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Displaying handheld data on a table

When Dan Olsen, a professor of computer science at Brigham Young University BYU, was on sabbatical last year at Microsoft Research, he got a bright idea. He realized that even a laptop was too heavy to carry for him, and that a handheld computer was powerful enough to handle the...

Tags: Application, Handheld, Brigham Young University, Circuit, Computer, Brigham Young University Team, Handhelds, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-29

Do Programming Languages Affect Productivity?: A Case Study Using Data From Open Source Projects

Brooks and others long ago suggested that on average computer programmers write the same number of lines of code in a given amount of time regardless of the programming language used. Data collected from the CVS repositories of 9,999 open source projects hosted on SourceForge.net is examined to test this...

Tags: Brigham Young University, Programming Language, Programming, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-04-17

Spam Filtering Through Header Relay Detection

Many spam filtering techniques in the last few years have focused on statistical analysis. Although these models have become extremely efficient, they can be very expensive to train and deploy in large organizations. This paper discusses simple yet effective header verification techniques that can identify over 90% of current spam...

Tags: Technique, Spam Filtering, Brigham Young University, Productivity, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2007-03-01

Evaluation of ESX Server Under CPU Intensive Workloads

Virtual machines are used by IT departments to provide better hardware utilization and to isolate users and programs from each other. The paper explores how configuration changes affect the throughput of virtual machines hosted on ESX Server during CPU intensive workloads. In particular the paper explores how Hyper-Threading, Virtual SMP,...

Tags: HyperThreading, Brigham Young University, VMWare ESX Server, CPU, Virtual Machine, Multi-threading, Virtual SMP, Ip storage, Desktop Virtualization, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2006-09-06

Morphine relief without addiction?

Morphine has been used as a painkiller for decades, if not centuries. Unfortunately for patients, morphine is also an addictive substance. Now, Brigham Young University BYU chemists are using a vine plant that grows in Australia to develop a new painkilling molecule, but with fewer side effects. The Deseret Morning...

Tags: Brigham Young University, molecule, vine

Blog posts 2006-08-20

3-D software for 'virtual surgery'

Computer scientists at Brigham Young University BYU have developed a new software tool to perform 'virtual surgery.' This tool, dubbed 'Live Surface,' will allow surgeons to visualize in 3-D any part of a patient's anatomy with just a few clicks of a mouse. Similar software already exist, but as reports...

Tags: Brigham Young University, Live, Live Surface, William S. Barrett

Blog posts 2006-08-01

Additional Resources

Oil-staters win hybrid competition!

Texas A and M has turned out its share of petroleum engineers over the decades that crude oil has fuelled the Texas economy. Just recently the university beat the field in a race featuring student built hybrid cars! And the race was not even held in...

Tags: Texas, Brigham Young, Web Site Development, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Brigham Young University-Idaho Builds a Roadmap for Student Growth With Predictive Analysis Tool

Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho) wanted to evaluate the risk involved in revamping the university's admissions and enrollment structure to accommodate its shift from a two-year to a four-year institution and implement a forecasting system that allows the university to determine how many offers to make to prospective students. The challenge...

Tags: Analysis Tool, Oracle Corp., University, Enrollment, Tool, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Sales, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

Hardcore math at the speed of the Net

From its inception, the Internet has been about connecting researchers and research institutions to each other (and, of course, about national defense). As the Web continues to explode, though, it's interesting to see how new generations of researchers work, collaborate, and criticize online. A particular example...

Tags: Proof, Mathematician, Li, Web 2.0, Wiki, Blogging, Channel Management, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-07

(Photos: Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic)

(Photos: Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic)They're still floating aroundThe IT department at Brigham Young University has a working Classic sitting on the front desk. It's awesome.RE: (Photos: Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic)Mi primer Mac fue una Classic II, con 4MB de RAM. Agregué un disco...

Tags: Desktops, original Apple Macintosh Classic, Apple Macintosh Classic, Dinosaur Sighting, Apple Macintosh, photograph, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

HBLL Toolbar 0.9.7 (Windows)

This toolbar searches the resources of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. You must be affiliated with BYU and have a current Route Y ID and password to access the databases. However, the features of the extension can be used by all. The toolbar has the following...

Tags: Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Amazon.com Inc., Library, Web Page, Jared Howland

Software downloads 2008-01-22

Serena Mariner Enables Managers to Reduce Costs, Shorten Budget Cycles, and Quickly Prioritize Projects Based on Business Value

Founded in 1875, Brigham Young University offers more than 200 academic programs through 11 colleges in Utah and 17 affiliated campuses worldwide. At BYU - as at most institutions of higher learning - the role of IT has grown enormously, now affecting all aspects of the research and teaching process....

Tags: Serena Software Inc., Information Technology, Serena Mariner, Strategy, Project Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management

Case studies 2007-05-01

Keystroke logging is not Sophisticated

This article makes humorous use of the word "sophisticated". First it refers to a "sophisticated" keystroke logger installed on machines at Brigham Young University by student Esteban N. Rodriguez, 25. The installation was detected by admins who notices "strange icons" on the Desktop. In my mind...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, keystroke logging

Blog posts 2005-08-12

Can your IT shop compete?

Last week, I decided I wanted a new Moto Razr cell phone. I could have taken my purchasing card down to the Cingular store and gotten one that night, but I decided I'd play by the rules. So, I went online to Brigham Young University's Cell Phone office page...

Tags: telephone, Cell Phone office, BYU Cell Phone

Blog posts 2005-06-16

Can your IT shop compete?

Last week, I decided I wanted a new Moto Razr cell phone. I could have taken my purchasing card down to the Cingular store and gotten one that night, but I decided I'd play by the rules. So, I went online to Brigham Young University's Cell Phone office page (part...

Tags: Cell Phone office, telephone, BYU Cell Phone

Blog posts 2005-06-16

The forgotten story behind IBM's 'first mainframe'

The forgotten story behind IBM's 'first mainframe'Ahh..."Although a commercial failure, Stretch was nonetheless IBM's best investment in research and development--an exercise that Steve Jobs was to repeat 30 years later with the proto-Macintosh, Lisa."So THAT'S what Microsoft Bob must have been all about.Whoa!This story doesn't make a lot of sense....

Tags: Printers, mainframe, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-04-08