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Stealthy
08-05-2005, 08:05 AM
PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
SCSI: System Can't See It
DOS: Defunct Operating System
BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
IBM: I Blame Microsoft
DEC: Do Expect Cuts
CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too.
VRML: Very Ridiculous Marketing Language
WWW: World Wide Wait
MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs


Top 5 reasons why computers must be male

They're heavily dependent on external tools and equipment

They get hot when you turn them on, and that's the only time you have their attention

They'll usually do what you ask them to do, but won't do more than they have to and never think of it on their own.

After they've invested so much in an old model, some users feel compelled to remain with an obsolete system

They periodically cut you off right when you think you've established a connection


Top 5 reasons why computers must be female

No one but their creator understands their logic

The message "Bad command or filename" is as about as informative as "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, I'm not going to tell you."

The native language used to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else

The native language used to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else

Even the smallest mistakes are immediately committed to memory for future reference


Top 10 Reasons Dogs Don't Use Computers

10 Can't stick your head out of Windows '95
9 Fetch command not available on all platforms
8 Too difficult to "mark" every website they visit
7 Can't help attacking the screen upon hearing "You've Got Mail"
6 Involuntary tail wagging is dead giveaway you're browsing www.pethouse.com instead of working
5 Barking in next cube keeps activating YOUR voice recognition software
4 Still trying to come up with an "emoticon" that signifies tail-wagging
3 'Cause dogs ain't GEEKS! Now, cats, on the other hand...
2 Saliva-coated mouse gets mighty difficult to maneuver
1 Butt-sniffing more direct and less deceiving than online chat rooms

What do Microsoft and a halter top have in common?
Both offer very little support

How many Microsoft technicians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they just redefine darkness as the industry standard

How can you tell if a blonde has been using your word processor?
There's White-Out all over the screen.


most of em are a good chuckle, and some are old but meh :D

PHOENIX_12
09-05-2005, 09:54 AM
How many Microsoft technicians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they just redefine darkness as the industry standard

ROFL!!!

muttster
09-05-2005, 10:35 AM
ROFL!!

manifesto
09-05-2005, 10:36 PM
rofl shadoxity wont like that...hes a microsofty now :P

KrE8oR69
10-05-2005, 10:47 AM
AHAHAHAHA i had a good laugh at that epecially the light globe one :D

Arutha
11-05-2005, 11:21 AM
PEBKAC - Problem Exists between keyboard and chair

Use that one at work as much as i can.

AlCaTrAzz
11-05-2005, 03:21 PM
we use PEBKAC as well as logging all calls of that nature as ID 10T calls

BR3TT
11-05-2005, 05:20 PM
1337/leet/elite/l33t etc.. = Brett.

Probably the most important one

And

no0b = yuo.

Shadoxity
11-05-2005, 10:15 PM
Originally posted by manifesto@May 9 2005, 09:36 PM
rofl shadoxity wont like that...hes a microsofty now :P
81882



HAHAhAHAHAHAHA yea...
i actually agreed that microsoft was . when i was on the phone with a customer... :o ooopps my bad!!!

lucky i wasnt being monitored
lol