Acronyms & Glossary Of Terms

Acronyms
ABC = All Been Changed

 Usage:  When those well laid plans of mice and men all falls to pieces...

DYHI/DYHA = Do You Have It/Any

 Usage:  Mainly for when you are too lazy to type it in a text and you are on the cadge...

FFM = Funny Five Minutes

 Usage:  That short period of time when your brain (or a computer/device) decides to go completely off the tracks before rectifying itself.

FUBAR = Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition

 Usage:  Used when a previously well behaved piece of equipment just goes potty and stops working...

GBG = God Bless Google

 Usage:  They do good s**t, so why not?

GSD = Getting S**t Done

 Usage:  Well pretty self explanatory really...

JFGI = Just Flipping Google It

 Usage:  Before asking someone a question, go to Google; do a search. If you do not understand the answers then ask the question.

JFLOE = Just Flipping Look On eBay

 Usage:  Before spending time looking for that obscure item all around the internet, first try eBay.

LMGTFY = Let Me Google That For You

 Usage:  The reply you give when someone asks you a question they just cannot be asked to find the answer for.

OADS = On A Different Subject

 Usage:  Especially good in text/twitter messaging to show change of subject.

PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

 Usage:  When the fault with the system/software/hardware is actually the soft and squidgy thing operating it.

PICNIC = Problem In Chair Not In computer

 Usage:  See PEBKAC

RTFM = Read The Flipping Manual

 Usage:  Before asking someone a question about a bit of software/hardware etc if it came with a manual refer to it. If you do not understand the manual then see  JFGI .

RTFY = Read The Flipping Wiki

 Usage:  Before spending time looking for an answer (see JFGI) check the company wiki and see if you have already run across the problem and added the solution!

TFN = Too Flipping New

 Usage:  Normally uttered after updating software and then finding a previous feature/program no longer performs as normally expected.

TMHID = Too many Human Interface Devices

 Usage  Many used by engineers working on multiple systems on one desk. You start typing away on a keyboard and nothing appears on screen, because its the wrong keyboard for the system you are looking at.

TWAB = Tweet'd, Wiki'd and Blog'd

 Usage  Post your stuff online and let someone know.

Glossary Of Terms
Firmware = Software used by the piece of equipment it is installed in to, i.e. an optical drive has firmware used to run it, but is not accessible by the end user or the operating system.

Hardware = Physical equipment, i.e. keyboard, laptop etc

Software = Programmes used on a computer system, usually installed to a hard drive or flash media

Squidgyware = The human element..... See the acronym PEBKAC and PICNIC