The Old New Thing

March 23, 2006 - The Old New Thing

Where technology names came from: WiFi and FireWire

March 23, 2006 Mar 23, 2006 03/23/06
Raymond Chen
Phil Belanger tells the story behind the name WiFi (and it is not short for "Wireless Fidelity"). Meanwhile, Michael Johas Teener tells the story of where the name FireWire came from. (Scroll down to "Why all these names?") [9:30am - I originally had a link to a NY Times article, but it was the wrong article and I can't find the right one...

Before you develop a solution, make sure you really understand the problem

March 23, 2006 Mar 23, 2006 03/23/06
Raymond Chen
A common obstacle when trying to help people solve their problems is that what people ask for and what they actually want are not always the same thing. For technical problems, you often get a question that makes you shake your head in disbelief, but upon closer questioning, you find that the person really doesn't want what they're asking for...