Ahead of the Curve | Tom Yager

Rich online apps can learn from the old IBM 3270 terminal

Tom Yager — 2009-04-01T03:00:00-08:00

Whether they run on your server, in your hand, or in the cloud, remote applications should favor reliability over a desktop look. The good apps can go for both. READ MORE

Unix. IT should ask for it by name

Tom Yager — 2009-03-25T03:00:00-08:00

Would you rather have a vendor's promise to interoperate with competitors' systems, or a contract obliging them to do it? Unix is the contract READ MORE

Where does Intel's Nehalem get its juice?

Tom Yager — 2009-03-18T03:00:00-08:00

Etched somewhere in Intel's new quad-core CPU are the origins of a massive speed boost for Apple's new Mac Pro READ MORE

Taking AJAX literally makes lousy Web apps

Tom Yager — 2009-03-12T03:00:00-08:00

As little as possible should be the rule for JavaScript, which must play a supporting role to CSS and HTML READ MORE

AT&T U-verse turns the triple play

Tom Yager — 2009-03-05T03:00:00-08:00

It's no mean feat to get the Internet, telephone, and entertainment combo exactly right, but AT&T may have the formula READ MORE

AMD's six-shooter is loaded and ready

Tom Yager — 2009-02-25T03:00:00-08:00

AMD's next big thing for servers is the Istanbul six-core Opteron CPU; it's much more than the sum of its cores READ MORE

Self-guarding storage for ultimate server security

Tom Yager — 2009-02-18T03:00:00-08:00

Thousands of dollars of security software can't guard against local threats as well as a $3 chip can READ MORE

Viewers respond to video: The power of 'emotional metadata'

Tom Yager — 2009-02-12T03:00:00-08:00

Nothing tops video's ability to teach, sell, sway, or convince. Streaming video players can tell you whether your message hits home -- and how viewers react to it READ MORE

AMD spins Moore's Law in IT's favor

Tom Yager — 2009-02-04T03:00:00-08:00

Does Moore's Law of rising transistor density necessitate disruptive system reengineering? AMD thinks not READ MORE

Windows 7 beta uses trickery to fix Vista compatibility

Tom Yager — 2009-01-28T03:00:00-08:00

Microsoft is determined to make Windows 7 a much cleaner upgrade than Vista, even if it has to tell a few lies to do it READ MORE

The key to the next economy

Tom Yager — 2009-01-21T03:00:00-08:00

Everyday visionaries and information technologists will rebuild the collapsed economic house of cards READ MORE

The ABC's of CES

Tom Yager — 2009-01-14T03:00:00-08:00

CES is filled with companies looking to cash in on the global public's desperate need for fun READ MORE

Apple won't be missed at Macworld Expo

Tom Yager — 2009-01-07T03:00:00-08:00

Here's to future Macworld Expos featuring keynote speakers who don't have to walk eggshells to avoid alienating Apple READ MORE

Parallelization is next performance horizon

Tom Yager — 2008-12-17T08:30:00-08:00

Parallel execution, streaming, batching, and coprocessing will blast through architectural bottlenecks to pull next-frontier performance out of mainstream hardware READ MORE

When in trouble, can your phone find you?

Tom Yager — 2008-12-09T17:54:38-08:00

In an emergency, knowing where you are is paramount. Your phone can save you if you know its limitations READ MORE