Using a temporarily open computer even though you know that someone was using it and will return momentarily.
by commanderpoop May 18, 2009
Get the Computer Snagmug. A sub-section of Cloud Computing offered by service providers that under-invest in both server infrastructure and technical support staff.
Companies that outsource to them do not realise that they are being crammed in like sardines to the vendors infrastructure which is nowhere near adequate. They only start to realise they are up shit creek when they try to contact technical support for help only to be placed in the longest most painful telephone queue of their life.
Companies that outsource to them do not realise that they are being crammed in like sardines to the vendors infrastructure which is nowhere near adequate. They only start to realise they are up shit creek when they try to contact technical support for help only to be placed in the longest most painful telephone queue of their life.
Afghan: "None of our 1,000 employees can access their online email application, my CIO's already been fired and I'm next for the chop...I opened a support ticket with the vendor 5 days ago and this is the 26th time I've tried to get through to them on the phone...I am dead meat man, dead meat <sniff>."
Tragic: "Well Afghan, that's Crowd Computing for you."
Tragic: "Well Afghan, that's Crowd Computing for you."
by Tragic Stan November 20, 2010
Get the Crowd Computingmug. When the Internet stopped working, Dave installed an Internet proxy server on his phone (which still had Internet), and reconfigured their wireless router to forward TCP/IP packets through his phone so that his family could still watch Netflix on their laptops. He is quite the computer guru!
by guy354 September 17, 2016
Get the computer gurumug. by Mrylou July 31, 2016
Get the computer birdmug. When you sit down for your 1st daily session at the computer, and 5 to 10 minutes later, you have to interrupt your computer session to go poddy.
by PDXGrammarGirl January 16, 2011
Get the Computer Poddymug. Ironside Compunters (or just Ironside) is a company that makes computer using parts they find in their work space. Sometimes with their parts they will put their logo on them. Most people who found Ironside is from their sponsorships with youtubers / twitch streams for example iSorrowproductions.
Person looking for a computer: "I have been wanting to look for a pre-built computer, what is a good company that makes them?"
Person that has a computer from Ironside Computers: "You should get a computer from Ironside Computers and use code isowwer for 5% off."
Person that has a computer from Ironside Computers: "You should get a computer from Ironside Computers and use code isowwer for 5% off."
by AdamNěco January 27, 2021
Get the Ironside Computersmug. A particular subgenre of computer geek. Someone who is obsessed with computers for the sake of computers and not for what they can do. Will often spend hours running performance tests and having "races" between different chips with various programs without ever getting any actual work done on said equipment.
Gene longs for the good old days of the Macs-vs-PCs war...those were some good times, up late with a flat of Mountain Dew and all his buddies racing their computers. Gene is a computer witness.
by DJ HORSERACING ACCIDENTS September 1, 2004
Get the computer witnessmug.