Brit tech-journal-slang is not quite as opaque to Americans as, say,
Cockney Rhyming Slang, but it can be kind of hard to interpret. Brit tech writers have a sizable vocabulary of words and phrases that cause many non-Brit readers to blink rapidly and miss the meanings. So don't feel alone. :-)
This article was basically just poking fun at Windows' tendency to lose its bearings and go all blue, much like laughing at someone running headlong into a muddy patch and falling on their face.