Stories by Mike Elgan

Wait! Don't buy Windows Vista!

Unless you've recently emerged from a coma, you know the consumer versions of Microsoft's new Vista operating system have already shipped to the public.

How Steve Jobs blew his iPhone keynote

Steve Jobs' blockbuster keynote at last week's Macworld was brilliantly and powerfully delivered -- one of his best ever. It was also a colossal mistake.

Moving beyond hope as a backup strategy

You can find volumes of information about mobile data security -- everyone knows that data on mobile devices, especially laptops, is at risk. But almost every article describes how to protect your company financially and legally from data loss. There...

20 things we don't know about the iPhone

Steve Jobs unveiled his breathtaking iPhone vision Tuesday, calling it a "magical" device that would "change the world" when it ships in June. Jobs' use of the word "magical" hit the nail on the head. Jobs' keynotes are more than just speeches. They'...

The new hotness: Personal tech in 2007

As Moore's Law, or something like it, continues to drive down the cost and size of electronics, increasingly sophisticated technology will find its way this year into consumer electronics products of all kinds. If you're a gadget freak, fasten your s...

Zune: So you want to be an iPod killer

Microsoft's Zune finally shipped, and everyone agrees: It's nice but definitely no "iPod killer." But it could be. And should be. I'll tell you how in a minute.

The myth of maximum megapixels

Pixel count has become unimportant almost to the point of irrelevance. Megapixels don't matter anymore.

Go wild with widgets

Have you embraced the widget movement yet? If not, you will.

Why Microsoft's Zune scares Apple to the core

Microsoft plans to launch a competitor to Apple Computer's iPod, a wireless media player called the Zune, just in time for the holidays.

PowerPoint from the gadget in your pocket

Can you really deliver a PowerPoint presentation directly from an Apple iPod, RIM BlackBerry, or Palm Treo? The answer is "yes," and I'm going to tell you how to do it.