Tag: Computers

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Words Seldom Seen: Legacy Systems

Legacy Systems

Noun Phrase: Outdated computing software or hardware that is still in use. Newer systems have to accommodate to the existence of the older legacy system or make them moot. The term can be applied broadly outside computing to apply to existing roads, property lines or political systems that restrict how newer technologies can be utilized.

Example: “After a few upgrades and new releases the older version of Quick Books would not operate on any platform.”

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Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Cruft

Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software.

Example: “In the apps new version it was nearly impossible to separate the cruft from the legacy systems.”

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Mindful Forwarding

When forwarding a humorous photo or movie it is polite to remove all of the extraneous email addresses before sending. Here is how I do it:

  • Press forward
  • highlight all of the email above the image you want to send.
  • press delete.
  • check that the email contains only the funny part you want to send.
  • now add the names of the recipients, If more than four use BCC
  • Press send.

You’re welcome. Don’t go bowling.

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ITSM?

This ad appeared in on my Postcrossing homepage. It assumes that I know what ITSM is and that I have issues with it. Google Ads apparently doesn’t know as much about me as it thinks. It is both creepy and reassuring.

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Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Cruft

 

Noun: Anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software.

Example: “There was a lot of cruft in the finished code, but it still worked.”