If you want to pass parameters from a shell to a program written in C, you can use the mechanism shown in the following piece of C code. [code language=”c”] #include <stdio.h> /* * This program will simply list the
Call for Papers: UbiTtention 2016
Users of digital devices are increasingly confronted with a tremendous amount of notifications that appear on multiple devices and screens in their environment, such as at smart homes, smart offices, smart cities, and smart mobile environments. It becomes obvious that intelligent attention management systems and alternative, for example ambient, representations of incoming notifications are needed.
The goal of this workshop is to discuss how the problems of information overload and overchoice can be solved. In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) we have to handle incoming notifications from all our devices, and together with developments in smart city environments or with smart mobility the information overload will grow. In this workshop we want to focus on a larger understanding of the different roles notifications can play in a wide variety of computing environments including the office, the home, in cars, and other smart environments.
We solicit original, unpublished, technical papers in the areas relevant to the above topics, including, but not limited to: understanding mobile information needs, mobile notifications, mobile attention behavior, detection/prediction of availability and attention, detection/prediction of information perception, information overload, multimodal interaction with focus on attention optimization, interaction across devices, multi-device interaction, frameworks and tools for the development of smart attention systems, ambient notifications.
New tiny IoT devices

These little guys just arrived at our lab. The ESP8266 looks promising for IoT projects. Let us know if you are interested in doing some tests or if you have some experience working with this device.
Shell script for hiding desktop icons
Sometimes it is helpful to hide all icons on a desktop, e.g. during a presentation or if you want to focus on something and the files on desktop are disturbing. The following shell script is a solution for Max OS
New smartphones for Mobile Computing

We have some new smartphones for teaching mobile computing available. If you are taking our WPF Mobile Computing or want do to a project or thesis related to mobile computing, please let us know. At this time we have some
First meetings of lectures (SS16)
Our lectures will start next week. These are the dates, times, and rooms of first meetings:
Betriebssysteme und verteilte Systeme (SS16)

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Some new arrivals for IoT projects

Some new arrivals for projects related to the Internet of Things. Among those are the new Raspberry Pi 3 (now with WiFi and BLE on board), Arduino Yun, some Photons, and some interesting sensors like for temperature, distance, buttons, rotary
WPF Mobile Computing (SS16)

In this elective module students will learn about the relevance, challenges and technologies of mobile software development. After taking part in this module they will be able to design, implement and manage mobile apps for smartphones. This module enables students to deal with their own mobile systems for other study projects, for their final theses or on job.
WPF Internet of Things (SS16)

The amount of everyday objects augmented with computing technology is rapidly increasing. This allows to provide or use services of objects through the Internet, for instance controlling a device like a coffee machine or measuring the usage of a vending machine. Due to the growing relevance of the IoT in various domains we are offering a module dealing with its technologies (like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, MQTT, Node-Red, Johnny Five). In this WPF you will learn about the basics and the relevance of the IoT. During this project-oriented class you will learn how to connect non-computing devices to the Internet.