Control + Alt + Delete - A Dictionary of Cyberslang (Paperback)

"Not since Dr. Johnson explained the English language to the people of his time has there been a lexicon so witty, deep and indispensable. For any citizen of either the analog or -digital space who wishes to live in this century instead of the last, this is required reading."
Stanley Bing, author and columnist for FORTUNE magazine Bug--A minor glitch in computer software or hardware that often results in major problems for the user or owner. According to legend, the first bug to cause system malfunction was a moth caught in one of the relays of a Mark II computer at Harvard shortly after World War II. Podcast--Audio or video programming automatically downloaded from the Internet onto a portable MP3 player, such as the Apple iPod, for listening or viewing on the go. Thumbing--A method of texting on a portable device, such as a cell phone, by typing with one or both thumbs. Frazzing--Frenzied multitasking, as occurs when the combined output of cell phone, PDA, and laptop overwhelms the processing power of the human brain. Web--The abbreviated name of the World Wide Web, also often shortened to www. In Chinese, the Web is called the wan wei wang, meaning "ten thousand-dimensional net." The technology revolution is also a revolution in -language, with new words created seemingly every day. And along with a new vocabulary comes the mortifying fear of being out of the loop. Control + Alt + Delete is a reference book that will inform and entertain you while decoding the fast-changing language of high-tech -culture.