The Mac OS X Address Book usually sorts contacts by first name or last name; however, after updating a system to Snow Leopard or even in an incremental update for Leopard, contacts may appear jumbled ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...

A new half-a-million dollar computerized sorting system at the Napa library now whisks returned books from patrons’ hands to sorting carts and back to shelves faster and more efficiently than ever ...

I liked David Robson’s piece on subverting memories of a work session by ending with a fun task. But the assumption in a study he cites that the supposedly onerous tasks of isometric exercise, book ...

WAUKESHA — It's inefficient, slow and keeps breaking down, but the government agency that bought the nearly $200,000 automated book-sorting machine insists taxpayers are getting their money's worth.