Do you speak Geek? December 3, 2003 _____________________________ Sponsored by SearchStorage.com
SearchStorage.com is excited to announce a new learning tool called SAN School. Christopher Poelker and Alex Nikitin, the authors of "Storage Area Networks for Dummies", are your SAN School professors. In each 20-minute lesson, they'll walk you through everything you need to know about SANs -- beginning with what a SAN is and why you need to know about it, all the way through how to connect those last nodes for optimal performance. SAN School is free and available at anytime. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci939268,00.html?track=NL-37 _____________________________ 1. The moon is one of these, and so's the earth. In a communications context, it's used for such diverse purposes as weather forecasting,television broadcast, amateur radio communications, Internet communications, and GPS. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci212939,00.html?track=NL-37 2. This handheld device sounds like it grows on bushes, but it's marketed primarily for its wireless e-mail handling capability. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci347237,00.html?track=NL-37 3. Consult The Oracle of Bacon: it really is a small world! This is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci932596,00.html?track=NL-37 4. Parrots aren't usually involved, but the treasure is a matter of contention -- this is the term for the illegal copying, distribution, or use of software. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci213592,00.html?track=NL-37 5. Baked goods stored in your computer? This is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid11_gci211838,00.html?track=NL-37 6. A well-known example of this computing model is the ongoing [EMAIL PROTECTED] project, in which thousands of people are sharing the unused processor cycles of their PCs to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci773157,00.html?track=NL-37 7. Hansel and Gretel made one of these so that they could retrace their steps in the dark forest. The phrase also describes a navigational tool that lets a user see where they are within the structure of a Web site. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci799408,00.html?track=NL-37 8. This method of transfering data is used on the Starship Enterprise to transport humans and other creatures. On planet earth it might be used within a corporate enterprise to transfer data between a PDA and a laptop computer. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci929540,00.html?track=NL-37 9. Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? This theory, developed by a number of scientists, is well illustrated by the "butterfly effect." http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci759332,00.html?track=NL-37 10. Without your consent, and usually without your knowledge, this type of automatic installation can save a spyware program to your harddrive when you visit some Web sites or view some HTML messages. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci887624,00.html?track=NL-37 _____________________________ How many could you guess without peeking? We'd like to know! If you got 6/10 or more correct, we'll add your name to the December Honor Roll! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________ CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING GEEKS WHO MADE THE NOVEMBER HONOR ROLL! Leslie Dankert Sam Lopez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gregory Tate Alan Spicer James R Henley Jan Lipponen Brant Casey Steven J Anderson Bob Getsla Stan Ketchum Mark Burger, Rahman D. Woods Rafi Gefen Dayal Diwakar Erik McKibben Ronald W. DelPorto Martin Smith Ravi Dakshinamurthy Prescott Williams Derek Sweeney Bob Young Casey Riddell Paul Newman Chris Fuller Pankaj Darren Marynchak Shekar Jack Frantz Jeff Duff Matt Williams David Norini Mark Ryan Sandullah Epsicokhan Wally Kowitz Frank Martino Mike Hooper Barbara Denson Barbara A. Baase Cornelius M. Wilson Fred Calm E. Brant Casey Nic Cary Kurt Koppang Andrew Knifton Paul Bennett Michal Weintraub S. Balasubramaniyam G. 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