Managing Project Schedules with Timeboxes by Scott Sehlhorst
Definition of timebox A timebox is a fixed unit of development capacity. An easy way to visualize a timebox is as a two-dimensional graph. Along the vertical axis is the cost of the development team (per unit time). Along the horizontal axis is time. ... Writing tests and documentation (when appropriate) are also part of the quality component. ... The extra time spent doing it right is part of the quality component. ... Filling a timebox We can fill up a timebox with the work-units representing several requirements.

Choosing the right DC Power Supply for your Application by Bob Preville
The DC Power Supply is a rather fundamental electronic device, however there are hundreds of DC Power Supply products on the market from dozen of manufacturers. Narrowing down the best product for your application and budget can be a daunting task. This article addresses DC Power Supply... High-end applications requiring high output voltage, advanced programmability (GPIB PC Interfaces), numerous outputs and very low ripple should budget in excess of $1,000 for their DC power supply. ... Choosing the right DC power supply for your application requires definition of some basic design...

It Is A Great Time To Be One Who Plays Video Games by Michael Connelly
There is something special about the video games of today. The people who enjoy playing them are living in a very exiting time. With the recent releases of Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 (and Xbox 360 a little while back) the gaming experience has been raised to a whole new level. ... The new features that these new systems offer such as Motion-Sensitive Remotes, Online Gaming, Wi-Fi Support and High Definition Game Support have customers fighting to be the first ones to have them. ... Things like next generation motion capture, high definition graphics and motion-sensitive remote controls...

Virtual Reality Future Discussed - VR is Here! by Lance Winslow
As a new era of high-definition entertainment is ushered in there will be many questions to answer from ethics to standardization. On the ethical front, I do not see the unethical questions as problematic. I see a whole new world unlimited in scope; be whatever you wish to be. ... It should be noted that eventually humankind can record the world here and replace it somewhere or anywhere for space colonies to keep sanity alive. ... But all these technical issues will be conquered as the desires of consumers skyrockets for VR products and the "VR Experience" as part of the human life...

CMMI Demystified by Arbia Siddique
CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration. The main emphasis of CMMI is to achieve process improvement and help the organizations to gain maximum out of their existing processes by fine tuning them. Most of the people believe that CMMI benefits only large organizations but it is not... • More explicitly link management and engineering activities to their business objectives • Expands the scope of and visibility into the product lifecycle and engineering activities to ensure that the product or service meets customer expectations • Incorporates lessons learned from additional...

All About DVD Part 3: Blue-Ray and HD-DVD by Artem Chlegov
New storage formats: DVD-HD and Blue-Ray On the first glance, DVDs have just finished becoming common and are the best option available. But developers do not agree, trying to invent new needs for poor users. This time HDTV (High Definition Television) is considered to be the new technology... Besides, it is still not clear whether or not consumers actually need high definition image. ... HD-DVD HD-DVD (High Definition DVD) , as clearly visible from its name, is official heir to the DVD format, approved by DVD Forum.

Blu Ray a New Age Optical Media Format by Chuck Red
DVD has long overtaken VHS as the medium for recording TV and pre recorded films. How long will it be before DVD is superseded by the next development? Capacity is the issue here. The possibilities in terms of audio and audiovisual quality created by HDTV will require a medium with greater... This technology is being developed because of this greater capacity and this is being mainly driven by the expected explosion of high definition TV. ... Blu ray disc has a capacity of 25GB per layer compared to DVDs 4.7GB.

And You Thought HD Was A No-Brainer by Jonathan G. Michel
Technology is never that simple and it just got somewhat more complicated to understand. Remember 'content scrambling system', CSS for the abreviation, which was designed to protect the content on DVDs by the movie industry as you watched it on your PC? ... HDCP is a different monster altogether, and it stands for 'High Definition Content Protection' which must be supported or compatible with your drive and the player software. ... HDCP needs DVI and HDMI connections, which guarantees HD video capability.

Monitor Response Time Explained by Pamela Stevens
When shopping for a monitor for gaming or multimedia you will see manufactures brag about their response time. Although response rate or latency is extremely important when it comes to games, the manufactures derive this number in various ways. Generally, manufactures report their fastest time,... The formal definition characterizes response time as the time it takes for an LCD pixel to change from completely active black to inactive white then back again. ... However, a year later we are seeing response times of less than 5ms, or more typically, less than 8ms.

Digital Printing by Ken Marlborough
Digital Printing is the process of producing digital images on physical surfaces such as paper, photographic paper, film, cloth and plastic. Using this technology, one can print directly without using any intermediate mediums, such as a film negative or a plate-making machine. ... It is capable of producing high definition images. ... Computer-to-Imagesetter, computer-to-plate (commonly known as digital plate making) and computer-to-plate-on-press are the various digital imaging techniques. ... In direct imaging, electronic files are used to create films or plates for printing.