Editor's Corner

Hello readers,

A few weeks ago, before our friend, Ron Fauset, retired, he sent this. He is gone, but not forgotten. You can hear his snark as he both asks and answers this question, including the table below. This is more for the credit union crowd and Symitar users, but it’s good advice.

I hope you are having fun, Ron, wherever you are!

Dear Editrix:

I attended a meeting where the term “PowerOns” was thrown about. For me, this is like nails on a chalkboard. (For you younger people, ask your grandparents what a chalkboard is.)

I’m sure that all of you are familiar with Microsoft® Excel®. Excel is the application name. We create Excel workbooks or spreadsheets regularly. When we refer to these workbooks or spreadsheets, we don’t refer to them as Excels. We can say, “Use Excel to create spreadsheets” or “I created an Excel spreadsheet.” You would not say, “I created an Excel.”

Likewise, PowerOn is the application name. We use PowerOn to create specfiles or definition files, etc. We do not create PowerOns. We do not run a PowerOn. We can say, “Use PowerOn to create specfiles” or “I created a PowerOn specfile.” You would not say, “I created a PowerOn.”

If you say, I created RepGens, well, you are just dating yourself and we have nothing further to discuss except your impending retirement.

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