Rural Australian Computer Terminology

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A little bit of Aussie culcha

LOG ON: 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

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 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 & 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 counterlunch

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

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