Here we have the Solarum Glossary. This isn’t quite your traditional dictionary, this is a custom dictionary where I will put words and phrases that I have run across that should help you understand what your geek friend/child/cousin/boss, whatever, is saying. If you have something you want defined that you don’t see here, or if you have something you want to add, let me know and I’ll do my best to take care of it.

Brickage (brick, a brick, make a brick) - This is the process of making a major mistake when changing settings on your computer rendering it inoperative and un-bootable, i.e. a brick. This can be from playing in the Windows registry when you shouldn’t be, or trying to install a second operating system, or corrupting the /etc/system file in Solaris for just a few examples.

ISP (Internet Service Provider) - These are the companies that provide you your Internet Access, like AOL, Earthlink, MSN and such.