P. J. Connolly

Although many people have their Social Security Numbers memorized before heading off to college, and some people can recite their driver’s license numbers from memory, those numbers are not our identities. Even our given names-which are at the heart of our society’s concept of identity-can be changed if we want; courts are generally directed to […]

Mac App Store Opens for Business by P. J. Connolly Mac App Store Debuts The Mac App Store opened on Jan. 6 as expected, giving Apple customers a way to buy applications with a minimum of fuss. Built into Mac OS X 10.6.6 The Mac App Store can be accessed from an icon that the […]

Coincident with the release of Mac OS X 10.6.6, the Mac App Store debuted this morning. By providing an outlet for application developers to sell their wares online (in exchange for a 30 percent cut of the proceeds), Apple is offering people an alternative to traditional distribution mechanisms, one that taps into the need for […]

Earlier this month, I read another handwringing article about the gap between the eagerness that people have to adopt technology and their lack of understanding of that technology. But to be truthful, this really isn’t anything new. Since the days when cavemen first experimented with fire, knowing why something works has been far less important […]

Eight Things to Learn from the Gawker Fiasco by P. J. Connolly Understand the Threat Some organizations have more to fear from inside attacks than from the outside ones. Others can trust users implicitly, but have a public profile—whether deserved or not—which makes them targets with a very high value. Dont Think Youre All That […]

Eight Things We Expect to See from Apple in 2011 by P. J. Connolly Mac App Store Jan. 6 is the date expected for the Mac App Store debut, replacing Apples Mac OS X Downloads Web page as the companys showcase for Mac software. iWork ’11 The next version of Apples office productivity suite is […]

An MFP for Almost All Seasons by P. J. Connolly A Solid Medium-Duty Multifunction Printer The LaserJet Pro M1536DNF offers support for Apple AirPrint, and is built around a print engine that supports a monthly workload of a thousand or two pages. At-a-Glance Management The Web-based management of the LaserJet Pro M1536DNF multifunction printer puts […]

Well, my holiday plans saw a new item move to the top of the to-do List. I found myself with the pleasant task of sweeping through my password collection, because I was lazy and Gawker Media was sloppy. It’s a lesson for anyone whose livelihood depends on secure systems remaining that way. The big story […]

AirPrint support puts HP’s LaserJet Pro M1536DNF one up on the competition. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Connect Mobile Suite provides useful functionality in file transfer and editing. Read my full review at eweek.com.

FileMaker Go Makes Databases Mobile by P. J. Connolly Startup Screen This sales database opens up to an attractive image that is stored as part of the database. Edit a Record FileMaker Go allows the user to edit database records in the field, and later upload them to the master file. The Detailed View Sometimes, […]

Laplink Switch and Sync Useful but Lacking by P. J. Connolly Choose Job Type When the Switch & Sync Windows client is launched, one must first choose the job type: conversion or synchronization. Configure the Mac Host The barebones dashboard on the Mac host provides access to basic configuration settings; most of the setup is […]