Radio Standards Speakers Naming Lottery Lab Procedures 
Answer: Speakers
Known originally simply by its technical designation IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi technology was a technology for want of a catchy name. In 1999 the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) hired marketing and branding company Interbrand to come up with a memorable name for the soon to be ubiquitous communication protocol.
Of all the proposed names, WECA selected Wi-Fi, a play on the stereo term hi-fi–high fidelity–the high quality reproduction of sound via well engineered stereo components and speakers. Other almost-adopted names pitched by Interbrand included Hornet, Trapeze, and Dragonfly.
Initially there was no attempt made to explain what Wi-Fi meant. In response to consumer curiosity, the Wi-Fi Alliance (previously WECA), added a tag line to their advertising that read “The Standard for Wireless Fidelity.” The tagline was dropped shortly after it was introduced and all reference to Wi-Fi having anything to do, play on words or otherwise, with high-fidelity sound vanished. The current stance of the Wi-Fi alliance is that Wi-Fi has no definition and is simply a name.
You can carve a pumpkin, you might even go high-tech and wire it up with a few LEDs, but can you play Tetris on it? Check out this fully functional Tetris clone built into a jack-o’-lantern.
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The modern (or “Metro”) version of Internet Explorer in Windows 8 supports Flash, but only for some Microsoft-approved websites. You can add your own favorite websites to Microsoft’s whitelist to view Flash on any website.
Caching is term used a lot when it comes to technology, here’s a brief introduction to the subject as well as some tips on how to view and edit cached file settings in Internet Explorer.
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Our last edition of WIG for October is filled with news link coverage on topics such as Microsoft may not issue a second Windows 7 service pack, Windows Media Center is free for Windows 8 Pro users for limited time, CyanogenMod logged swipe gestures used to unlock Android devices, and more.
Several programs can prevent the app switcher and charms from appearing when you move your mouse to the corners of the screen in Windows 8, but you can do it yourself with this quick registry hack.
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