Delivering Video Over IP Networks Delivering broadcast and multicast video, on-demand media, and personalized content with a consistently high quality of experience (QoE) is no small task. Mon, 16 Apr 2007
Designing User Interfaces for Cooperating Devices It's hard enough to design a user interface for a standalone product. But when you have two devices that must work in concert, the level of difficulty multiplies. Mon, 16 Apr 2007
Career Survival: How to Thrive in Today's Marketplace First we had the boom and now we have the gloom. Just where are things heading for technology industries? And how can technical workers best adapt to the changes? Mon, 24 Mar 2003
Unreasonable Facsimiles Why are the cycles of obsolescence so brief for computer hardware? Why does our software grow ever more bloated? Perhaps it has to do with the use of graphics-intensive simulated reality environments for even the simplest tasks. Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Building Sentient Machines It's surprising how little code is required to outline the basic features of an intelligent, self-aware computer. Mon, 1 Dec 2003
Burn Baby Burn Richard gives step-by-step instructions for converting VHS analog videotapes into DVDs, using a Mac. Mon, 26 Jan 2004
Testing Localized Applications Segue Software's Peter Piela details the requirements for a successful globalization test tool. Mon, 13 Sep 2004
The Economics of Programming Languages Why do well-designed languages like Lisp fail to achieve widespread use, while clunky languages like COBOL continue to thrive? Mon, 18 Apr 2005
TTCN: A Test Description Language A formal, manufacturer-independent software testing notation may help us raise the bar on software quality. Mon, 17 Feb 2003
System-Wide Windows Hooks Moishe explains how to set system-wide hooks in order to intercept and modify information being sent to or from Windows applications. Mon, 14 Feb 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.
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