Computer Book » article http://www.the-computer-book.com Computer and online product guide Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:18:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 PrePrint: Geo-Store: A Framework for Supporting Semantics Enabled Location-Based Services with RDF Triple Stores http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-geo-store-a-framework-for-supporting-semantics-enabled-location-based-services-with-rdf-triple-stores/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-geo-store-a-framework-for-supporting-semantics-enabled-location-based-services-with-rdf-triple-stores/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:20:35 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-geo-store-a-framework-for-supporting-semantics-enabled-location-based-services-with-rdf-triple-stores/ Today, location-based services (LBS) are very popular information services for mobile users who access the services with location-aware mobile devices through wireless networks. The data sources of advanced LBSs are on the Web, which consists of a huge volume of data in human-readable format

Visit link:
PrePrint: Geo-Store: A Framework for Supporting Semantics Enabled Location-Based Services with RDF Triple Stores

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-geo-store-a-framework-for-supporting-semantics-enabled-location-based-services-with-rdf-triple-stores/feed/ 0 PrePrint: From Mashups to Telco Mashups: A Survey http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-from-mashups-to-telco-mashups-a-survey/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-from-mashups-to-telco-mashups-a-survey/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:20:33 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-from-mashups-to-telco-mashups-a-survey/ In this article, we aim at understanding a type of mashups that has been gaining attention recently, i.e., telco mashups, and that, given its novel requirements and characteristics, deserves an analysis that goes beyond what has been done so far for mashups in general.

Read the rest here:
PrePrint: From Mashups to Telco Mashups: A Survey

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-from-mashups-to-telco-mashups-a-survey/feed/ 0 Boosting Text Compression with Word-Based Statistical Encoding http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/boosting-text-compression-with-word-based-statistical-encoding/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/boosting-text-compression-with-word-based-statistical-encoding/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:14:20 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/boosting-text-compression-with-word-based-statistical-encoding/ Semistatic word-based byte-oriented compressors are known to be attractive alternatives to compress natural language texts. With compression ratios around 30–35%, they allow fast direct searching of compressed text

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/boosting-text-compression-with-word-based-statistical-encoding/feed/ 0 Minimizing the Range for k-Covered Paths on Sensor Networks http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/minimizing-the-range-for-k-covered-paths-on-sensor-networks/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/minimizing-the-range-for-k-covered-paths-on-sensor-networks/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:14:19 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/minimizing-the-range-for-k-covered-paths-on-sensor-networks/ Coverage problems are a flourishing topic in optimization, thanks to the recent advances in the field of wireless sensor networks. The main coverage issue centres around critical conditions that require reliable monitoring and prohibit failures. This issue can be addressed by maximal-exposure paths, regarding which this article presents new results.

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/minimizing-the-range-for-k-covered-paths-on-sensor-networks/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Querying Heterogeneous Datasets on the Linked Data Web: Challenges, Approaches and Trends http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-querying-heterogeneous-datasets-on-the-linked-data-web-challenges-approaches-and-trends/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-querying-heterogeneous-datasets-on-the-linked-data-web-challenges-approaches-and-trends/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:35:24 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-querying-heterogeneous-datasets-on-the-linked-data-web-challenges-approaches-and-trends/ The growing number of datasets being published on the Web as Linked Data brings, together with its opportunities, the associated challenges of querying data in a semantically heterogeneous and distributed environment. Approaches used for querying siloed databases fail at Web-scale, where it is unfeasible for end-users to have an a priori understanding of available datasets.

View original post here:
PrePrint: Querying Heterogeneous Datasets on the Linked Data Web: Challenges, Approaches and Trends

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-querying-heterogeneous-datasets-on-the-linked-data-web-challenges-approaches-and-trends/feed/ 0 Use Advanced Windows 7 Search Syntax http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-advanced-windows-7-search-syntax/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-advanced-windows-7-search-syntax/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:47:04 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-advanced-windows-7-search-syntax/ For the last two days, I’ve been looking into Windows 7 search since it’s gotten a pretty bad rap, but it’s actually very robust. I first talked about how to search within files in Windows 7 and then talked about how to specifically search within PDF files in Windows 7. In this article, I’m going Post from: Use Advanced Windows 7 Search Syntax

Read the original:
Use Advanced Windows 7 Search Syntax

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-advanced-windows-7-search-syntax/feed/ 0 Search PDF Files in Windows 7 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/search-pdf-files-in-windows-7/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/search-pdf-files-in-windows-7/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:45:14 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/search-pdf-files-in-windows-7/ Yesterday, I wrote an article describing how to search inside files in Windows 7.

