Bizarre Computer Commands:

Cannot find REALITY.SYS. Universe halted

COFFEE.EXE Missing - Insert Cup and Press Any Key

C:\WINDOWS C:\WINDOWS\GO C:\PC\CRAWL

C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN RUN\DOS\RUN

>>>>>-------- The information went data way -------->

BREAKFAST.COM Halted...Cereal Port Not Responding

Access denied--nah nah na nah na na!

Bad command. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaay..

Ethernet (n): something used to catch the etherbunny

Shell to DOS...Come in DOS, do you copy? Shell to DOS...

Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue

Press any key... no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!

Press any key to continue or any other key to quit...

REALITY.SYS corrupted: Reboot universe? (Y/N/Q)

Hit any user to continue

Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (T)hrowup

Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic

(A)bort, (R)etry, (T)ake down entire network?

(A)bort, (R)etry, (G)et a beer?

Thanks to Catherine Kelly of Webgrrls Aotearoa for those! If there's any you don't get - find an alpha geek and get them to explain. And talking of alpha geeks.......

The Coolest Slang is on the Web.......

404
Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web message "404, URL Not Found," meaning that the document you've tried to access can't be located. "Don't bother asking him...he's 404, man."

Alpha Geek
The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "Ask Rangi, she's the alpha geek around here."

Blowing Your Buffer
Losing one's train of thought. Occurs when the person you are speaking with won't let you get a word in edgeways or has just said something so astonishing that your train gets derailed. "Far out! I just blew my buffer!"

Bookmark
To take note of a person for future reference (a metaphor borrowed from web browsers). "I bookmarked him after seeing his cool page on InterLink."

Cobweb Site
A World Wide Web Site that hasn't been updated for a long time. A dead web page.

Dead Tree Edition
The paper version of a publication available in both paper and electronic forms, as in: "The dead tree edition of the Guardian Newspaper".

Dilberted
To be messed around by your boss/teacher/parent. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert, the geeky comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. Dad changed his mind about taking me to the rugby for the fourth time this week."

Egosurfing
Scanning the Internet looking for the mention of your name.

Elvis Year
The peak year of something's popularity. "Barney the Dinosaur's Elvis year was 1993."

Glazing
Corporate-speak for sleeping with your eyes open. A popular pastime at conferences, early-morning meetings and classes before lunchtime. "Didn't he notice that half the room was glazing by the second session?"

Greybar Land
The place you go while you're staring at a computer that's processing something very slowly (while you watch the grey bar creep across the screen). "I was in greybar land for what seemed like hours, thanks to that HUGE .gif on the front page."

Keyboard Plaque
The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."

Plug-and-Play
A new teammate who doesn't need any training. "The new girl, Sasha, is great. She's totally plug-and-play."

Under Mouse Arrest
Getting busted for breaking the rules while using Internet Relay Chat. "Sorry I couldn't get back to you. AOL put me under mouse arrest."

World Wide Wait
The real meaning of WWW.

Thanks to Dale Williams of Webgrrls Aotearoa for those! If you have any more Web-related slang - send it in!

Smiley faces

There are lots of ways you can use the standard keyboard of your computer to make patterns and objects. You can make smiley faces using the letters and symbols on the keyboard.

Here are a couple of examples:

:) happy face
:( sad face
:P sticking your tongue out

(Turn your head sideways if you can't see them!)

You can also draw pictures:

  ____________H
 /             \
/_______________\
I               I
I               I  
I L          L  I
I               I
I     I--I      I
I_____I__I______I

... a house....

What other smileys or pictures can you come up with?

National Curriculum areas covered:
New Zealand - Level 4
Social Studies	English
Strand B1	Viewing 1,2,3,4 Presenting 1,2,3,4