Quote
March 4, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Quote
“Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.” ~ Andrew Heller
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Profile: Mitchell Baker
March 4, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Profile
Winifred Mitchell Baker is the former CEO of the Mozilla Corporation, the company behind the Firefox browser.
Baker, sometimes referred to as “Chief Lizard Wrangler” is currently the Chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation, the parent company of the Mozilla Corporation.
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Lateral thinking
February 16, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Lateral Thinking
Q: A man had twelve toothpicks in front of him. He took one away. Now he had nine in front of him. How is this possible?
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Definition: Warm standby
February 16, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Definition
Warm standby is a method of redundancy in which the secondary (i.e., backup) system runs in the background of the primary system. Data is mirrored to the secondary server at regular intervals, which means that there are times when both servers do not contain the exact same data.
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Quote
February 16, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Quote
“We build products that 500 million people see… If 5 million people see a movie, it doesn’t really matter that much.” - Mark Zuckerberg
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Definition: Cloud portability
January 21, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Definition
Cloud portability – In cloud computing terminology, the phrase “cloud portability” means the ability to move applications and its associated data between one cloud provider and another – or between public and private cloud environments.
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Lateral thinking
January 21, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Lateral Thinking
Q: The maker doesn’t want it. The buyer doesn’t use it. The user never sees it. What is it?
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Quote
January 21, 2011 in Micro-Bites
Quote
“One of the Internet’s strengths is its ability to help consumers find the right needle in a digital haystack of data.” ~ Jared Sandberg
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Lateral thinking
December 19, 2010 in Micro-Bites
Lateral Thinking
Q: A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a hotel, and sighs with relief – why?
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Quote
December 19, 2010 in Micro-Bites
Quote
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer. ~ Farmers’ Almanac, 1978
