Archive: September 16, 2007 - September 22, 2007
Internet Explorer 6 Support Ends Here
Every now and then, I'll get an e-mail from a reader describing a problem they're having with the Web. Often, this problem turns out to be related to their choice--or lack of choice--in browsers: They're still running Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, one of the least secure and least useful browsers...
By Rob Pegoraro | September 21, 2007; 11:17 AM ET | Comments (40)
Is Your iPod Feeling Old Today?
When I went shopping for an iPod nano last November, I thought at the time that it would be a mistake to go for the top-of-the-line, 8-gigabyte model--why spend the extra money on a device with such high odds of being replaced by a newer model within a year? It...
By Rob Pegoraro | September 20, 2007; 8:36 AM ET | Comments (23)
Google Unwraps Presentations
Not even a week after I reviewed Google's word processor and spreadsheet, the company launched a presentation program that gives it a full set of Web-based productivity tools. The news came out in a blog posting Monday night, followed soon after by an e-mail from Google's public-relations department. (Note to...
By Rob Pegoraro | September 19, 2007; 10:29 AM ET | Comments (10)
Debating the Future of Music
I spent most of Monday in an auditorium at George Washington University, attending the Future of Music Coalition's annual policy summit. This gathering is meant to give musicians--as opposed to the recording industry at large--a chance to mull over the state of the business. Because life isn't always too kind...
By Rob Pegoraro | September 18, 2007; 10:07 AM ET | Comments (17)
Shedding Some Light on Silverlight
Does the world need yet another way to embed animations and videos in Web pages? Yes, says Microsoft, which released the 1.0 version of a browser plug-in called Silverlight earlier this month. You could have easily missed out on the news, since Microsoft refrained from making much of a fuss...
By Rob Pegoraro | September 17, 2007; 8:33 AM ET | Comments (7)
