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
From the Archives
A Web of Spies What do you do when your anti-spyware program is installing viruses of its own? Mon, 28 Jun 2004
More Christmas Chaos Jerry reviews computer accessories, media players, books, movies, and games sure to be well received in the gift-giving season. Mon, 5 Dec 2005
Back-ups, Burning, and Boards Jerry reviews the Double Image-O 5.0 backup software; the Plextor PX-716A DVD/CD-ROM drive; and a couple of specialized keyboards. Also: the games, movies, and books of the month. Mon, 9 May 2005
Choosing a Router Jerry reviews routers from D-Link, MultiTech, and US Robotics, as well as the game, movie and books of the month. Mon, 10 Nov 2003
Security and Backups Jerry reviews the Microsolutions Backpack Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD +-RW, as well as the game, movie and books of the month. Mon, 8 Sep 2003
Working on Networking Jerry deals with competing DHCP servers and an unhappy Windows 2000 Server, and finds that most networking problems can be solved through the relentless application of logic. Mon, 23 Jun 2003
News from DEF CON DEF CON brings together law enforcement, security experts, curious enthusiasts, and probably some genuine bad guys in a conference on security: how to break in, and how to prevent break-ins. The news this year isn't so good. Mon, 29 Aug 2005
Beyond the Hype Jerry breaks down Hyper-Threading and HyperTransport, delves into the competing architectures of AMD and Intel, and explains how virtualization will change everything. Mon, 23 May 2005
Visions of SIGGRAPH Jerry reports on the wonders displayed at SIGGRAPH, the ACM computer graphics conference. Mon, 25 Aug 2003
The Way We Were Jerry compares the state of computing today to how it was in the early days, and explains why the computer industry should fear the future. Mon, 18 Apr 2005
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.
