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Using Google's YouTube API in your Android apps

June 4, 2013 9:59am PDT

Explore how to embed YouTube videos in your Android apps using Google's new API.

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Discussion Threads

Improve the image of your IT department

June 4, 2013 9:43am PDT

Improve the image of your IT department article root The funny thing is, IT doesn't necessarily care about the stereotype. Funny, and all too true. The IT department definitely has a reputation...

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OpenOffice and LibreOffice: How to manage hybrid PDFs

June 4, 2013 5:45am PDT

If you have many PDF files to manage, it may become difficult to tell which are uneditable and which are hybrid (editable). Here's a tip for sorting out the difference.

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DARPA's Plan X and the future of the U.S. cyber defense infrastructure

June 4, 2013 5:30am PDT

Plan X sounds like a summer sci-fi movie, but it's actually one of DARPA's latest projects, aimed at improving the nation's defense of critical infrastructure targets.

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Improve the image of your IT department

June 4, 2013 4:55am PDT

Sometimes the stereotypical image of your department keeps you from getting the job done. Learn how to fight this image to benefit your employees and the company as a whole.

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Whitepapers

Evaluating Wireless Proactive Routing Protocols under Mobility and Scalability Constraints

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

Wireless Multi-hop Networks (WMhNs) provide users with the facility to communicate while moving with whatever the node speed, the node density and the number of traffic flows they want, without...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Evaluating Wireless Reactive Routing Protocols with Linear Programming Model for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

In Wireless Ad-hoc NETworks, nodes are free to move randomly and organize themselves arbitrarily, thus topology may change quickly and capriciously. In Mobile Ad-hoc NETworks, especially Wireless...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Modeling and Simulating Network Connectivity in Routing Protocols for MANETs and VANETs

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors present a framework for node distribution with respect to density, network connectivity and communication time. Using NS2, they evaluate and compare performance of three...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Evaluating and Comparing Probability of Path Loss in DSDV, OLSR and DYMO at 802.11 and 802.11p

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors present path loss model for VANETs and simulate three routing protocols; Destination Sequenced Distance Vector (DSDV), Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) and Dynamic...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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A Survey of Different Residential Energy Consumption Controlling Techniques for Autonomous DSM in Future Smart Grid Communications

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors present a survey of residential load controlling techniques to implement demand side management in future smart grid. Power generation sector facing important challenges...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Home Energy Management Systems in Future Smart Grids

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

The authors present a detailed review of various Home Energy Management Schemes (HEMS). HEMs will increase savings, reduce peak demand and Pto Average Ratio (PAR). Among various applications of...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Advanced LEACH: A Static Clustering-Based Heteroneous Routing Protocol for WSNs

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

Wireless Sensors Networks (WSNs) have a big application in heterogeneous networks. In this paper, the authors propose and evaluate Advanced Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (Ad-LEACH)...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

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Comparative Analysis of Routing Protocols for Under Water Wireless Sensor Networks

June 4, 2013 12:00am PDT

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks are significantly different from terrestrial sensor networks due to peculiar characteristics of low bandwidth, high latency, limited energy, node float mobility...

Provided by: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Discussion Threads

Leadership lessons for IT from the White House

June 3, 2013 9:01am PDT

Leadership lessons for IT from the White House article root Responsibility Great article. I was going to mention something political but I don't feel that this needs to be a political talking...

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Leadership lessons for IT from the White House

June 3, 2013 7:14am PDT

What leadership lessons can IT learn from the recent scandals in the White House?

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Whitepapers - Video

What is ClientMatch

June 3, 2013 12:00am PDT

Aruba ClientMatch technology continuously gathers session performance metrics from mobile devices in a wireless LAN. Using this information, ClientMatch dynamically steers each one to the closest...

Provided by: Aruba Networks

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18 maxims of successful IT consulting

June 1, 2013 5:39am PDT

Chip Camden shares IT consulting lessons he's picked up over the years. After you read his pearls of wisdom, post your favorite consulting one-liners in the discussion.

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Dynamic Resource Allocation Using Virtual Machines for Cloud Computing Environment

June 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

Cloud computing allows business customers to scale up and down their resource usage based on needs. Many of the touted gains in the cloud model come from resource multiplexing through...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

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Energy Saving in Wireless Sensor Networks Using CRT-Based-Packet-Forwarding Solution

June 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

Routing in wireless sensor networks is a self-centered task. This has led to a number of routing protocols which efficiently utilize the limited resources available at the sensor nodes....

Provided by: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

Webcasts

The BlackBerry Enterprise Vision and Roadmap

June 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

In this webcast, you’ll gain insight into where the mobile enterprise is heading and the vision and technology BlackBerry® has in place to get you there. Find out about innovative tools for...

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