Monday, May 08, 2006

The Internet - A Beginner's Guide

With all the new 'blogs' popping up across the Ile de Thanet, some of you may be confused by all the technical jargon involved.

I've been blogging for quite a few months now, and I like to think I'm abreast of all the new developments. So here is my ECR Guide To The Internet.

DIAL-UP - a service provided by Pizza Hut

NARROWBAND - similar to the above, but your order is not guaranteed to arrive within 30 minutes

BROADBAND - a type of legume

JAVA - West of Krakatoa

WEBLOG - first person plural of the verb 'to blog'

WEBCAST - first person plural of the verb 'to bcast'

MP3 - what John Prescott was hoping for when he asked Patricia Hewitt and Margaret Beckett to join him in his office

iPOD - what Gordon Brown keeps his glass eye in at night

PODCAST - a way of hearing voices directly from the internet

CODCAST - as above but strictly for fisherfolk

GODCAST - time to review your medication

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