Funny names for computer stuff...

Flint · 10-26-2009, 12:39 PM

You know, Windows Explorer = Windows Exploder, Device Manager = Device Mangler, Automatically = Automagically, etc.

What are some other good ones?

SteveDallas · 10-26-2009, 01:21 PM

Internet Exploder
Winblows
Macintrash
TRASH-80
Nutscrape
Microsoft Turd
Microsoft Orifice
Eunuchs

Cloud · 10-26-2009, 01:43 PM

mouse balls

glatt · 10-26-2009, 01:46 PM

scuzzy cables

wolf · 10-26-2009, 02:57 PM

Windoze Internet Exploiter

monster · 10-26-2009, 06:58 PM

Quackbooks

zippyt · 10-26-2009, 09:04 PM

Dongle

Flint · 10-26-2009, 09:06 PM

huh huh ... dongle ... that's the real word!

dar512 · 10-26-2009, 09:24 PM

Joystick always made me chuckle.

Flint · 10-26-2009, 09:27 PM

Classic.

SteveDallas · 10-26-2009, 09:28 PM

One of my former cow-orkers once had to explain to an intern exactly why male and female connectors are called male and female.

classicman · 10-26-2009, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Classic.

What?

Flint · 10-26-2009, 09:32 PM

Damnit--I knew you'd be lurking around here! False alarm, buddy.

TheMercenary · 10-26-2009, 09:54 PM

My wife calls her a POS, daily. And then she calls me at work to tell me about it.

Sperlock · 10-26-2009, 10:54 PM

Outlook = Lookout
Exchange = Sexchange

10-26-2009, 12:39 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Funny names for computer stuff... You know, Windows Explorer = Windows Exploder, Device Manager = Device Mangler, Automatically = Automagically, etc. What are some other good ones? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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10-26-2009, 02:57 PM	#5
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10-26-2009, 09:04 PM	#7
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10-26-2009, 01:21 PM	#2
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10-26-2009, 01:46 PM	#4
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10-26-2009, 09:06 PM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	huh huh ... dongle ... that's the real word! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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10-26-2009, 09:27 PM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Classic. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-26-2009, 09:28 PM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	One of my former cow-orkers once had to explain to an intern exactly why male and female connectors are called male and female.

10-26-2009, 09:32 PM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Damnit--I knew you'd be lurking around here! False alarm, buddy. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	Outlook = Lookout Exchange = Sexchange __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

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