Research efforts to organize and build systems that self-manage and self-monitor themselves with little to no human intervention have moved from experimenting with different alternatives to truly designing methods for facilitating the management of very complex systems more effectively and (hopefully) invisibly. Some of the most potent cues for the latest "self" research, as you […]
Diane Crawford
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It too often follows that as applications and implementations of computer technology escalate in sophistication and usage, so too do their abuses. Indeed, it is such abuses and a growing incidence of illegal intrusions that necessitated the development of computer forensics as a way to obtain evidence of criminal activity supported by a computer. But […]
I recall a conversation with Gordon Bell a few months ago after he received reviewers’ comments for his article on MyLifeBits (page 88), a pioneering system he and colleagues at Microsoft Research created to digitally archive his life. He was most appreciative of the feedback, but was struck by some questions the reviewers posed. One […]
Semantic Web technologies enable users to combine and share information as never before. Knowledge management systems give organizations the ability to discover or "know what they know." And e-business processes offer firms a means for automating exchanges among customers, employees, and business partners in a transparent manner. As potent as these capabilities have become alone, […]
In a lecture almost 60 years ago, Alan Turing noted the point of building computers is to treat them as slaves, giving them only thoroughly spelled-out chores to do. Still, he wondered aloud, would it be necessary to always use computers in such a manner? As great as the technical achievements have been since then, […]
Advanced information technology has tapped our imaginations to the core; its effects on our lives and livelihoods simply too profound to even digest. Indeed, the social effects of computerization resonate worldwide, influencing entire cultures, democracies, and economies at the most basic level. Chronicling even the most critical effects of IT on society over the past […]
Last month we featured a series of articles on technology that tracks and records where you go and what you do online. This month the focus is technology that can track where you go and what you do in the real world, including what you ate, what you purchased, what you’re wearing, and where you […]
Spyware—the latest Internet intruder to soar from mere annoyance to sheer menace at record speed—has (over)taken Netizens worldwide. The unprecedented escalation of stealth programs installed on a PC without the user’s consent—indeed, usually without their knowledge—in order to track every digital move carries far more ramifications than the aggravation of slowing PC performance and sparking […]
Designing for the mobile device is almost like living in Manhattan; it takes creativity, resourcefulness, and a real knowledge of the owner’s needs to make the most of very little space. Indeed, the real estate on today’s cell phone or PDA screen is so limited, yet so precious, designer Karen Holtzblatt cautions: "…whatever is displayed […]
Senior Editor Andrew Rosenbloom’s annual sojourn to SIGGRAPH always ends with a list of technological gems to editorially explore and ultimately share. Indeed, he’s spent the past year cultivating a select group of articles inspired by the 3D hard copy technologies he’s experienced over several conferences and will be a presence again at SIGGRAPH 2005 […]
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