The Business Solution
Software Industry Buzz Words
December 2007
In this issue:
- Are you confused by Buzz Words?
- The Buzzz ... 32 bit vs. 64 bit
- Making a Difference
- Blue Link Elite Speed Tip
- Webinars/White Papers
Are you confused by Buzz Words?
Overheard: this conversation between the CEO and the CFO:
CEO: Are you also experiencing connectile dysfunction lately?
CFO: Yes. I've asked the COR to deal with it, right after the blamestorming session in the boardroom.
CEO: Please make sure that the zombience doesn't lead to deja poo because of his menoporsche.
Can you decipher this conversation? How about these buzz words:friendquest; locked tool box; abandonware; anticipointment? It's a new linguistic jungle out there - but never fear, help is at hand with our quick reference guide. And, if you can use more than three buzzwords in a single sentence while keeping a straight face, then you really DO need a holiday. So read on - it just may brighten up your day.
COR: The latest C-level title - Chief Obstacle Remover.
Nominated by Michael Thiel, president of IC Intracom US, but whose business card lists his title as COR
connectile dysfunction: The inability to get a connection. Most commonly experienced when using a cell phone, but can refer to laptops with Wi-Fi cards, etc. If it persists for more than four hours, please contact your doctor. He can't help your connectile dysfunction, but can give you something to ease your frustration.
Nominated by Eileen Blass
friendquest: Requesting someone to be a friend and or buddy on an online social network. Nominated by Mike Pena
locked tool box: When a company has the right tools, systems, computers, etc., but lacks skilled employees that can put them to good use.
Nominated by Thom Hines
abandonware: Any software, generally still protected by copyright, that's no longer sold or supported by the maker, but popular enough to be illegally "shared" by software pirates.
Nominated by Mark Worden
anticipointment: The feeling you get when a product or event doesn't live up to its own hype. "Windows ME was a huge anticipointment."
Nominated by Paul Strandlund
blamestorming: A group process where participants analyze a failed project and look for scapegoats other than themselves.
menoporsche: Male menopause. Symptoms include a sudden lack of energy, crankiness and the overpowering urge to buy a Porsche.
deja poo: The feeling that you've stepped in this bull before
nagflation: The incessant gloom-and-doom predictions from economic analysts who feel compelled to issue updates even if nothing has changed.
Nominated by Nick Nielsen
regurgimailer: Friends and colleagues who forward everything that lands in their inboxes to everyone they know without checking to see if it's true or even new. "My brother is the ultimate regurgimailer. He's always sending urban legends that are at least five years old."
GIGO: Acronym for Garbage In, Garbage Out. If you input bad data into a computer (or your brain), what comes out will be worthless, too.
Nominated by David Askren
e-dundant: The tendency of middle managers to follow up a subordinate's e-mail with one of their own to add unnecessary emphasis or make it look like it the idea was originally their own.
Nominated by Mike Knox
zombience: The atmosphere of a fine establishment that has all the trappings of elegance and the promise of great service, yet employs a staff that resembles the living dead.
Nominated by Ethan Hirsh
With thanks to: www.buzzwhack.com
The Buzzzz...
32 bit vs. 64 bit. One reason to evaluate your future hardware needs NOW
Did you know that future software will ONLY run on x64?
Why should you start buying only AMD x64 or Intel Emt64 based computers?
OK. Let's STOP right there. So what's this all about?
No matter how much RAM you install in your computer, if you're running a 32-bit version of Windows the maximum amount of RAM that machine can use is just below 4GB. If you want to be able to use more than 4GB, you have to implement an x64 version of Windows.
When ordering a server, that means you should be ordering Windows 2003 Server x64. For your workstations and local computers, if you want to use more than 4GB of RAM, Windows Vista is the first widely available operating system that actually ships with both 32-bit and x64 media in the retail box.
Almost all software will work on an x64 based computer, but not all drivers will work. Drivers in particular have to be designed to work on an x64 machine or they won't work. So the exact same x64 computer with a 32-bit operating system could print to your old printer, but if you upgrade it to x64 may no longer be able to print to that same printer, and the manufacturer of the printer may or may not have an x64 driver available.
The good news is that almost all new printers and devices made today DO ship with x64 drivers, so in future the choice to run x64 or 32-bit will be much less complicated.
From the server point of view, the next generation of server software from Microsoft including Microsoft Exchange 2007, and the next version of Small Business Server (the one that will implement Exchange 2007) will only work on an x64 version of Windows.
So, you should already start taking this into consideration when making a hardware purchase. Why not buy x64 compatible servers now (even if you're only running 32-bit software for now) so that when you want to implement the latest software you'll have hardware that can actually run it.
Think: x64 hardware with an x64 operating system if you want to be able to use more than 4GB of memory and future-proof your hardware investment. And speak to your hardware provider to clarify this situation.
Making a Difference
Blue Link client, Lifford Wine Agency has introduced the first carbon-positive wine. For each bottle purchased, Lifford Wine Agency, in partnership with Tree Canada, will plant one tree. The trees will each absorb approximately 650 pounds of carbon over the course of their life span. The wine, called plantatree™ is available at the LCBO.
Blue Link is proud to be associated with the kind of client that is determined to make a difference and congratulates Lifford on this initiative. We can all learn from this example. Visit www.plantatreewine.com/flash.html
Blue Link Elite
Speed Tip
Want to make yourself more productive? Did you know about these two speed tips?
Quick Date entry: Ctrl Semi Colon
Quick Time entry: Ctrl Shift Semi Colon
This works in both Blue Link Elite as well as Excel.
Webinars/White Papers
Have you viewed one of Blue Link's past webinars or white papers?
Webinar topics include:
- Microsoft Excel - turn your spreadsheet program into a powerful reporting tool
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Blue Link Elite Version 11 - Tips & Tricks, Part 1
- The Magic of Managing Your Receivables
- The Magic of Order Fulfilment
White Paper topics include:
- Save Time and Money When Buying Software
- Integrity and Reliability = Trustworthy Accounting
- Build a Truly Profitable Business......by understanding and trapping your true costs.
