2007 in cheat sheets
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet Is this another one of those shiny Apple gadgets from Cupertino? Not quite.iPlayer is actually the BBC's online on-demand TV service. Tell me more… Well users can download or stream BBC content broadcast during the preceding seven days and watch it... [05 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Galileo
Cheat Sheet What's a 16th century scientist got to do with technology? I see what you're thinking but this isn't the Galileo from Pisa but Europe's proposed global navigation satellite network. Perhaps the European Union (EU) is hoping it'll live up to the... [28 Jan 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Supercomputing
Cheat Sheet Supercomputing? Is that just a PC wearing a cape and its underpants over its keyboard? No, a supercomputer is a computer which is considered to be at the frontline in terms of processing capacity and speed. [20 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998
Cheat Sheet 1998? That's a bit out of date isn't it? Not really. The Data Protection Act 1998 only came into force in 2000 and businesses didn't have to be fully compliant until October 2001. It takes a while for some legislation to get warmed up, you know. [28 Aug 2007]
Cheat Sheet: MiFID
Cheat Sheet What have giant killer plants got to do with technology? You're thinking of Triffids. MiFID stands for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Having said that, the way some companies are reacting, you'd think they were being chased by... [05 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Itil
Cheat Sheet Start off by telling me what Itil stands for. But of course - IT infrastructure library. And what does that mean? It refers to a set of best practices for delivering quality IT services within public and private sector organisations. [05 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: The $100 laptop
Cheat Sheet It's green and has a handle - is it a watering can? No, it's the $100 laptop. Basically some clever types are trying to build a load of laptops for poor children who can't afford to get on the internet. [29 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Windows Vista
Cheat Sheet Microsoft seems to be making a big fuss of Windows Vista. What's the lowdown then? Windows Vista is Microsoft's long-awaited, long-delayed next-generation operating system release, which finally launches on 30 November. [28 Nov 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Basel II
Cheat Sheet Basel II? But I though there was only one season on Fawlty Towers? If the only Basil you know owns a run-down hotel in Torquay and has a wife called Sybil, you're in for a surprise. Basel II is an international business standard to ensure any large... [22 Aug 2006]
Cheat Sheet: NFC and contactless payments
Cheat Sheet NFC eh? Does this have anything to do with the colonel and his seven secret herbs and spices? That's KFC, you dolt. NFC (near field communications) is all about paying for stuff with your mobile, among other applications. [20 Apr 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Grid computing
Cheat Sheet Grid computing. Sounds like something out of the Matrix. What is it really? It's a sort of Lego-style approach to computing - usually supercomputing. Go on. Grids connect up computers - usually not in the same building or even the same country... [05 Jan 2005]
Cheat Sheet: WiMax
Cheat Sheet WiMax? Sounds like a buzzword. Tell me about the technology. It's not just a technology. Right. So what is it then? The WiMax Forum, where the story begins, is a coalition of tech firms that got together in 2001 to promote the 802.16 wireless... [12 Oct 2004]
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