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SATA II Doesn't Mean 3Gbps

2007-12-08T00:44:00.000-08:00

According to the official document from the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), the term SATA II has grown in popularity as the moniker for the SATA 3Gb/s data transfer rate, causing great confusion with customers because, quite simply, it's a misnomer.

Simply put, SATA II is the name of the organization formed to develop, manage and adopt the SATA specifications.

SATA II is NOT the brand name for SATA's 3Gb/s data transfer rate.

So, do not use SATA II to represent 3Gb/s or 3Gbps.

See below for an accurate description of SATA capabilities:

For details, visit: Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO)

EDGE: Bullshit of Bullshit

2007-07-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

EDGE means Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution. It's used to increase data transmission rate and improve data transmission reliability.

Basically, it's not a technology itself. It's just an enhancement of the GSM technology. It's about someone who wants to use the word, EDGE, to fool people around, and make money.

This creates a fill-in-the-blank question:

E_____ D_____ G_____ E_____

EDGE is not an acronym or abbreviation of a phrase about a technology. And, the blanks are usually filled with bullshits and craps.

You can also say that it's a scam. Evolution is change. Everything changes in this world, every minute, every day. If every little change is given a new name and is sold as a new technology, it's a scam. Isn't it?

Common Abbreviations and Acronyms (More)

2007-07-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

Here are more commonly used abbreviations and acronyms:

ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Upload speed and download speed are different. Usually, download speed is faster.

B2B
Business-to-Business

CD
Compact Disc

DBMS
Database Management System

ERD
Entity Relationship Diagram

FAT
File Allocation Table

GIF
Graphics Interchange Format

HTTP
Hyper-Text Transport Protocol

IrDA
Infrared Data Association

JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group

KDE
K Desktop Environment

LIFO
Last In, First Out

MP3
MPEG Layer 3

NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface

ODBC
Open Database Connectivity

POST
Power-On Selt Test

QoS
Quality of Service

RAM
Random Access Memory

SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language

TFT
Thin Film Transistor

UDP
User Datagram Protocol

VR
Virtual Reality

WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get

XML
Extensible Markup Language

YTD
Year To Date

ZBR
Zero-Bit Recording

Common Abbreviations and Acronyms

2007-07-19T20:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. In computer world, the numbers of abbreviations and acronyms are always growing. It's nearly impossible to know all of them. Let's get some of the most common and widely known, for everyday use.

AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port. Another video interface standard for display cards.

BIOS
Basic Input/Output System

CAD
Computer-Aided Design

DHTML
Dynamic HTML

EPROM
Erasable Programmable ROM

FTP
File Transfer Protocol

GUI
Graphical User Interface

HTML
Hyper-Text Markup Language

IT
Information Technology

JDK
Java Development Kit

KB
Kilobyte (1024 bytes)

LAN
Local Area Network

MPEG
Moving Pictures Experts Group

NetBIOS
Network BIOS

OCR
Optical Character Recognition

PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect

QEMM
Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager

ROM
Read-Only Memory

SDK
Software Development Kit

TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

URL
Universal Resource Locator

VGA
Video Graphics Array

WWW
World Wide Web

XGA
Extended Graphics Array

Y2K
Year 2000

ZIF
Zero Insertion Force

Program Alias

2007-07-19T19:32:00.000-07:00

In mainframes, like VAX/VMS and IBM, program aliases can be created for frequently used programs so that there is no need to type long paths and file names. In Windows, you can do the same thing, too. For instance, you can create an alias, n.exe, for Notepad.

Open Registry Editor.
(Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and click OK.)
Locate the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
Create a subkey on the left pane and name it you want. In this case, it's n.exe
On the right pane, set the default value to program with full path. In this case, it's C:\system32\notepad.exe.

You can then type "n.exe" in the Run dialog box to run Notepad.

In most cases, typing is faster than finding and clicking. And, bringing up the Run dialog box won't mess up the desktop layout you're working on.

A copy of floppy

2007-07-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

An AST computer user was asked to send a copy of his defected floppy disks. A few days later, an AST technician received a letter from the user along with photocopies of the floppies.

Press any key to continue...

2007-07-19T09:39:00.000-07:00

Compaq is considering changing the prompt "Press Any Key" to "Press Return Key" because there are many complains about the location of the Any key.

What's the door?

2007-07-19T09:16:00.000-07:00

A customer had troubles on using a floppy disk which was suspected to be out of order. He called Dell and a technician told him to put the diskette back in the floppy drive and close the door to try again. The technician was asked to hold on, and heard putting the telephone down, getting up and crossing the room to close the door of his room.

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2007-07-14T11:29:00.000-07:00

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