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Lies, Damn Lies, and Hardware Specs

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

With the plethora of new mobile devices constantly coming out, consumers are bombarded with geek-speak on which ones are best. From the geeks perspective...

An Apple a Day

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

I was sad to hear yesterday about the passing of Steve Jobs. He was a man with a vision and a dream and he...

Lies, Damn Lies, and Predictions

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

Is it just me, or is anyone else bothered about all the rumors and predictions that seem to dominate the technology news...

Padding your work – the iPad in the office

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

I recently added an iPad to my technology arsenal. I’ve been using a MacBook Air for several years now and I really like the...

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Definitioner

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
Bugzilla (NIST): National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bugzilla (SATE): Static Analysis Tool Exposition is an effort by NIST to help people understand what static analysis tools are capable of, and what their limitations are.
Bugzilla (Issue Tracking System): Software that manages a list of problems or issues that an organization faces, such as bugs, tech support calls, etc.
Source Control (SCM): Software configuration management aka SCM or Source Code Control System or Source Control aka Version Control. A system that keeps track of changes and revisions in software, as well as facilitating cooperative development.
SVN: SVN aka Subversion is a source control system or SCM, designed to work similar to CVS but with improvements to address limitations inherent in CVS.
BASIC: Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. A programming language designed specifically for beginners.
processor (CPU): The CPU or Central Processing Unit is the key brain of the computer, it's the part where most computation is actually done.