Ubiquitous Computing Ubiquitous computing names the third wave in computing, just now beginning. First were mainframes, each shared by lots of people. Now we are in the personal computing era, person and machine staring uneasily at each other across the desktop. Next comes ubiquitous computing, or the age of calm technology, when technology recedes into the background of our lives. Alan Kay of ...

Remembering Mark Weiser July 23, 1952-April 27, 1999 July 19: A memorial for Mark Weiser was held at Xerox PARC, at the George E. Pake Auditorium. On April 27, the world of computing and information technology lost one of its most beloved and admired figures. Mark Weiser, chief technologist at Xerox PARC, died after a short illness. In recognition of his many achievements, and to remember his ...