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Created by Joshua Montgomery and Ryan Sipes, Mycroft is a voice-based digital assistant for Linux computers, Android smartphones, and other devices running similar operating systems. Mycroft can control Bluetooth smart-devices, play media from streaming services, answer questions, and complete in-app actions, like setting alarms or timers. Mycroft is completely open source and free to download. Along with the voice assistant, physical smart-speakers that run the software are also available for purchase....

Short for PHP Extension and Application Repository, PEAR is a structured library of PHP code founded by Stig S. Bakken in 1999 and driven by the Internet community. Computer abbreviations, CPAN, PHP, Programming terms Related information The GitHub page for PEAR. The official PEAR website.

SSP may refer to any of the following: Short for storage service provider, SSP is a third-party company that provides data storage solutions and related services. Short for System Support Program, SSP is a multi-user, multitasking operating system from IBM. It was designed to run the IBM System/34 and System/36 computers of the late 1970s. Computer acronyms, Operating system terms

Short for transmission control protocol/Internet protocol, TCP/IP is a set of rules (protocols) governing communications among all computers on the Internet. More specifically, TCP/IP dictates how information should be packaged (turned into bundles of information called packets), sent, and received, and how to get to its destination. TCP/IP was developed in 1978 and driven by Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf. Example of a TCP/IP packet Below is a visual example of a TCP/IP packet and the information contained within that packet....

The TRS-80 was an early home computer developed by Tandy Radio Shack, first released in 1977. By 1979, the TRS-80 offered users the largest selection of software available for a consumer microcomputer system. Before it was discontinued in 1981, over 100,000 of the computers were sold. Along with the Apple II and Commodore PET, also released in 1977, the TRS-80 is part of the “trinity” of home computers that revolutionized the computer industry....

Topography may refer to any of the following: When referring to an area, map, or terrain, topography describes the natural or artificial features of a surface. For example, with a topographic map, contour lines are drawn on the map to help create the look of a three-dimensional surface and illustrate the elevation. When referring to a network, topography is a common misspelling for topology.

WebAssembly, also known as Wasm or WA, is a standard developed by the W3C for creating software that runs in the web browser. Unlike JavaScript, WebAssembly is compiled software that runs at near-native speeds on your CPU. WebAssembly programs can be written in other languages, such as C, that can then be compiled to WebAssembly bytecode. WebAssembly is not meant to replace JavaScript, but to run alongside it for programs (or parts of programs) that need to run as fast as possible....

Alternatively called ZBR (Zone Bit Recording), zoned recording is a method of increasing available hard drive space by increasing the amount of sectors per track. By increasing the sectors per track, ZBR allows the outer tracks to have more sectors than inner tracks. In the past, a hard drive had the same amount of sectors on each of its tracks. CHS, ECHS, Hard drive terms Related information Hard drive help and support....

If you are using a router that provides Wi-Fi Internet connections, you need a password to authenticate a connection to the network. If you don’t know the password, but you own or administer the router yourself, view the password or reset it to something new using the steps below. First, let’s briefly discuss how Wi-Fi passwords work so you can better understand how they’re configured. Wireless encryption methods The three types of authentication for consumer Wi-Fi are WEP, WPA and WPA2....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 3 Time Required 5 minutes Sections Battery 1 step why! W650SZ Bottom Cover Replacement 1 step Random Access Memory (RAM) 1 step Flags 4 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. Bullets! Better coordination with markups and the color/type of bullets will help make this guide more clear! Action Shots Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 13 Time Required 5 minutes Sections 4 Top Panel 3 steps Bottom Panel 3 steps Front Panel 6 steps RF Module 1 step Flags 0 BackXbox 360 E Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Top Panel Push the Spudger into the crevice between the grated top panel of the Xbox and the bottom body with the rubber feet....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. General use of the device may cause lack of effectiveness in the joystick controls. The joystick of this remote has a very complex, mechanical layout that can cause the joystick to break easily. To identify whether the joystick is having a mechanical or electrical failure try moving the joystick is different directions. If it does not function as expected, it is possible to link the problem to a mechanical failure....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 10 Time Required 10 - 15 minutes Sections 3 Battery 2 steps Backplate 5 steps Cooling Fan 3 steps Flags 0 BackYuneec ST16S Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Hold down the button located above the battery while applying downward pressure to the battery....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 11 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 1 Battery 11 steps Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackZoombak Personal GPS Locator Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction I found a Sony Erricson J100, J220, W710, W810, Z300, Z710 battery that fits perfectly....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 10 minutes Sections 1 Battery 5 steps Flags 0 BackZTE Lever Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Remove the SD card and the Sim card from the device. The Sim and SD cards are not shown here as our device did not come with them....

Complementarity is a fundamental principle of quantum physics which states that objects have pairs of properties that cannot be accurately measured at the same time. At the quantum level, properties that exhibit complementarity include an object’s position and momentum, wave nature and particle nature, and axial spin. It’s closely related to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: the more accurately one of these properties is measured, the less accurately it is possible to measure the other....

Short for display power management system, DPMS is correctly called VESA DPMS, as it is a VESA standard. DPMS is an improved method of saving a computer screen compared to a screen saver. DPMS turns off the video signal to your screen after a period of inactivity, which puts most newer monitors into a standby mode or shuts off the monitor. Computer acronyms, Power terms, VESA

EOL may refer to any of the following: Short for end-of-life, EOL is a label used by software developers and computer hardware manufacturers to describe a product with reached the end of its life cycle. What is the length before an EOL? The time a product spends in GA (general availability) before reaching its EOL is all up to the developer or manufacturer, and there is no standard. The length may be only a few years to over ten years....

Created by Unwired Planet in 1997, HDML is short for Handheld Device Markup Language. HDML is a language that allows the text portions of web pages to be presented on cellular phones and personal digital assistants via wireless access. Computer acronyms, HTML, Phone terms, Programming terms, WAP, Web design terms, WML

LIPS may refer to any of the following: Short for Linear Inferences Per Second, LIPS is a measurement tool that identifies how fast an artificial intelligence program can think. Short for LInux Phone Standard, LIPS is a standard to help bring a Linux interface to mobile phones. AI, Artificial intelligence terms, Computer acronyms, Linux, Measurement