Though service level agreements (SLAs) have proved their importance for business reputation and project success, many IT vendors still doubt that SLAs have any relevance for them. Meanwhile, IT ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same… forever? A dozen years ago, an E-T-A Circuit Breakers survey found that designers who specify circuit breakers didn't understand the basics of ...

How was DOS part of the PC revolution? Is DOS still around? What did Bill write a long time ago? Remember the DOS prompt? DOS stands for disk operating system. The latest announcement is a blast from ...

Nota bene: This is the concluding part of the surprisingly interesting history of the IBM PC. You should probably read part one of the story if you haven't already. In November 1979, Microsoft’s ...

This is the second of a two-part series. Part 1 can be found (Q&As Say the Most Basic How-to-Dos Remain Elusive, Part 1) here. What's a decent equation that tells me how much I can gradually tweak the ...