Follow this link:
Search PDF Files in Windows 7

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/search-pdf-files-in-windows-7/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Accuracy in 3D Virtual Worlds Applications: Interactive 3D Modeling of the Refractory Linings of Copper Smelters http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-accuracy-in-3d-virtual-worlds-applications-interactive-3d-modeling-of-the-refractory-linings-of-copper-smelters/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-accuracy-in-3d-virtual-worlds-applications-interactive-3d-modeling-of-the-refractory-linings-of-copper-smelters/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:49:50 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-accuracy-in-3d-virtual-worlds-applications-interactive-3d-modeling-of-the-refractory-linings-of-copper-smelters/ This article highlights the need for accurate modeling in some virtual world applications, especially in engineering, manufacturing, and certain military applications. For example, virtual worlds can enable teams of engineers, managers, and customers to collaboratively view a copper smelter during design and deployment. This article specifically looks at how a virtual world can help in the design and maintenance of a copper smelter model and its refractory lining for copper production.

See more here:
PrePrint: Accuracy in 3D Virtual Worlds Applications: Interactive 3D Modeling of the Refractory Linings of Copper Smelters

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-accuracy-in-3d-virtual-worlds-applications-interactive-3d-modeling-of-the-refractory-linings-of-copper-smelters/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Techniques for Defending from Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Security Exploits http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-techniques-for-defending-from-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-security-exploits/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-techniques-for-defending-from-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-security-exploits/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:20:59 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-techniques-for-defending-from-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-security-exploits/ Recent reports reveal that majority of security violations are caused by weaknesses in code. Buffer overflow vulnerability is the most severe of security violations.

More:
PrePrint: Techniques for Defending from Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Security Exploits

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-techniques-for-defending-from-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-security-exploits/feed/ 0 A Generic Component-Based Approach for Programming, Composing and Tuning Sensor Software http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-generic-component-based-approach-for-programming-composing-and-tuning-sensor-software/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-generic-component-based-approach-for-programming-composing-and-tuning-sensor-software/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:49:22 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-generic-component-based-approach-for-programming-composing-and-tuning-sensor-software/ Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are being extensively deployed today in various monitoring and control applications by enabling rapid deployments at low cost and with high flexibility. However, high-level software development is still one of the major challenges to wide-spread WSN adoption

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-generic-component-based-approach-for-programming-composing-and-tuning-sensor-software/feed/ 0 PrePrint: CAPTCHA design: colour, usability and security http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-captcha-design-colour-usability-and-security/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-captcha-design-colour-usability-and-security/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:18:14 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-captcha-design-colour-usability-and-security/ The use of colour in user interfaces is extensive. It is typically a usability issue, and has rarely caused any security failures. In this article, we show that the use of colours in the design of CAPTCHA, a standard security technology that has found widespread applications in commercial websites, can have impact on usability and interesting but critical implications on security.

More:
PrePrint: CAPTCHA design: colour, usability and security

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-captcha-design-colour-usability-and-security/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Towards Lossless Video Transport http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-towards-lossless-video-transport/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-towards-lossless-video-transport/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:52:06 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-towards-lossless-video-transport/ In previous issues, we highlighted the impact that different durations of IP packet loss have on the quality of experience for IP-based video streaming services.

Read more:
PrePrint: Towards Lossless Video Transport

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-towards-lossless-video-transport/feed/ 0 An Architectural Framework for the Design, Analysis and Implementation of Interactive Systems http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/an-architectural-framework-for-the-design-analysis-and-implementation-of-interactive-systems/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/an-architectural-framework-for-the-design-analysis-and-implementation-of-interactive-systems/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:44:00 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/an-architectural-framework-for-the-design-analysis-and-implementation-of-interactive-systems/ This article presents the Software Architecture for Immersipresence (SAI) framework for the design, analysis and implementation of interactive software systems. SAI defines an architectural style whose data and processing models capture temporal properties of computational primitives.

