RuralAustralian ComputerTerminology A little bit of Aussie Kulcha..... LOGON: Adding wood to make thebarbie hotter. LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie. MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie. DOWNLOAD:Getting the firewood off the Ute. HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies. KEYBOARD:Where you hang the Ute keys. WINDOW:What you shut when the weather's cold. SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season. BYTE: What mozzies do. MEGABYTE:What Townsville mozzies do.. CHIP:A bar snack. MICROCHIP:What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips. MODEM:What you did to the lawns. LAPTOP:Where the cat sleeps.. SOFTWARE:Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster. HARDWARE:Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart. MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed. MAINFRAME:What holds the shed up. WEB:What spiders make. WEBSITE:Usually in the shed or under the verandah. SEARCH ENGINE:What you do when the Ute won't go. CURSOR:What you say when the Ute won't go. YAHOO:What you say when the Ute does go. UPGRADE:A steep hill. SERVER:The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch. MAIL SERVER:The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter-lunch. USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things. NETWORK:What you do when you need to repair the fishing net. INTERNET:Where you want the fish to go. NETSCAPE:What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net. ONLINE: Where you hang the washing. OFFLINE:Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough
RuralAustralian ComputerTerminology
A little bit of Aussie Kulcha.....
LOGON: Adding wood to make thebarbie hotter.
LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.
MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.
DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.
HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.
KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys.
WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.
SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.
BYTE: What mozzies do.
MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do..
CHIP: A bar snack.
MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.
MODEM: What you did to the lawns.
LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps..
SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster.
HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.
MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.
MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up.
WEB: What spiders make.
WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah.
SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the Ute won't go.
CURSOR: What you say when the Ute won't go.
YAHOO: What you say when the Ute does go.
UPGRADE: A steep hill.
SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter-lunch.
USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.
NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.
INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.
NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net.
ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.
OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough