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Has PC gaming gone the way of the dinosaurs thanks to the latest gaming consoles? Sandro Villinger focuses on Windows Vista gaming features such as DirectX 10, the Game Explorer, WinSAT performance tests, and upcoming releases to see if Windows still has some tricks up its sleeve to keep gamers interested.
The country's two satellite radio services—Sirius and XM—recently announced that they've finally agreed to merge. The move raises a number of questions, not the least of which is whether they can get this deal approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department. But regulatory issues aside, what prompted these two archrivals to embrace each other, what do they expect to get out of it, and what does a combined company mean for consumers who currently pay a subscription fee of $12.95 a month? Knowledge@Wharton asked for comments from Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader, whom we talked with first, and business and public policy professor Gerald Faulhaber.
So you've got your Apple TV hooked up and all your music, photos, and video from the iTunes Store are at your fingertips. But what about other video, like the clips you took with your cell phone or that you found on YouTube? Not to worry, with these top five tools, Ryan Faas shows you that you can access your iTunes purchases and much more using the Apple TV.
Making use of SIMD units such as MMX, SSE, or AltiVec is usually a tradeoff of portability for speed. Recent versions of GCC include an extension that allows you to write vector code without sacrificing portability. David Chisnall takes a look at how to use it.
Text readability is an extremely important part of any Web site, but how do you know what size your users will find readable? Kris Hadlock shows you how to solve this problem by creating a text-zooming component with JavaScript. This component not only enables users to resize the text on your Web site, but it also enables you to restrict what text they can resize.
[Read Me First]: Building or Buying VPNs helps managers and network security engineers understand and evaluate the costs and benefits associated with virtual private network technology. This digital Short Cut helps you to evaluate technology choices, such as whether to build or buy VPN services, and how to efficiently manage and lower costs of VPN solutions. From the networking professional to the CEO, this digital Short Cut provides important information on the business strategies behind the technology.
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