geekspeak

Technical language. See nerdspeak, Geekonics and digispeak.

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Not only does it appear to be full of "geekspeak", but it also has a bit of a silly name.

AGENDA: Tweet, Tweet. Why we're srsly in a twitter about chatting

America started it all of course - what with Silicon Valley's computer jargon or "geekspeak" and the pseudo-science of business theory.

Communicating Clearly Is Not Always Easy

NOW that the Geekspeak Glossary has reached a natural end, I plan to replace it with a weekly look at the one dot com address which, for whatever reason, is focusing minds wonderfully at that moment.

How to get rid of Xmas

Just as Google did in its early days, it had 'beta' written large and clear on its front page, indicating in traditional geekspeak that what was on offer was not yet complete.

E-business: A real rival to Google, or just another search engine?

GEEKSPEAK GLOSSARY XX - Before Bill Gates took the name Windows, they already existed as a computer term and the original window system was simply called 'W'.

TECH LIFE: Jen and her new friends; The experts are predicting the demise of the dot coms ... but to Ms Aniston and her pals cyberspace is The Net Bar

The volume will interpret letter strings such as the geekspeak's iliciscomk (I laughed, I cried, I spilt coffee on my keyboard) and dytigad (do you think I give a damn?).

Nicholas Craig column

The term "broadband" is one of those geekspeak devices for high-speed Net connection.

TECHLIFE; Battle of the bands

GEEKSPEAK GLOSSARY VVANNEVAR - A warning against predicting technology.

TECH LIFE; The one and only reference to C*******s this column will have lets you find a way to get from now to the end in safety Surf's up for Santa

GEEKSPEAK GLOSSARY RRABBIT JOB - Originally a pointless piece of batch software that did nothing but create copies of itself, breeding like rabbits.

Hacked off with the Net; Bill Gates may be the highest profile to have his code violated, but the dark side of cyberspace hides some vicious e-warfare

GEEKSPEAK GLOSSARY NNAILING JELLY - Dilbert-speak for the luckless individuals handed the impossible dotcom task, with a view to seeing them deliberately fail.

Share it out online; Napster and Gnutella aren't just for MP3 music files ... you can exchange your DNA and even find a brave new world

MEGO: Geekspeak equivalent of "you are confusing me with someone who cares".

techlife: Cheap tricks online; You want to shop till you drop, but you don't want to spend the money ... here's how your retail therapy can save cash

GEEKSPEAK GLOSSARY LLACE CARD - Any machine which jams or seizes up.

TECH LIFE: Celebs on the Web...; There was a time when the Net belonged to you and I - now anyone can have a website, even the rich and famous

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