The RAII Idiom

The essence of the RAII idiom is that the class file encapsulates the management of any finite resource, like the FILE* file handle. It guarantees that the resource will properly be disposed of at function exit. Furthermore, file instances guarantee that a valid log file is available (by throwing an exception if the file could not be opened).

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C%2B%2B_Programming/RAII

A+ Notes

CNR - riser slot supports plug and play, supercedes AMR
WUXGA - supports 1080p
Unplug AC adapters when not in use (their transformer draws constant current)
Full Duplex - no need for collision detection
DDR - 184-pin (one notch), DDR2 and DDR3 - 240-pin
Inverter - supplies power to LCD backlight
ATX 6-pin connector - supplies 75 W at 12V
TOSLINK - fiber connector for digital audio
EVDO card - cellular PC communication
AM2+ - Phenom socket
Mini-PCI - formerly used in laptops
CardBus - version of PCMCIA
ExpressCard - replaced PCMCIA/CardBus
Line tester - test telephone jacks
Boot logging - safe mode option, records driver loading
D-subminiature - D shaped connector, e.g. DB-25, DE-9
Fan placing - top/rear for exhaust, front/sides, intake ref
SIMMs - go in pairs, DIMMs can be single
BNC connector - for thinnet (coaxial)
FTTx -  last mile fiber optic specs
DirectAccess - VPN-like IPv6 solution
wbadmin - backup command for Vista

Fiber connectors

MT-RJ - looks like RJ-45
ST - long straight tip
SC - plastic plug
LC - resemble small SC

IPv6

Link-local: FE80:://10

Site-local: FEC0::/10

 Global: 001...

ULA: FC00::/7

Lookback: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 or ::1

802.11 AP

802.11 standard describes the AP which bridges the wireless LAN to the wired LAN.

In Vista, enter the SSID into Network name: prompt of the "Manually connect to a wireless network" screen.

Control Properties

"class level variables"
"backing field"

From AppDev demo "Control Properties" in "Custom Controls" ASP.NET module

Anonymous Method Rules

Don't declare a return type - it is inferred from the delegate signature.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/17575/Lambda-Expressions-and-Expression-Trees-An-Introdu