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
Burn Baby Burn Richard gives step-by-step instructions for converting VHS analog videotapes into DVDs, using a Mac. Mon, 26 Jan 2004
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
Inside RFID Radio Frequency Identification is nothing new, but shrinking chip sizes and falling prices have made RFID a business phenomenon. Here's an in-depth look at the controversial technology. Mon, 13 Jun 2005
A Supercomputer in Every Chip Clusters based on commodity chips have revolutionized the supercomputer industry, but at the same time, traditional supercomputers based on powerful vector CPUs are making a comeback. Steven explains why and how these approaches work together. Mon, 10 May 2004
Patenting Your Software: A Patent Attorney's Warning Thomas Jackson identifies common pitfalls in the patent application process, and evaluates the do-it-yourself guides available for inventors. Mon, 8 Dec 2003
How Fast Is It? Solid Information Technologies has introduced a do-it-yourself benchmarking kit for telco application developers. Mon, 13 Jun 2005
Apache Axis and the Next Generation of Web Services XML interchange via asynchronous, reliable messaging is the next wave of Web services interaction. The Apache Axis project provides a way to transport XML using reliable messaging within and across the extended enterprise, while preserving the
interoperability of SOAP over HTTP across the public Internet. Mon, 23 Jun 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
The Great Debate: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL Common industry perceptions of MySQL and PostgreSQL aren't as true with the current generation of releases as they used to be. DBAs, developers, and IT managers and decision-makers will benefit from this presentation and live Q&A about the pros and cons of using PostgreSQL or MySQL, which will include a discussion about the ongoing trend towards using open source in the enterprise.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
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.
