P. J. Connolly

There is no drama in the latest update to the mobile OS platform, unless your device doesn’t make the cut. Read my full review at eweek.com.

AutoCAD WS 1.2 gives Web and mobile users a powerful and secure toolset. Read my full review at eweek.com.

I thought it was silly of Gawker Media to taunt world-plus-dog to test its IT security, only to be caught napping last year when its systems were compromised. But when your whole business is IT security, it’s even more embarrassing to be caught reenacting the tale of the cobbler’s children. In that story, the cobbler […]

I never did quite know what to make of Symbian, and it looks like I never will. That’s because chief supporter Nokia has all but given up on the mobile operating system and inked a deal with Microsoft instead. Short term, this looks bad for Nokia: The company’s stock price on the Helsinki exchange fell […]

Just because a business is small in terms of headcount doesn’t mean that its needs don’t require enterprise-quality software. In many ways, a small business needs a reliable and easily supported platform for core business services far more than a sprawling multinational; at the very least, the need exists for something that’s both powerful and […]

The OpenOffice.org suite may be in danger of becoming an also-ran among office-productivity suites, but not for any lack of capabilities or features. The 3.3 release of the suite debuted at the end of January, shortly after the release of its fraternal twin, LibreOffice 3.3, and is as polished as one might expect in a […]

In the open-source movement, the forking of a project is often a contentious matter, and can lead to the demise or mothballing of the applications that spawn from the original software. In many ways, it’s a “nuclear option” as developers choose their allegiances and take their skills with them. Often, the result is the loss […]

With Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs having taken his third medical leave in the last seven years, there have been numerous questions regarding the company’s ability to function should this or a future illness prove terminal. For every discussion of how Apple owes its shareholders an explanation of its succession plans, there’s been an […]

Although it’s taken Autodesk more than 18 years to bring the gold standard of CAD software back to Apple’s Macintosh platform, there’s something to be said for the company’s strategy of waiting until it can be done properly. AutoCAD 2011 for Mac takes the market-leading tool for which Autodesk is famous, and couples it with […]

Task management for individuals is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Because it’s very much a self-driven process, what works well for one person may not be as effective for a person with different attitudes and motivations. But there are common threads to task management, no matter what business is involved. AppTime’s Power.ME and Power.ME HD do […]

If you believe the folks at Boy Genius Report, Apple is testing models of the iPad and iPhone that substitute multitouch gestures for “Home” button; although such a design might appeal to Apple’s maximal leader and CEO, I suspect it will prove to be a huge mistake if implemented. That’s because one-handed use is essential […]

Thank heavens for the imminent arrival of a CDMA version of the iPhone 4. Now we can get on to important things, like predicting the new features of the iPhone 5. Although it will be nice to have an alternative to AT&T, I’m in no hurry to get in line at my neighborhood Verizon store. […]