nana technology n.— «Get used to “nana technology”—technology that your grandmother might use. That’s what Andrew Carle, assistant professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., likes to call the wave of technology...
lopomo n.— «“Lopomos” is an acronym for “low-power modes.”… Lopomo energy is used to maintain digital clocks on microwave ovens and VCRs, save television channels in memory, and keep cell phones and rechargeable...
FOIA n.— «The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Open Government Act on April 12, a bill that would strengthen one of the most powerful tools Americans have to oversee the inner workings of government—the Freedom of Information...
parkavenue v.— «Out of the meeting, said Karidogiannis, came a new verb—to “parkavenue” something, which was understood by all to mean embracing the tools of the Internet to support grassroots activism.» —“Merchants’...
pain point n.— «The biggest pain point, he says, is the false positive issue. Reducing the number of false positives requires users to “tune” the IDS to ignore certain signature patterns that don’t apply to their networks...
tinterweb n.— «The marvelous thing about tinterweb is that it’s got great tools for being interested and great tools for sharing.» —“how to be interesting” Russell Davies Nov. 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued...