In programming, a variable used only within the routine or function it is defined in. When the function is finished and control is returned back to the part of the program that called it, the local variables no longer exist. Contrast with global variable.
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- Open source journalism goes local
- The right way to evaluate an open source enterprise is through the business model. The output is a byproduct. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Google voice search coming to iPhone
- Google is close to releasing a new iPhone application that will allow you to speak search terms into the iPhone and get search results. The application will be convenient for use while driving or for any time you don't feel like pecking out your query on the iPhone's keyboard....
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiency
- The chorus of disagreement in Washington over a measly 25-billion dollars is something to behold. For the record that's less than 4% of the money that's been earmarked by the federal government to save the banks, insurance companies, the mortgage mills and other big-spenders on Wall Street and their...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)
- What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Speak into your iPhone for fast Google search results
- Google continues its efforts to optimize the mobile experience on the iPhone with their new speech recognition search application that will lets iPhone users ask questions verbally and receive back Google search results. This new search functionality will also take advantage of the iPhone location-based technology and sometimes give you...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Dell CTO Kettler retiring
- Kevin Kettler, Dell's Chief Technology Officer and an active member of the Austin, TX community, reportedly will retire, sources told CNET. His departure is not part of Dell's reorganization activities Apparently, word of his retirement has been expected for some time and he recently announced it to...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Google Chrome vulnerable to data theft flaw
- Google has seeded a new version of its Chrome browser to developers with fixes for a pair of security issues that could expose users to data theft. The issue, rated as a "moderate" risk could allow hackers to use HTML files to steal arbitrary files from a...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Getting started with iPhone development
- I've been doing Android development for some time, and before that I experimented with Palm and Blackberry, so I figured it was time for some hands-on iPhone programming as well. In this article I'd like to share a few of my initial experiences. Apple released the first...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Firefox security makeover: 11 vulnerabilities, 4 critical
- Mozilla has released a new version of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a total of 11 vulnerabilities that expose users to code execution, information stealing or denial-of-service attacks. Four of the 11 flaws covered with the new Firefox 3.0.4 are rated "critical" because of the risk...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Cut the crap. Stop the off-gassing of the cows. Sure, but how?
- A French cow in The Camargue. Doing what cows everywhere are known to do. Methane is being emitted daily by cows and horses across this land, pigs too. Manure's another problem. But it could also be a solution. Right now the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Gmail Backup (exe)
- This program is aimed to back up and restore your Gmail mailbox. You will need to activate the IMAP access to your mailbox, to do so, please open your Gmail settings and under POP/IMAP tab activate this option. The messages are stored in the local directory in files which names...
- Software downloads 2008-11-12
- AT&T and RIM: Alienate your repeat customers with "Early Upgrades" and overpriced devices
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- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- iPhone text entry can rival BlackBerry
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- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Wave of the future for alternative energy?
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- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Is there a better way to be handed a pink slip?
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- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Cyber terrorists to face death penalty in Pakistan
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- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Are you being gouged on your cable bill?
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- A Kindroid in every pot?
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- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Al Gore's 'Unified Smart Grid' vision for repowering the USA - will it happen?
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- Blog posts 2008-11-08
- The Business Resource Planning Farm League
- The enterprise juggernauts in the Enterprise resource planning ERP space are duking it out in rapidly changing business conditions - SAP are offering packages of applications with zero percent financing, Oracle are on the acquisition trail, buying regulatory compliance rules company Haley, their tenth buy this...
- Blog posts 2008-11-08
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