| "What's that," you say? If you're not quite sure what a | | | | (5) Computer Widow/Widower: the victim of a |
| "bozone" is, just keep reading. This Information-Aged | | | | square-headed girlfriend, or a square-headed boyfriend. |
| world is spinning fast, and so is its vocabulary. Geek is | | | | (6) The Elvis Year: the most successful year, or the |
| no longer a euphemism for nerd or freak. It's taking on | | | | peak of somebody or something. |
| the much more fashionable definition of a | | | | (7) Nickvoice and Nickface: coined by the media |
| hi-tech-savvy person who speaks in the latest | | | | morphing Avnex, Inc. and widely used by the media |
| technical terms about the latest technical gadgets. If | | | | morphing industry and community to refer to the |
| you want to understand what they have to say, you're | | | | anonymous vocal or visual identities provided by |
| going to need to learn some new terms. If not, you | | | | morphing programs (morphers), for the sake of their |
| might find yourself clueless when your colleagues have | | | | user's safety. |
| so much fun nicknaming your boss "a noisy seagull", | | | | (8) Lullabouy: an idea that keeps floating in your head, |
| and you just stand there forcing a smile. So make | | | | and prevents you from falling sleep. |
| friends with some new words even if they are just | | | | (9) Blamestorming: a session in which a group |
| street terms, and spare yourself the rare occasion that | | | | discusses how to decide who gets blamed for a |
| ruins your day. Here are some terms with less than | | | | failure. |
| 10,000 hits from major search engines; you can expect | | | | (10) Xerox Subsidy: humorous term for using company |
| them to catch on very soon: | | | | photocopy machines for personal purposes. |
| (1) Bozone: The persistent atmosphere around an | | | | My last geek term for you: Search Engines. Don't |
| intellectually challenged person, which prevents any | | | | laugh. You might master bug, backdoor, phishing, |
| technological information from penetrating and | | | | messengers, blogging, and lifestreaming. You might also |
| educating them. | | | | have already heard some of the above ten words, as |
| (2) A Seagull Manager: a manager who makes quick | | | | well as many other geeky terms listed in countless |
| visits around the office, flusters everybody, makes a | | | | articles everywhere. But what the old friends Search |
| lot of noise, and then leaves just as suddenly. | | | | Engines give you is far more valuable than just the |
| (3) Open-Collar Worker: or telecommuter, a person | | | | words and their meanings. It's the initiative they provide |
| who works from home with his wireless computer. | | | | for the smart users that keeps you on the forefront of |
| (4) Square-Headed Girlfriend or Square-Headed | | | | the geek language, and turns you into a pro at water |
| Boyfriend (less frequent): another term for a computer, | | | | cooler jokes and company parties, always ready to |
| especially when talking about computer addiction. | | | | throw out the very latest terms. |