Knobs and levers

Some phrases useful(?) to note:

Knobs and levers:
"It's easy to get confused by all the knobs and levers that add up to Java and even more confusing when Sun announces that it's open sourcing something that's Java-related."
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1563>

"We now have all the knobs and levers," he said. "We have one channel organization. This is one on-ramp for solution providers to all HP products and services."
<http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18841098&flatPage=true>

Compare it with "bells and whistles":
"It's not quite right to say that CodeWarrior is loaded with lots of bells and whistles, but it does have more than enough knobs and levers."
<http://www.ftponline.com/wireless/rgrehan/default_pf.asp>

There's another phrase "on-ramp" for you in the second example. An on-ramp to the information highway, which is the Internet!