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Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet In a word, smartphones. Augmented reality? Is this another name for Apple CEO Steve Jobs' infamous reality distortion field? Nice try but no. Augmented reality (AR) means overlaying computerised elements, such as... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader
Cheat Sheet Nope, you can get your documents on the device too - Word and PDF documents are supported - as the device comes with a USB port. That's exactly what it is.e-book readers are typically small, thin devices - about the size... [07 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Apple iPhone
Cheat Sheet In a word: usability. This iPhone thing - I've heard about it but I'm not entirely sure what all the fuss is about. It's just a phone isn't it? Here's the skinny: the iPhone is a mobile device made by iPod-maker Apple,... [02 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Netbooks
Cheat Sheet It was designed specifically with mobile internet devices in mind, therefore does enough to power surfing, word processing and emailing on the move. Netbooks… fishermen's favourite toy? Nope. Not even close. [08 May 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The semantic web
Cheat Sheet Well Tim Berners-Lee - widely regarded as the founding father of the world wide web - is a big fan and has been working hard to spread the word. The semantic web is being touted as the next stage in the evolution of the... [02 Oct 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Microblogging
Cheat Sheet Microblogging services like Twitter offer another channel for keeping people in the loop about day-to-day stuff that doesn't necessarily merit a specific pronouncement, especially a large group of people - or 'community' to use another... [02 Sep 2008]
Cheat Sheet: The $100 laptop
Cheat Sheet Substitute the word 'education' for 'laptop' and you'll never ask that question again. 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... [29 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Software as a service
Cheat Sheet What we're talking about here is the use of 'software' (for want of a better word) that is accessed via your browser. Applications such as Writely.com - which was bought by Google - and offers an application that looks... [31 Oct 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Web 2.0
Cheat Sheet His company has embraced this move whole-heartedly, providing a portal for all manner of web 2.0 applications aimed at the enterprise - including online word processors and spreadsheets (nobody said web 2.0 had to be... [21 Aug 2006]
Cheat Sheet: SOA
Cheat Sheet Sometimes people talk about SOAs, even pronouncing it as a word. SOA? It stands for service-oriented architecture. Oh great, another alphabet soup acronym to confuse us all. Give me the 35,000ft view. [08 Aug 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Federated identity
Cheat Sheet As with any tech-based solution, the word 'standards' is something of a misnomer. What on earth is federated identity? In the most basic 'in a nutshell' terms, it is an agreed standard for sharing identity with multiple... [20 Sep 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Wikis
Cheat Sheet The ethos of the wiki is about getting everyone involved - the derivation of the word wiki is from Hawaiian 'wiki wiki', meaning quick or informal, according to the Wikipedia. Wiki - I know this one. These are the people... [16 Aug 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Firefox
Cheat Sheet The Firefox community is happy to dig deep in order to spread the word about the browser. Firefox? Eh? That Clint Eastwood film about the fast jet fighter? It's a new internet browser. The first full version, Firefox... [25 Nov 2004]
Cheat Sheet: Push-to-talk
Cheat Sheet In a word, yes. Something to do with walkie-talkies? It's understandable that people use that phrase. Push-to-talk (PTT) is a technology where you literally push a button to talk, just like on a walkie-talkie, and... [09 Sep 2004]
Cheat Sheet: 3G - in all its flavours
Cheat Sheet In a word, yes, though we're not only talking about speed when it comes to 'third-generation' (or 3G, get it? 3G? Simple - doesn't it just mean faster mobile networks? mobile. Really? Think about the possibility to run... [04 Aug 2004]
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