Some years ago, tech giant IBM ran an ad campaign touting its purportedly "hack-proof" security measures — and subsequently learned the hard way that there simply is no such thing as being "hack proof." Flash ahead to 2008, and it appears that Apple could be sliding along the same learning...... More »

When it comes to software tools, terms like "user friendly" and "simple" get tossed about so frequently they have lost any meaning. For those in search of an easy, cost-effective tool for converting media files into a wide variety of formats, there's a tool to which both of those descriptors...... More »

In its ongoing attempt to garner a greater share of the web browser market, the Mozilla Foundation is starting to sound a little like an adult paysite owner fretting over his membership numbers: according to a recent article posted on the Mozilla website, the primary problem the company has faced...... More »

When Sony's DCRVX1000 prosumer camcorder was introduced in 1995 for around $1,000, it offered unparalleled picture clarity with its digital video (DV) format. DV provides up to double the horizontal resolution and triple the component color sampling of VHS, resulting in bright, sharp, colorful...... More »

With the introduction of the DVX100 in December 2002, and its successor, the DVX100A, in June 2004, Panasonic instantly became the most popular camera company with indie digital filmmakers. It was priced under $4000, and besides the $5000 Canon XL2, the next-lowest cost 24p video camera at the time...... More »