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RSS cheat sheetCheat Sheet: Blade servers and PCs
Cheat Sheet So what's all this about blades? I thought they were what samurai warriors use to kill their enemies. That's not entirely wrong but the term 'blade' can also refer to a kind of tech that's becoming increasingly popular in enterprise IT. [24 Jan 2007]
Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act
Cheat Sheet The Computer Misuse Act. I think I can work out what that is. Indeed, it is a reasonably self-explanatory article of UK legislation. So is it a new thing? Not at all, it dates back to 1990. Blimey, it must be covered in a thick layer of dust by now… [29 Nov 2006]
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: Open source licences
Cheat Sheet Open source licences.much of a muchness? Indeed. Let me start by saying, if you happen to think that all open source software is created equal, you are very, very wrong. Oh? Open source licence' is a very general term which refers to a software... [20 Nov 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Blogging
Cheat Sheet I'm hearing a lot about blogging, why all the fuss? Good question. It may seem like we're getting a little late to the ball game with this one, but blogging - a contraction of web logging - has really hit the mainstream after several years... [09 Feb 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Business intelligence
Cheat Sheet 'Business intelligence'? Is this just another oxymoron, like police intelligence or military intelligence? Don't be so harsh, though the basic principles are certainly the same - gathering information and making informed, critical decisions. [03 Oct 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Mobile location-based services
Cheat Sheet Aren't most services location-based? How can you use a service without using it in a location? Interesting point. However, location-based services or LBS, to keep it short, are all about using the power of mobile networks to locate a user and... [29 Sep 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: WCIT
Cheat Sheet So what does that stand for? You'll never guess. It's. Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Worshipful IT? So these are the sort of guys that start praying when the servers go down? Not quite. [04 Sep 2006]
Cheat Sheet: SOA
Cheat Sheet SOA? It stands for service-oriented architecture. Sometimes people talk about SOAs, even pronouncing it as a word. Oh great, another alphabet soup acronym to confuse us all. Give me the 35,000ft view. [08 Aug 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Net neutrality
Cheat Sheet What's this net neutrality fuss all about? An aggressive catfight about who should control the internet or at least the US portion of it is taking place in Washington. A new communications bill, called the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and... [16 Jun 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Mash-ups
Cheat Sheet Mash-ups? If this has anything to do with old people and their food I really don't want to hear it. Very droll. Not at all, this is all about the growth in applications which mix - or 'mash-up' - the functionality of various online services to... [26 May 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Sepa
Cheat Sheet After all, making all European businesses and all banks sing from the same song sheet isn't going to be easy. What's that? Back in 2000, European political big wigs got together in Lisbon. By the end of their jaunt in the sun, they decided the EU... [14 Feb 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: Two-factor authentication
Cheat Sheet Two-factor authentication? What's that? Well that's a question more and more people are asking at the moment as they hear about their bank adopting this relatively new way of authenticating who you are. [24 Oct 2005]
