(1) A length of unrecorded tape used to thread the tape onto the tape drive.
(2) A line of dots or dashes used to draw the eye across the printed page, such as in a table of contents.
(2) A line of dots or dashes used to draw the eye across the printed page, such as in a table of contents.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Open source needs successful champions
- Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Survey: IT workers eyeing security certifications
- No government healthcareIf the Gov goes with this socialist health_care scheme it will be the end of the free market.With Billions in waste from fraud in medicare/medicade and welfare running rampant with no checks in place.All we need is this community leader telling people we need to go TRILLIONS more...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Organic Social Networks, the Yankees and....Wha'? (UPDATE: WE WON OUR 27TH WORLD SERIES!)
- Needless to say, being a Yankees fan of the entirely driven and committed sort, I'm biting every nail on my hands off and frankly, if I could reach my feet, would go at those nails too (Ugh.). I do that every time that the Yankees are in the playoffs or...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?
- Many of us believed that Palm was on the ropes and getting ready to go down for the count at the end of 2008, but they came out swinging at CES with the announcement of the Pre and WebOS. Motorola was a leader in the mobile phone business for years,...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?
- No it isn't.It needs two things to even dent the iPhone, much less kill it. It needs a REAL equivalent to iTunes & App store. It needs to have a crazy simple interface. I haven't seen anything which leads me to believe Droid has either of those.Well, they will not...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- E-book reader news and releases round-up
- The last two weeks have been especially busy for the e-book reader industry and probably pretty frightening for Amazon. Here's a quick round-up of what's been released and what we have to look forward to this holiday season: 1. Barnes & Noble Nook:...
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Juniper eyes midmarket, aims for Cisco
- Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets. Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets, in particular, segments currently dominated...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Stick-Fu Lite for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- In Stick-Fu Lite for iPhone, prepare for stick-thin enemies to burst from all directions and attack you in this side-scrolling game. Your brave stick fighter character is not defenseless though - punch and kick enemies to defeat them and build Combo Points. Then use these points to unleash devastating attacks...
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- Stick-Fu for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- In Stick-Fu for iPhone, prepare for stick-thin enemies to burst from all directions and attack you in this side-scrolling game. Your brave stick fighter character is not defenseless though - punch and kick enemies to defeat them and build Combo Points. Then use these points to unleash devastating attacks on...
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?
- We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Carper option in final Senate health bill
- A state opt-out of the public option, first proposed by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper, will be part of the health reform bill Majority Leader Harry Reid is bringing to the Senate floor. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- DotToDot number whiz Lite for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- DotToDot number whiz Lite for iPhone brings an old children favorite into the 21st century. These are a great way to develop children's counting skills, but now they are more fun and educational than ever. It features aged-based settings that make it more challenging for older children, leader boards so...
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- secureSWF 3.4 (Mac)
- Publish with confidence and stop giving away your source code with every SWF file. secureSWF protects SWF files from decompilers and reverse engineering by providing the most advance Flash and Flex ActionScript obfuscation, optimization, and encryption making it the unquestioned market leader. In addition, secureSWF helps you protect your...
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- Universities in hot water over students' peer-to-peer sharing
- The success of iTunes shows ....... that people will pay for a product if the cost is reasonable and they have CHOICES.Most music CDs now a day have a SINGLE song that is worth listening to. The reason people started stealing music was because the industry was forcing them to...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- New Apple ads slam Microsoft and Windows 7
- No mentionJust as Microsoft haven't mentioned the tens of hours it'll take up upgrade your Vista machine, and the known bug that could cause your upgrade to hang at 62%http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975253LameThese "I'm A Mac" ads have gotten Rather lame. Again, can't Apple come up with something that promotes OSX rather than...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds
- This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Net Neutrality: Why the Internet will never be free. For anything. So get used to it
- The internet will be freeIf we stop allowing our lawmakers to lord over us like the new royality and start passing Amendments to the Constitutions of various states saying that AT ANY TIME..... a lawmaker can be recalled for any reason, with a 40% vote in favor of it.40%???Sorry, but...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality
- Gov't fix, oh joyUh yeah, the internet is undecidely broken. This has a strong possibility of leading to usage limits. Comcast already has walked that line because they are behind the curve on their backbone upgrades. Why would a company who is being paid not provide better...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- SAP and Siemens: kiss and make up?
- The other week news broke that Siemens planned to can its estimated €40 million plus annual maintenance agreement with SAP. What a difference a few weeks makes. According to a press release issued by SAP: SAP...today announced that Siemens AG, a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering, has...
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Global warming promises more hunger, more innovation
- Hopefully not a repeatThe idea of GM foods is found most abhorrent in the nations with some of the worst food problems? Also, did anyone notice that the FPRI report indicates that more than 50% of the world's agricultural green house emissions are generated by the primitive natural agriculture...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
SmartPlanet
- Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
- Can your business work smarter? Learn more about Lotus Symphony
- Learn how to work smarter and optimize cost using the IBM Smart SOA approach Download the eBook
- Smarter ways to make smarter products Read the brief from IBM
