Monthly Archives: February 2012

February 24 At the beginning of the year, at CES, we announced that we would start working on a touch-based benchmark that would initially run on Windows 8 Metro. We have been hard at work learning about Metro and creating … Continue reading →

February 17 Between talking about CES, the new touch benchmark, and sausage making, it seems like it’ has been a while since I’ve said anything about HDXPRT. Here’ is a quick status update. The short form is that folks are … Continue reading →

February 10 I discussed in my previous blog how weighing the tradeoffs between real science and real world in benchmark is a real art. One person felt it was more akin to sausage making than art! In truth, I have … Continue reading →

February 3 In my last blog entry, I noted the challenge of balancing real-world and real-science considerations when benchmarking Web page loads. That issue, however, is inherent in all benchmarking. Real world argues for benchmarks that emphasize what users and … Continue reading →