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ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo One of the pieces of tech used to set the scene was this Atari 2600 games console that made an appearance in the 1980s section of the display. Here's a driver giving the tech a spin. To see more click here. [02 Oct 2008]
On the Reliability of Microsoft Excel XP for Statistical Purposes
White Paper In this section they show that Excel can compute negative variances. In next section they see that the random numbers generated by Excel cannot suffice scientific statistical requirements, and in last... [01 Oct 2008]
The Lock Hold Time Prediction of Non-Preemptible Sections in Linux 2.6.19
White Paper The proposed technique employs the rule that entering a critical section is allowed only if the operation does not disturb the future execution of the real-time application. As a result, they found 58 relatively long... [01 Oct 2008]
Firewalls: Your First Line of Defense
White Paper The precise origin of the term firewall is long lost, but the consensus is the term originated in the mid 1800s to describe a special fire resistant wall used to section off warehouses and slow the spread of fires. [01 Oct 2008]
A Data Mining Case Study
White Paper The results section contains a solution for the description task of the Challenge, which was only slightly modified for this paper. The CoIL Challenge 2000 offered the opportunity to apply data mining methods to a... [01 Oct 2008]
Evaluating Data Mining Models: A Pattern Language
White Paper Another contribution of this paper is the introduction of a new pattern section called "Force Resolution Map". This paper extracts and documents patterns that identify recurring solutions for the problem of evaluation of... [19 Sep 2008]
Photos: From reel-to-reel to Blu-ray
Photo An Atari 2600 games console also makes an appearance in the 1980s section of the TDK trailer. Audio visual technology stalwart TDK showed off its history with its TDK Life on Record trailer, which rolled in to London's... [17 Sep 2008]
Minority Report: Apple alienating App Store developers?
Comment According to Apple: "Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes. These are heady times for Apple's App Store. The online marketplace for... [16 Sep 2008]
Power Over Ethernet on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
White Paper The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series from Cisco Systems provides inline power on specific 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet modules (listed in the section "Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series PoE Line Cards"). This paper describes the... [11 Sep 2008]
Connecting the Symbian OS Emulator to the Internet Using Ethernet
White Paper If one works with applications/middleware software requiring Internet connectivity, one should consider this method (a comparison of the alternative solutions is given in section 2). This paper shows how to set up the... [11 Sep 2008]
Virtual LAN Communications
White Paper The first section of this document briefly discusses the importance of each one of these components within VLAN architectures. The second section reviews the benefits of VLANs and their applicability... [02 Sep 2008]
Top 10 Items to Post on Your Intranet
White Paper All the commonly used business forms to the intranet’s Documents section are posted. The training materials is stored in the Documents section of the intranet site. The article asserts that one should... [02 Sep 2008]
Wireless LAN Security - What Hackers Know That You Don't
White Paper This white paper outlines how hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in wireless LANs & includes a section on the most recent available hacking tools. The information presented is a collection of already published risks... [02 Sep 2008]
Linux - Advanced Networking Overview
White Paper This section will discuss "zebra", a distributed routing software that is used to configure a linux box as a router, and a configuration tool to set up firewalls. Linux, a shareware operating system, supports a number of... [02 Sep 2008]
Glitches hit Downing Street website launch
News As of Wednesday lunchtime the majority of the website now appears to be working, with the Number 10 TV section of the site being fixed early this afternoon. The revamped version of the Prime Minister's website has... [13 Aug 2008]
