Dr Wingnut

Category: Computer

  • Fifteen programming languages you need to know in 2015

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    JavaJavaScriptC#PHPC++PythonCSQLRubyObjective-CPerl.NETVisual BasicRSwiftvia MashableI agree with the commenters that some of these like .NET and SQL aren’t languages, and I have experience with some of them, what I really am interested in playing with is Swift.

  • Well, yes. Yes I can…

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    I completed the Phishing quiz from this CBS News article, and scored 9 out of 10, and the one I missed I identified as phishing when it wasn’t, so I feel pretty confident about being cautious in my email practices.My results: Email Phishing Awareness Quiz – McAfee.pdf

  • IT Dress Code Cardinal Sins

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    You don’t need to be a runway model to succeed in IT, but please stop making these office fashion faux pas.  Remember, you work for an enterprise, not on the Enterprise.Sandals with socksSandals without socksHipster hatsJortsSleepwearStar Trek attireCycling gearWorkout attireSasquatch beardsNothingIT Dress Code: 10 Cardinal SinsAnd add deodorant as the one thing that is not…

  • Terms Millennials Don’t Know

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    Tech terms that Millennials don’t know:PC CloneBaudDial this, dial that (TV dial, dialup modem, dialing a phone)Punch cardsMonochrome monitorDot-matrix printerSerial and parallel portsTeletype, teleprinter, or telexFloppies (Floppy disks and drives)WangRead the full article at Information Week, 2014-09-12

  • Happy Towel Day!

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    Today is Towel Day, in honor of the late author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams.  Don’t forget to carry your towel today.Follow along at TowelDay.Org.

  • How to setup keyboard shortcuts in OS X

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    From @drm510: How to setup keyboard shortcuts in OS X. Thanks Dan for the great tip. Very useful! macworld.com/article/211000…

  • Weekly Progress Report template

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    StandardThis is the report that Keane uses for each project:To:Week ending:From:Client:Project name:Project number:Tasks completed this week:Explain variances from schedule:Tasks to complete next week:Time lost this week (Specify how):Conditions which may cause future lost time:Comments/Suggestions:Productivity Management in the Development of Computer Applications, Keane, Inc., &copy 1984, Pg. 119 My version For regular staff however I have…