Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Remotely Controlling Windows Applications
[author : Ruben Patel]
When your application is running a mile or so under water, it makes sense to control it remotely.
Probing Network Characteristics
[author : Michael Larson]
This framework lets you monitor, record, and act on packet performance.
HTTP-Based Anonymous Communication Channels
[author : Marc Waldman and Stefan Köpsell]
Need a general-purpose request-reply anonymous communication channel? Here's how to build one.
The OpenCable Application Platform
[author : Linden deCarmo]
The OpenCable Application Platform provides Java-based APIs and uses open networking for set-top boxes and HDTV.
The Secure Shell Game
[author : Glen Matthews]
Glen examines the SSH protocol and shows how it can be implemented.
WLAN Security & Wi-Fi Protected Access
[author : Derek Cheung]
Wi-Fi Protected Access is designed to address known WLAN security issues in the original 802.11 specification.
Building a Lightweight JMS Provider
[author : Eric J. Bruno]
Here's a Java Message Service provider that is lightweight both in size and overhead—but not in features.
Security & Palm OS 5.x
[author : Michael Yam]
Michael presents techniques for using masked records and encrypting/decrypting data on the Palm OS 5.x platform.
SALT: The Speech Application Markup Language
[author : Robert Hartman]
Speech Application Language Tags let you integrate speech technologies into a range of user-oriented computing devices.
GPS Programming & .NET
[author : Johan Franson]
The Global Positioning System is a worldwide navigation system. Johan shows how to use it for .NET applications.
Identity and Equality in .NET
[author : Matthew Wilson]
C#'s as operator tests an object instance against a type, and returns a reference to the given type.
Tech Tips
[author : edited by George Frazier]
Boris Eligulashvili shows how to programmatically invoke the Microsoft Speech API.
String-Based Attacks Demystified
[author : Herbert H. Thompson and James A. Whittaker]
Far too often, programmers trust string input without checking it for validity. That's foolish.
A Heisenberg Compensator for Measuring Software Performance
[author : Gary Carleton and Charles Spirakis]
Measuring software performance without affecting the performance of the system being measured.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Code Generation & High-Integrity Embedded Systems
[author : Tom Erkkinen]
Production-code generation provides a framework for adding software details to the behavioral algorithm model.
COLUMNS
Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
Chaos Manor
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Gregory V. Wilson]
FORUM
Letters
[author : you]
The New Adventures Of Verity Stob
[author : Verity Stob]
News & Views
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Of Interest
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Swaine's Flames
[author : Michael Swaine]