Even in the Linux world, where cluster and grid computing are well established, there is often confusion about how to distinguish a grid from a cluster. Let's look at characteristics of each. Grid ...

This month’s interview is with Andreas Hommel, one of the original minds behind Metrowerks’ compiler architecture. (See “A Little CodeWarrior History”, MacTech Magazine 12.7 [July 1996] 61-64, where ...

Volume Number: 20 (2004) Issue Number: 11 Column Tag: Programming Fill Online PDF Forms Using HTML Forms by Sid Steward Collect data using an HTML form, To deliver a filled-out PDF form that works in ...

In an article in the now justly famous Smalltalk edition of Byte Magazine for August 1981, Larry Tessler refers to the notion of an Integrated Environment, a concept he ascribes to Alan Kay. He says ...

Before we get to this month's Challenge, I have to confess being a little distracted. No, not because the annual holiday up at the lake is just a few days away, although I'll also confess that the ...

The term "Client/Server System" has become one of most used terms in today's computing world. We use client applications practically every day to transfer incoming emails from mail servers, download ...

Jump into one of Volkswagen's most... We spoke about PUBG Mobile yesterday and their Esports development, so it is a little early to revisit them, but we have to because this is just too amusing.

MacApp 2 for PowerPC in Object Pascal “Object Pascal is not bad, it just smells funny.” - apologies to F.Z. By Brian Arnold Whither Native? This is an article for developers who have Object Pascal ...

Shrink Wrap License Agreements Unravelling some of the confusing legal issues By Paul Goodman, New York, New York About the author Paul Goodman is a partner in the New York City law firm of Elias, ...

When the AIBO robot dog was first released some years back, its birth was met with some cynicism regarding just how realistic a dog replacement the robot could be. Since those early days, the AIBO ...

Apple's MIDI Manager By Don Veca, San Jose, CA Introduction The MIDI Manager is Apple’s new standard MIDI tool set. It enables developers to cleanly transfer MIDI data to and from synthesizers and ...

Volume Number: 22 (2006) Issue Number: 8 Column Tag: Industry Influence The MacTech 25 The 25 most influential people in the Mac technical community. by Dean Shavit On The Meaning of Influence WWDC is ...