Neil McAllister
Longtime InfoWorld contributor Neil McAllister is a freelancer writer covering software, systems, and application development from San Francisco. He also writes InfoWorld's
Fatal Exception blog.
by Neil McAllister
These cutting-edge programming languages provide unique insights on the future of software development... more
The rise of cloud computing and mobility could elevate the open source OS to a level of unprecedented dominance... more
Adobe's JavaScript-based animation tool is rough around the edges, but shows incredible promise... more
Slowing product development, legal woes, and rising bureaucracy may signal trying times ahead for Silicon Valley's favorite company... more
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 3G brings ho-hum hardware to the half-baked Chrome OS... more
The sweeping deficiencies of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets can't all be chalked up to its 'beta' status... more
Dueling open source alternatives to Microsoft Office match word processors, spreadsheets, and much more; which one should you choose?... more
Microsoft's cloud productivity suite has big ambitions, but feels poorly integrated and may leave admins wanting more... more
How much do you really know about the technicalities and history of the open source and free software movements?... more
How much do you really know about the technicalities and history of the open source and free software movements?... more
How much do you really know about smartphone tech past and present?... more
How much do you really know about smartphone tech past and present?... more
Steve Jobs says the iPad signals the end of the PC era. Here's why he's wrong... more
Steve Jobs says the iPad signals the end of the PC era. Here's why he's wrong... more
The future of IT is taking shape in the form of next-generation computing technologies under development in today's R&D labs... more
The future of IT is taking shape in the form of next-generation computing technologies under development in today's R&D labs... more
Web-based editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are underwhelming at best... more
Think open source doesn’t innovate? Here are seven projects exploring exciting new directions in computing -- for free... more
Think open source doesn’t innovate? Here are seven projects exploring exciting new directions in computing -- for free... more
Support for the next generation of HTML is already appearing in today’s browsers and Web pages. Are you ready to take advantage?... more
