Faster Forward: June 3, 2007 - June 9, 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...
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June 8, 2007; 8:05 AM ET |
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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...
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Rob Pegoraro
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June 7, 2007; 8:49 AM ET |
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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...
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Rob Pegoraro
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June 6, 2007; 9:13 AM ET |
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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....
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Rob Pegoraro
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June 5, 2007; 8:12 AM ET |
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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...
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Rob Pegoraro
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June 4, 2007; 8:31 AM ET |
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