Applications

Tue, September 07, 2010 - When Macworld first reviewed Google Earth for the iPhone two years ago, the reviewer came away mildly disappointed with the app, which quite literally puts the world at your fingertips. The review concluded the mobile version lacked certain key features that its desktop counterpart offered. Zooming around the world, finding points of interest, or spotting a close-up satellite view of your childhood home are all fun enough, the review suggested, but without integrated features from the desktop tool like driving directions, personal placemarks, and clever layers, the iPhone version came across as an underpowered younger sibling.

Thu, September 02, 2010 - If you've been paying a lot of attention to Danielle, Earl, and Fiona lately-- no, you won't find pics of them on TMZ.com--then a hurricane-tracking app, built specifically for your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, may help feed your curiosity about storms. A variety of inexpensive apps are available for both devices. Of the handful reviewed here, one is a universal app, and two have separate--but nearly identical--versions for the iPhone and the iPad.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances you'll find.

Wed, August 11, 2010 - Find out which of the leading browsers is the perfect balance of features, speed, innovation, and flexibility for you

Thu, July 08, 2010 - CloudZap ($60, 30-day free trial) allows for easily sending documents to services such as Box.net, Google Docs or Microsoft SharePoint when you print or scan a file. It can send to multiple such services at once, and also zap files off to the services via Windows Explorer.

Wed, June 02, 2010 - Seven reasons Web designers will remain loyal to Flash for rich Web content.

Wed, May 26, 2010 - From powerful productivity enhancers to important security safeguards, the new Microsoft Office has a number of features that businesses will love

Wed, May 19, 2010 - Your iPad decisions don't stop once you've settled on either the 3G iPad or the Wi-Fi-only model. There's also the not-insignificant question of what apps deserve a space on your brand new mobile device.

Wed, May 12, 2010 - In November, we gave SharePoint 2010 beta a test drive. Now, we put the shipping product through its paces and find that Microsoft has delivered a multi-purpose tool that delivers a bigger bang because of its tight coupling with Office 2010.

Mon, May 10, 2010 - Innovative vendors offering ways to make the transition to a cloud-based world less daunting.