An oldie but a goodie....................

Aussie Computer Terminology - Getting ready for Broadband in the bush!!  A little bit of Aussie culcha.

 

LOGON:  Adding wood to make the barbie 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.

WINDOWS:  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 pub 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 and forks you get at Red Rooster.

HARDWARE:  Stainless steel knives and 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 veranda.

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 a hole in the net.

ONLINE:  Where you hang the washing.

OFFLINE:  Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.

 

K.J.