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/an-architectural-framework-for-the-design-analysis-and-implementation-of-interactive-systems/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Connecting Virtual Worlds with the Real World for Learning a Foreign Language http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-connecting-virtual-worlds-with-the-real-world-for-learning-a-foreign-language/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-connecting-virtual-worlds-with-the-real-world-for-learning-a-foreign-language/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:13:52 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-connecting-virtual-worlds-with-the-real-world-for-learning-a-foreign-language/ This article describes a mixed reality learning experience for the learning of Spanish as a foreign language which takes place on a virtual world that mirrors a boulevard in Madrid. To this end, we have extended the capabilities of an open source multi-user 3D virtual world platform to orchestrate learning activities and to use augmented reality and augmented virtuality.

See the article here:
PrePrint: Connecting Virtual Worlds with the Real World for Learning a Foreign Language

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-connecting-virtual-worlds-with-the-real-world-for-learning-a-foreign-language/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Sharing with Care: An Information Accountability Perspective http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-sharing-with-care-an-information-accountability-perspective/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-sharing-with-care-an-information-accountability-perspective/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:10:15 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-sharing-with-care-an-information-accountability-perspective/ Health information sharing has become a vital part of modern healthcare delivery. E-health technologies provide efficient and effective ways of sharing medical information, but give rise to issues that neither the medical professional nor the consumers have control over. Information security and patient privacy are key impediments that hinder sharing information as sensitive as health information

More here:
PrePrint: Sharing with Care: An Information Accountability Perspective

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-sharing-with-care-an-information-accountability-perspective/feed/ 0 How to Convert MIDI Files to MP3 Files http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-convert-midi-files-to-mp3-files/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-convert-midi-files-to-mp3-files/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:11:22 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-convert-midi-files-to-mp3-files/ It’s easy to listen to MIDI files on your computer, since most media players can play them.

More:
How to Convert MIDI Files to MP3 Files

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-convert-midi-files-to-mp3-files/feed/ 0 Deploying Power-Aware, Wireless Sensor Agents http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/deploying-power-aware-wireless-sensor-agents/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/deploying-power-aware-wireless-sensor-agents/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:10:48 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/deploying-power-aware-wireless-sensor-agents/ Developing sensor agents that can be deployed untethered in the field presents significant challenges in adapting to hardware, communication, power and environmental limitations. Real-world characteristics dictate agent behavior and operating strategies, sometimes quite differently from often held assumptions and intuitions. In this article, we describe the sensor-agent hardware and blackboard-system software used in CNAS (collaborative network for atmospheric sensing), an agent-based, power-aware sensor network for ground-level atmospheric monitoring

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/deploying-power-aware-wireless-sensor-agents/feed/ 0 PrePrint: Federating Web Sites with the Google Wave Protocol http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-federating-web-sites-with-the-google-wave-protocol/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-federating-web-sites-with-the-google-wave-protocol/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:44:46 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-federating-web-sites-with-the-google-wave-protocol/ The article presents a software architecture and communication protocol for synchronizing user generated content across web sites in near real-time. The technique extends on the Google Wave federation protocol. It allows web sites to mash-up and cooperate in ways that are difficult to achieve with today’s mash-up techniques

Original post:
PrePrint: Federating Web Sites with the Google Wave Protocol

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/preprint-federating-web-sites-with-the-google-wave-protocol/feed/ 0 Windows 7 RAM Requirements – How Much Memory Do I Need? http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/windows-7-ram-requirements-%e2%80%93-how-much-memory-do-i-need/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/windows-7-ram-requirements-%e2%80%93-how-much-memory-do-i-need/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:50:23 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/windows-7-ram-requirements-%e2%80%93-how-much-memory-do-i-need/ Veteran computer users, or anyone that has owned PCs for several years now, may remember when 1GB of RAM was considered a lot. Not so long ago, a 1GB memory module could cost up to $100

See the original post:
Windows 7 RAM Requirements – How Much Memory Do I Need?

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/windows-7-ram-requirements-%e2%80%93-how-much-memory-do-i-need/feed/ 0 Rip MP3s for Free with FreeRIP Basic http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/rip-mp3s-for-free-with-freerip-basic/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/rip-mp3s-for-free-with-freerip-basic/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:22:54 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/rip-mp3s-for-free-with-freerip-basic/ If you’re like most people, you’ve abandoned your clunky CD player and have opted for a much more convenient, spacious, and portable MP3 player such as the Apple iPod. However, if you still have  much of your music collection on CDs, you can unlock your collection by ripping your CDs into MP3 files so you can enjoy them on your MP3 player, your computer, or even your cell phone. FreeRIP Basic As an MP3 ripper, not much can beat the convenience and ease of use of FreeRIP Basic

See more here:
Rip MP3s for Free with FreeRIP Basic

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/rip-mp3s-for-free-with-freerip-basic/feed/ 0 Calculate a Correlation Using OpenOffice Calc http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/calculate-a-correlation-using-openoffice-calc/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/calculate-a-correlation-using-openoffice-calc/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:29:40 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/calculate-a-correlation-using-openoffice-calc/ Among the applications included in the OpenOffice suite of productivity software, Calc is considered an excellent competitor of the more popular spreadsheet program Excel from Microsoft. Both programs come with a number of built in formulas and functions for making statistical, financial, mathematical, and even logical calculations. In this article, we demonstrate how to use Calc to calculate a correlation between two columns of data.

View original post here:
Calculate a Correlation Using OpenOffice Calc

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/calculate-a-correlation-using-openoffice-calc/feed/ 0 Find, Resize and Position Photos for Your Blog http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-resize-and-position-photos-for-your-blog/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-resize-and-position-photos-for-your-blog/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:36:31 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-resize-and-position-photos-for-your-blog/ One of the on-going challenges for most bloggers is finding meaningful photos with the proper reuse rights. There are many databases available to search for photos, but searching these databases is time consuming. Besides, when the right photo is found, we must still resize it and provide the proper credit to the photographer

Continue reading here:
Find, Resize and Position Photos for Your Blog

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/find-resize-and-position-photos-for-your-blog/feed/ 0 Change Editing Options in Windows Live Writer http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-editing-options-in-windows-live-writer/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-editing-options-in-windows-live-writer/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:17:59 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-editing-options-in-windows-live-writer/ In a recent article, we discussed how to remove formatting when pasting text into Windows Live Writer. In this article, we will show you how to change the editing options in Live Writer to better match your writing style and preferences.

Here is the original post:
Change Editing Options in Windows Live Writer

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-editing-options-in-windows-live-writer/feed/ 0 How to Unblock Someone on Facebook http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-unblock-someone-on-facebook-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-unblock-someone-on-facebook-2/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:38:32 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-unblock-someone-on-facebook-2/ A long time ago, I had blocked someone on Facebook because I wasn’t really friends with them and so I didn’t want them to see my profile. Eventually, I did become friends with that person and they were curious as to why they could not see my profile! At this point, I had to unblock the person so that they could do everything that a normal friend on Facebook could, such as posting on my wall, commenting, etc. In this article, I’ll quickly go over how you can unblock someone you’ve previously blocked on Facebook

Continued here:
How to Unblock Someone on Facebook

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/how-to-unblock-someone-on-facebook-2/feed/ 0 Change the Default Playback Sound Device in Windows 7 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-the-default-playback-sound-device-in-windows-7/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-the-default-playback-sound-device-in-windows-7/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:09:50 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-the-default-playback-sound-device-in-windows-7/ As computer components become increasingly complex and integrated with other components, it is likely that any modern computer contains more than one sound device. In fact, there is no reason why you can’t have multiple sound cards in the same computer

See original here:
Change the Default Playback Sound Device in Windows 7

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/change-the-default-playback-sound-device-in-windows-7/feed/ 0