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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Zap
- A command that typically deletes the data within a file but leaves the file structure intact so that new data can be entered. See wipe.
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- The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it already
- ZAP truck courtesy of ZAP. American consumers are bypassing Big Oil and Big Auto, they are going directly to the electric car. They are not waiting for fancy new start=ups to come out with traditional looking cleantech vehicles. How is this happening? By buying golf carts....
- Tags: car, vehicle, zap, clean technology, american consumer, sales strategy, sales, harry fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- (Photos: ZAP cars scream green)
- (Photos: ZAP cars scream green)Wrong PhotoThis isn't a Xebra, it's a Smart ForTwo with four wheels and probably not electric.
- Tags: ZAP, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Additional Resources
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...
- Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Heart pacemakers vulnerable to attack
- Heart pacemakers vulnerable to attackThis is misleadingThe former Guidant now Boston Scientific pacemakers are NOT exposed to these vulnerabilities as are some of their competitors. The communications to these devices is encrypted.RE: Heart pacemakers vulnerable to attackWow, this would be a great plot for a detective - murder mystery...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, pacemaker, hacker, attack, ICD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it already
- The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it alreadyTalk about Polution!!There's is no form of transportation MORE polluting than an electric car. Why people are so thrilled with them....They use power which is produce primarily by COAL!!!The coal-fired electricity has to be transmitted which costs...
- Tags: car, electric car
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Day 2: iPhone Dev Camp 2
- Yesterday I learned a few lessons about live blogging. Not many people are refreshing it as much as I was. I should list my posts with most recent at the top instead of the other way around. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, App, Melodies, Medialets, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- (Photos: Tracking Last HOPE hackers)
- (Photos: Tracking Last HOPE hackers)Get your badge and stick it in the Microwave first!1. Get your badge and stick it in the Microwave first! Not long enough to melt the badge but just enough to zap the RFID electronics.2. If you require the RFID to work to...
- Tags: SECURITY, badge, Tracking Last HOPE, RFID, noise level, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...
- Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Zap away your worst migraine
- The machine zaps the Cortical Spreading Depression CSP that makes migraines the Parmesano Reggiano, the Rolls Royce if you will, of headaches. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Backup Battery for iPhone/iPod
- In the surprisingly broad world of emergency cell phone chargers, we've learned that the products with the simplest designs work best. Though solar-powered and hand-powered chargers may sound cool, the reality is they don't always work. Instead we prefer products that run off batteries or old-fashioned electricity.The Smart Backup Battery...
- Tags: Engineering, Backups, backup battery, Apple iPod, battery, Backup battery, backup, Apple iPhone, charger
- Product reviews 2008-06-05
- Alien Zap (exe)
- Alien Zap is a new free downloadable shooter game where you fight a band of green monsters. You get into a scary mystic parallel world inhabited with monstrous green creatures. The enemies are entraping you. The aim of the game is to clear out the gaming field from the green...
- Tags: Monster, MyPlayCity, Alien Zap, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-06-05
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)LMAOToo Funny! You forgot AOL... Must.. takeover.. entire.. computerAnd to expand on java... You need version 1.4.2.3.22 for this program to work.My most hated ones:- Adobe Reader Bloatware- Norton (It went from ok, to horrible. Why would you need more than 60%...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Programming languages, Gallery, Java, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- iPhone shock therapy
- iPhone shock therapyNot a huge dealThis is kind of like when you get out a car and it's very dry outside, one touch to the metal and zap it gets you. Well there is a very creative way to minimize this discomfort, touch the door with the back of your...
- Tags: therapy, Apple iPhone, headphone
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- iPhone shock therapy
- Ever get a shock from your iPod or iPhone? I've been getting shocks now and then and they're not pleasant. Apparently I'm not the only one. There's a couple of posts about iPod shocks on Apple's discussion forums and it's been mentioned in other forums [1, 2] as well. Hardy...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Shock, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Headphone, Digital Music, Digital Media, Therapy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- 404 and DNS re-directs are evil
- Practically one of my first blog postings ever I publishedBlack and white and gray all over a continuum of good and evil. I was attempting to investigate the shades of gray in moral behavior when it comes to online practices. Since 2005 there have been many innovations in unwanted...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, DNS, Fun, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Zenn+swaps+motors+in+latest+electric+cars
- Zenn+swaps+motors+in+latest+electric+carsOnly in the US or EuropeIt's truly a pity that these Canadian-made vehicles cannot be legally driven anywhere in Canada other than British Columbia. Although not reasonable for highway or long distance travel, they seem perfect for city travel - and certainly are much easier on the environment.Add highway...
- Tags: highway
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- News to know: Microsoft and open source; Google; Motorola, PMA 2008
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's open-source strategy: A picture is worth a thousand words Dana Blankenhorn: Should we fight the proprietary open source power? Larry Dignan: Google's quarter falls short of expectations Tom Foremski: GOOG's troubled social network deals threaten Facebook valuation....
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Open Source, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Twitter, Motorola Inc., BlackBerry Patent App, Manufacturing, Handhelds, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Zap to do three-wheeled car in 2009
- Zap to do three-wheeled car in 2009Helooooo - anybody home?!?!?!Seriously - why not a . . . . . . . . sedan?No, seriously, we don't need new body styles for the electric car. They work fine with existing body styles."Until recently, three-wheelers have occupied a niche of a...
- Tags: Tesla Roadster, ATV
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Antibacterial paint is on the horizon
- Antibacterial paint is on the horizonSounds good butwill it just be churning out more resistant bacteria?Probably notThe action of silver on bacteria is quite different from the action of anti-bacterial medical agents on bacteria. I'd compare it to mercury. I don't think people are going to become immune to mercury...
- Tags: Real estate, bacteria, Antibacterial, mercury
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- A tenfold improvement in battery life?
- A tenfold improvement in battery life?Cool! I can't wait to read about how Apple just invented it!You know, on my 3 year old laptop with the aforementioned 40 hour battery.RE: A tenfold improvement in battery life?Screw laptops! Move this to auto batteries! Imagine the kick in the @ss this would...
- Tags: Engineering, Apple Inc., Being First, battery, tenfold improvement, NiMH
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
BNET Industries
- ZAP
- ZAP stands for Zero Air Pollution®. Co. markets many forms of advanced transportation, including alternative energy and fuel efficient automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, personal watercraft,...
- ZAP company page on BNET »
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