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
Testing Localized Applications Segue Software's Peter Piela details the requirements for a successful globalization test tool. Mon, 13 Sep 2004
Search Engine Quirks and Search Engine Jerks Search engines can seem almost human in their obsessions, preferences, and desires. But it's the real humans who can use search techniques to threaten a site or a business. Mon, 9 May 2005
Thinking Locally The business of globalization is also the business of localization. Mon, 12 Jul 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
Burn Baby Burn Richard gives step-by-step instructions for converting VHS analog videotapes into DVDs, using a Mac. Mon, 26 Jan 2004
XAML: Microsoft's New Markup Language XAML was developed by Microsoft as the user interface language for Windows Longhorn, but some developers are betting that it will become a cross-platform standard. Mon, 7 Mar 2005
Solving the 3G Data Management Problem 3G wireless networks have been slow in development. Business functions such as service provisioning, assurance and billing have proven difficult to implement, key technologies like content delivery networks are still being hammered out, and there's a dearth of compelling applications. Could better data management be the key to progress? Mon, 5 May 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
The Commodore Comeback Although the Commodore 64's heyday is long past, a
strong user base of loyal Commodore enthusiasts is
keeping the venerable 8-bitter relevant in the 21st century. Mon, 20 Dec 2004
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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