The Merry Month of May May is about more than flowers and chirping birds. It also involves WinHEC, Serenity, and more. Mon, 5 Jun 2006
Working with Laptop Hardware Jerry changes his name to "Mr. Goodwrench" when his laptop acts up. Mon, 29 May 2006
Repair or Replace? When a system goes down, does it make more sense (or cents?) to repair or replace? Mon, 22 May 2006
A Day at the Beach Going to the beach is supposed to be relaxing--and it will be, if you leave your computers at home. Mon, 15 May 2006
Not Just Yet! Jerry still hasn't bit the bullet--ah, apple--when it comes to MacTel Mon, 8 May 2006
Hired Girl Jerry cleans up when it comes to tomorrow's gadgets today. Mon, 1 May 2006
Make Magazine Jerry's said this before: If you have any skill at gadgetry, or even interest in such things, O'Reilly's Make is the magazine/book series for you. Mon, 24 Apr 2006
VISTA and Pournelle's Law One of Pournelle's Laws--that before you can do anything important, you will have to do two other things, one of which is nearly impossible--holds true for Build 5308 of Windows Vista. Mon, 17 Apr 2006
Boot Camp Will Apple's announcement about "Boot Camp" really mean two computers for the price of one? Mon, 10 Apr 2006
On the Go From headsets to his morning walk, Jerry stays busy looking at things that Just Work. Mon, 3 Apr 2006
Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Sony Bets the Company DVD drives have pretty well replaced CD-ROM as the default optical drive for small computers. Now comes the next step--HD DVD versus Sony's Blu-ray. Mon, 27 Mar 2006
The Return of Ma Bell Judge Green thought he had killed Ma Bell dead, but The Phone Company seems to be rising from the grave. Mon, 20 Mar 2006
No Bye Bye Blackbery We can all breathe easier: RIM Blackberry isn't going away. Mon, 13 Mar 2006
Smile! A Happy Ending Jerry discovers a camera store on the up and up--and gets the camera he wants. Mon, 6 Mar 2006
Google In China Google has famously said its main business principle is "Don't be evil." But is that always the case? Mon, 27 Feb 2006
Moving Over the Software Once the hardware is in place, Jerry moves the software over to his new system. Mon, 20 Feb 2006
Building Alexis Alexis, the system that Jerry builds this month, was designed to be not only the main communications computer at Chaos Manor, but also a system capable of being the only computer in a medium-sized small office/home office establishment. Mon, 13 Feb 2006
Orchids and Onions: Round 3 Linux distros, security apps, and backup tools get Onions or Orchids from Jerry this week. Mon, 23 Jan 2006
Orchids and Onions: Round 2 In round 2 of this year's Orchids and Onions, Jerry looks through the lens of a little camera, and gives DARPA a pat on the back. Tue, 17 Jan 2006
Orchids and Onions: Round 1 Jerry starts of with the first round of his annual Orchid and Onions awards. Mon, 9 Jan 2006
CES 2006: Day 1 This year's Computer Electronics Show is scattered all over Las Vegas, so it's nearly impossible for one person to see it all. Still, Jerry always tries, of course. Thu, 5 Jan 2006
Finding Runtime Concurrency Errors in Multithreaded Java Applications Join Coverity on June 3 at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT for a web seminar "Finding Runtime Concurrency Errors in Multi-threaded Applications." In this session Thomas Schultz of Coverity's Advanced Technology Group will offer a presentation and demonstration of Coverity Thread Analyzer for Java, a new dynamic analysis solution for multithreaded Java applications that automatically and predictably detects existing and potential race conditions and deadlocks that can cause deadly application behavior. Register today and find out how to:
<ul><li> Automatically and rapidly detect serious concurrency errors</li>
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<li>Reduce risk of migration to multicore systems</li>
<li>Combine dynamic and static analysis to improve overall code quality</li></ul>
Solving the Multicore Programming Problem Processor raw speed gains are hitting a brick wall of power consumption. The voracious appetite for performance now must be sated through the use of multiple CPUs. The problem: multicores are hard to program. Chuck Moore of AMD said "To make effective use of multicore hardware today, you need a PhD in computer science." Learn how Gedae expands the pool of multicore developers while offering unrivaled performance and productivity. Event Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
In this volume of Best of BYTE, we explore the emergence of some heuristic algorithms. Although we have only scratched the surface of this intriguing subject, we hope we've suggested the potential of the synthesis of heuristics and algorithms.