http://davidramthun.com Technology and Writing Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Well, the clock is ticking for the NXE update to XBOX 360 coming up November 19 (scheduled). The folks at Gizmodo detail out the top things to know about NXE. Installation is quick (if the MS systems can handle the simultaneous updates) Avatars are a good idea, but ... http://davidramthun.com/2008/11/18/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-new-xbox-experience-nxe/ With my exposure to the inner workings of many enterprise organizations that I have worked for and with in the past, I have seen many business and technical terms being thrown around.  This is all fine and everything, but many of these have "secret" meanings that I will outline here, ... http://davidramthun.com/2008/11/15/super-secret-meanings-of-technical-terms/ A timeless piece first published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946 and sometimes attributed to Mark Twain. MEIHEM IN CE KLASRUM by Dolton Edwards BECAUSE WE ARE STILL BEARING SOME OF THE SCARS OF OUR BRIEF SKIRMISH with II-B English, it is natural that we should be enchanted by Mr. George Bernard ... http://davidramthun.com/2008/11/14/meihem-in-ce-klasrum/