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 Chaos Manor 
More Christmas Chaos
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry reviews computer accessories, media players, books, movies, and games sure to be well received in the gift-giving season.

Christmas Chaos
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry shares his gift recommendations for tech-savvy friends and family.

 BYTE Media Lab 
The Year's Best Multimedia Software
David Em
This year we saw releases of powerful, stable multimedia applications that run on almost every new computer sold. Here are the best software tools David saw this year for artists, animators, videographers, and photographers.

Why Can't Windows Do Windows?
David Em
Multimedia apps require lots of desktop real estate and having two or more displays can be the answer--if you can get them to work.

 Mr. Computer Language Person 
LINQ
Martin Heller
Martin touches on the Visual Studio 2005 launch, talks about Infragistics NetAdvantage 2005, and examines the Microsoft Language Integrated Query (LINQ) project.

The Kid's Programming Language
Martin Heller
Martin looks at the Kid's Programming Language and investigates ReSharper, a C# refactoring add-on for Visual Studio .NET 2003.

 Portable Computing 
Geek Gifts
Ernest Lilley
Ernest examines this holiday season's crop of electronic widgets small enough to fit in a stocking.

Treos and Tribulations
Ernest Lilley
Ernest reviews the Treo 650, Fossil’s Palm OS Wrist PDA, Delphi MyFi, and Jabra's BT110 wireless headset.

 Gigglebytes 
Sony Takes Root

Technology: Protecting You From Your Own Music

Have Yourself A Very Dreary Christmas

Lincoln suggests tongue-in-cheek gifts for the technically overindulged.


 Special Feature 
Modeling with Domain-Specific Languages
Martijn Iseger, Juha-Pekka Tolvanen
With Domain-Specific Modeling, the developer make models of solutions in a language that contains the concepts and rules from the problem domain the developer works in.

Developing for Linux With Visual Studio
Laurence Moroney
The open source framework Mono lets developers automatically convert the output of a Microsoft .NET application to run on Java.

 Conference Report 
Microsoft PDC 2005
Jerry Pournelle, Dan Spisak
Jerry Pournelle and Dan Spisak file daily reports from the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.

SIGGRAPH 2005
David Em, Alex Pournelle
David and Alex report on the latest graphics rendering, display and processing advances from SIGGRAPH.

 New Products 
New Products for October
BYTE.com Editors
New releases this month include a driver update from NVIDIA; 1-abc.net's software for customizing the Windows startup process; and a dock from Digital Lifestyle Outfitters that makes a video iPod the centerpiece of a home theater system.

New Products for September
BYTE.com Editors
This month's crop of new hardware and software includes Cadabra Software's personal encryption suite; RSS Writer from Phelios; and PCs designed for home automation from Cannon PC.

 Editorial and Opinion 
Can We Build Intelligent Machines?
Jeff Hawkins
Yes, but they may not be what you expect.

Wikis Versus Blogs: This Time It's Personal
Shannon Cochran
Blogs have been credited with transforming the way information is communicated. Wikis may transform the way it is collected and maintained.


BREAKING NEWS        
Xbox Hottest Game Around -- So Hot Man Sues
Microsoft's hot-selling gaming console, the Xbox 360, is alleged to have a design flaw that causes the device to overheat and crash.

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'Podcast' Takes Word Of The Year Honors
'Podcast,' one of the hottest terms in technology, is 2005's Word Of The Year, according to the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary.


Scratch-Resistant CD Keeps Data Alive
You can wipe off that drink coaster and slip it into a CD player—that is, if you really wanted to. The Scratch-Less Disc relies on a special polymer, co-developed by General Electric, that's 100 times harder to scratch than the surface of standard CDs.


Hooked On Phonics? Naw... Kids Are Hooked On Phones!
A new survey has found young people expect their technology to be available no matter where they are.



RESEARCH PAPERS & REPORTS        

Find white papers, case studies, Webcasts and analyst reports on everything from design through development to testing and implementation at BYTE's Research Papers and Reports.

Business Component Architecture - Unifying SOA and EDA
This paper covers how Business Component Architecture (BCA) combines services and events to delivery business systems that drive reuse, ease of management, dynamic extensibility and configuration management and easier business process management.


Controlling TCO with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is the price the organization ultimately pays for the product - IT infrastructure in this case - over its intended period of use. This paper is intended to help managers understand the TCO of storage products.


Enterprise Java: Optimizing Performance Throughout the Application Life Cycle
This report addresses how CIOs and other IT executives can better understand the issues facing the performance characteristics and cost containment issues in the J2EE arena. This report was generated by The Yankee Group.


An Innovative Approach to Managing Software Requirements
Requirements may be the most critical aspect of the software development cycle. MKS Requirements 2005 enables you to capture, store, and manage requirements as a fully integrated part of the development process. MKS Requirements is built on MKS Integrity Manager, MKS's powerful process management and workflow tool.



RECENTLY REVIEWED        
AJAX: Making Web Pages Responsive
Martin dissects AJAX, and looks at r.a.d.callback, a commercial AJAX controls library.
Mon, 12 Sep 2005

Fujitsu's Ultramobile Lifebook 1500D
What kind of computer should a photographer take into the field? David reviews Fujitsu's new tablet.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005

Adobe's Creative Suite 2
David reviews the new features and upgrades in Adobe's new release of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, and Acrobat.
Mon, 4 Jul 2005

Konica Minolta's Maxxum 7D Camera
Want all the features of a good 35 mm film camera in digital format? David reviews Konica Minolta's first entry into the prosumer market.
Mon, 5 Sep 2005

Intel 9.0 Compilers Released
Intel's latest C++ and Fortran compilers help developers target multi-core processors and 64-bit platforms. The version 9.0 compilers also feature new security and debug improvements.
Thu, 16 Jun 2005

FROM THE ARCHIVES        
Microsoft vs. Google
Jerry explains why Microsoft and Google aren't going head to head—yet.
Mon, 15 Nov 2004

Pretty as a Picture
Jerry reviews the Canon S820 Photo Printer and names the books, game and movie of the month.
Mon, 6 Oct 2003

Week of October 6, 2003

Mon, 6 Oct 2003

The Web, with Inheritance
Martin examines some of the improvements in ASP.NET 2.0, and takes a brief look at M7 NitroX.
Mon, 19 Jul 2004

Update Down
What’s worse—the security flaw or the patch that fixes it?
Mon, 5 Jan 2004

CMP DevNet Spotlight
Career Center: Going It Alone
Software Development magazine
Ever dreamed of leaving that corporate development job for the challenges of independent software consulting? Here are 10 tips to make your solo career path a success.

Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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The Best of BYTE: Volume 2 - Heuristic Algorithms
The Best of BYTE: Volume 2 - Heuristic Algorithms
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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