Archive: June 03, 2007 - June 09, 2007
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0
I use Mozilla Thunderbird--the free, open-source mail program developed for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux by the folks behind the Firefox browser--everyday at work. But I can't justify devoting a column to Thunderbird 2.0. This release has some valuable upgrades from Tbird 1.5, but it feels like a missed...
By Rob Pegoraro | June 8, 2007; 8:05 AM ET | Comments (2)
Revisiting Windows Mobile
Today's column evaluates the latest version of Windows Mobile, the Microsoft operating system for handhelds and smartphones. I've changed my mind about it over the years: Back when it went by the name of Pocket PC, I pretty much hated it, and my opinion didn't get much more positive in...
By Rob Pegoraro | June 7, 2007; 8:49 AM ET | Comments (4)
Google Desktop Turns 5.0
The first two versions of Google Desktop were enough of a big deal to earn prominent spots in my column, but the pace of innovation has slowed down with recent releases. Version 5, released in beta-test form in March, provides a convincing recreation of Windows Vista's Sidebar, but otherwise doesn't...
By Rob Pegoraro | June 6, 2007; 9:13 AM ET | Comments (7)
Reset Runaround
A while back, I had to get some high-end cell phones and smartphones ready to ship back to the PR departments involved. But before doing that, I had to reset them to erase any personal data I might have left on them--principally, schedules and address books sent over via Bluetooth....
By Rob Pegoraro | June 5, 2007; 8:12 AM ET | Comments (1)
Microsoft Scratches the "Surface"
Last week, Microsoft introduced a new kind of product called Microsoft Surface, a tabletop computing interface that responds to touch. It's a neat concept, to judge from the demo Microsoft provided earlier this month. The hardware itself takes the form of a glass-topped table hiding a Windows Vista computer, a...
By Rob Pegoraro | June 4, 2007; 8:31 AM ET | Comments (14)
