Latest Software Opinion

  • 24 May 2012

  • Opinion: Hands-on: Yahoos Axis Browser

    Yahoo on Thursday introduced a new browser plugin for desktop computers as well as an iOS browser called Axis. Yahoo’s browser is not meant to be a replacement for Chrome, Firefox or Internet explorer on desktop computers. Instead, Axis is what Yahoo calls a “search browser”, which is basically a plugin to visually display search results served by the search engine.

  • Opinion: Run XP Software in Windows 7

    SIUC asked the Windows forum about running software intended for Windows XP in Windows 7.

  • Opinion: Why Office for iPad Is Inevitable

    The rumor is back. There are new reports that Microsoft is developing a version of the Microsoft Office suite for Apple’s iOS operating system--and perhaps the Android mobile operating system as well. I don’t know if the latest speculation is accurate or not, but it makes sense because it’s in Microsoft’s best interests to do so.

  • 23 May 2012

  • Opinion: App Spotlight: Create Email Groups on Your iPhone with MailShot 2.0

    Email groups are an important part of business life, yet Apple's iOS offers no support for them.

  • Opinion: Stream Media From Your PC to Your Roku Box

    To borrow from Woody Allen, love is too weak a word to describe how I feel about my Roku box. I lurve it.

  • 22 May 2012

  • Opinion: Ballmer: Windows 8 Will Bring 'Rebirth' of Microsoft OS

    The upcoming Windows 8 will represent "a dawning of the rebirth" of Redmond's ubiquitous operating system, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

  • Opinion: Five Things to Look Forward to in Linux Mint 13 'Maya'

    There's been much attention focused lately on Canonical's recently released Ubuntu Linux 12.04 "Precise Pangolin," but it's by no means the only popular Linux distribution out there with a major update in the offing.

  • Opinion: How to Keep Facebook, Bookmarks Handy in Chrome

    Chrome has some handy ways to keep your myriad bookmarks just a click away, and for Facebook junkies to keep status updates front and center.

  • 21 May 2012

  • Opinion: 5 Steps for Great Action Photos

    Summer is upon us, and that means we'll be spending a lot more time outdoors, capturing photos of stuff--kids, friends, cars, planes, dogs--in action. Perhaps you've applied some of the ideas in "Digital Photography Tips: Capture Summer Action," and discovered that some of your action photos lacked the excitement you saw in the viewfinder. That's the problem with freezing the action. Sometimes, it's just too frozen. The antidote? A classic photo technique known as panning. This week, let's review five things you need to know to pan the action to get some exciting, vibrant action photos.

  • Opinion: Is Internet Explorer On the Way Out? Not So Fast!

    StatCounter has declared Google Chrome the king of all desktop browsers based on recent market share data, but observers should take this claim to the throne with a grain of salt.

  • Opinion: Gifting Mac App Store apps, emailing videos, and more

    It's time to flush out the latest collection of too-short-for-a-full-entry Mac 911 questions and answers. We start with reader SuSu:

  • Opinion: How to Decide When It's Time to Reformat and Reinstall Windows

    It's been almost a year to the day since I adopted an Acer desktop replacement (i.e. a big honking laptop) as my primary PC.

  • Opinion: Linux Kernel Update Beefs Up Security and Graphics Support

    Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Sunday released a brand-new version of the Linux kernel, and it's packed with a range of goodies that promise to make life considerably better for users.

  • Opinion: Map Your Thoughts With Free SpiderScribe

    SpiderScribe (free) is a beautiful online tool for creating quick and simple mind maps. It is similar to MindMeister, but unlike its rival mindmapper, is entirely Flash-based. Like MindMeister, SpiderScribe's free plan lets you create up to three mind maps, after which you need to upgrade to a paid plan for $5 per month--again, just what MindMeister charges. SpiderScribe's Flash-based editor is a bit more basic, but it allows file attachments, which MindMeister's free plan does not.

  • Opinion: Nintendo Wii U Not Yet Out, But Purported Photo Surfaces

    Nintendo isn't quite ready to pull the curtains off its next generation Wii U, but a purported photo of the game console has already circulated on Twitter.

  • 18 May 2012

  • Opinion: Verizon Unlimited Data Plans: FAQ

    Good news, Verizon customers: You can keep your $30 per month unlimited data plan after all, but it'll cost you in another way. Longtime Verizon fans got a shock Thursday when a Verizon executive reportedly said customers must give up their unlimited data plans for a tiered data option when switching to 4G LTE phones. But that's not entirely accurate, Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney confirms to PCWorld.

  • Opinion: Ask the iTunes Guy: Syncing tips

    [Ask the iTunes Guy is a regular column in which we answer your questions on everything iTunes related. If there's something you'd like to know, send an email to the iTunes Guy for consideration.]

  • 17 May 2012

  • Opinion: iPhone Users More Likely to Tell Truth Via Text, Study Says

    People are more likely to tell the truth in a text message than in a voice interview, according to researchers at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

  • Opinion: Empty the #$&@! trash already!

    Reader Jim Young has a trash that’s starting to stink up the place. He writes:

  • Opinion: Delete Linked Calendar Entries In Android

    The calendar on Jstanaway's Android phone displays appointments that he never made--hundreds of them from someone else's calendar. He can't delete them. He asked the Answer Line forum for advice.

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