creative Suite Premium, […]

In the late 1990s, NetObjects Fusion went toe-to-toe with Macromedia Inc.s Dreamweaver for the title of best WYSIWYG Web site design tool. But while products such as Dreamweaver and Adobe Systems Inc.s GoLive evolved into popular and powerful tools for professional Web developers, NetObjects Fusion slipped into obscurity. Despite what some may think, NetObjects Fusion […]