Geek Library: Geeks Go to the Movies

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Geek Stuff for Hard Core Geeks

Geek Stuff for Hard Core Geeks 03/14/2003 02:47 AM
Well those of us that are "A Typical Geeks" have either a PDA, LAPTOP or Cell phone within easy reach....

Scariest Geek Movies: Part III

Scariest Geek Movies: Part III 10/31/2003 06:22 PM

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Geek Library: Audible.com

Geek Library: Audible.com 07/16/2004 06:47 PM
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Geek Library: October Sky

Geek Library: October Sky 07/22/2004 11:47 PM
G4 Tech TV Jul 23 2004 4:07AM GMT

Geek Library: Ringworld

Geek Library: Ringworld 08/08/2004 01:51 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 8 2004 5:12AM GMT

Geek Library: One, Two, Three...
Infinity

Geek Library: One, Two, Three...
Infinity 08/05/2004 05:11 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 5 2004 9:29AM GMT

Geek Library: The Codebreakers by David
Kahn

Geek Library: The Codebreakers by David
Kahn 07/31/2004 03:35 AM
G4 Tech TV Jul 31 2004 8:14AM GMT

Geek Library: The Illustrated Brief
History of Time

Geek Library: The Illustrated Brief
History of Time 07/07/2004 01:21 AM
G4 Tech TV Jul 7 2004 5:22AM GMT

Geek Library: 'Programming Pearls' by
Job Bentley

Geek Library: 'Programming Pearls' by
Job Bentley 07/10/2004 10:05 PM
G4 Tech TV Jul 11 2004 2:09AM GMT

BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com

BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com 07/22/2004 02:33 AM
Geek.com, a popular Web site for computing and gadgetry enthusiasts, has published a review of Electric Pocket’s BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS 5.x—with the reviewer hailing it as “an application that I absolutely cannot do without.” [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems 09/21/2004 06:38 AM

The building I work in does not receive Radio receptions real good. The guys and I in the office like to listen to a particular radio show and we knocked our heads together for a while trying to figure out how to improve the reception. Fixing the reception problem proved to be impossible but we did find a geeks way to fix the problem.

I purchased Replay Radio and set it up at home to record the network stream of the program. It saves the recorded stream in MP3 format every 30 minutes and dumps it in a directory that I have mapped to a FTP server. I have a standard FTP client running on my desktop that downloads the MP3 to my laptop which is connected to the network and we load the MP3 up and listen to the program time delay.

My work does not allow for streaming audio. So to avoid confusion I asked permission to do this via our IT department and promised to keep the file sizes under control. They thought it was cool and gave the thumbs up. It worked out so well that several departments do the same thing and we have 2-3 national talk radio programs to listen to each day. Albeit time delay but it works. [Replay Radio]

" Replay Radio is an incredibly easy way to record radio broadcasts. It's like a "TiVo™ DVR" for the radio. Just pick your favorite radio show, or select a station and a time range, and Replay Radio records it for you. Hundreds of shows and stations are pre-programmed, making recording as easy as point and click."

"RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping
operation: send them your CD library and
they'll ship your library back in MP3
format"

"RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping
operation: send them your CD library and
they'll ship your library back in MP3
format" 01/12/2004 02:57 AM

Delicious Library 1.0: Easy, Fun Library
Software Catalogs Your Media

Delicious Library 1.0: Easy, Fun Library
Software Catalogs Your Media 03/17/2005 03:10 AM

In addition to being useful and easy to use, it's just plain fun. By Mathew Honan, Macworld

Denver Public Library Launches New
Digital Library

Denver Public Library Launches New
Digital Library 05/06/2004 05:47 AM
Denver Public Library Launches New Digital Library
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Denver Public Library?s new online service is giving city residents access to popular eBooks directly from their homes and offices. The Library serves over a half-million residents and 80% of the city?s population has a library card and access to the new service. ?This is an exciting opportunity to provide eBooks to the city,? said Michelle Jeske, Manager of Web Information Services. ?This year, we saw a 24% increase in the number of online library transactions. eBooks that can be downloaded from our website fit very well with this kind of public demand,? she added.

State Library of Tasmania: Image Library

State Library of Tasmania: Image Library 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
State Library of Tasmania, Heritage Collection Image Library.

Where do geeks go to die?

Where do geeks go to die? 02/13/2004 01:13 PM
Answer: The Apple Store. A bunch of us decided to do a pilgrimage to the nearest Apple sales point, and unfortunately nobody got out unharmed. I survived with only some scratches (a couple of games and a TV adapter), but one of the guys who came "just to browse" ended up buying a 15" Powerbook, and a French guy could not resist buying a 23" Cinema Display.

The question is not whether we are still sane, but whether the French guy can fit the display in his carry-on baggage...

ETech is NOT a good place to be if you have ever wondered about buying a Mac, because everyone there is such an Mac Ć¼beruser. You just cannot help but be sucked in after seeing how cool it is to edit documents with SubEthaEdit and chat with everyone in the same Rendezvous circle.

Using a Mac is not about speed or the latest 3D games. It is about the aesthetic experience of completeness and satisfaction.

Geeks and the Sun

Geeks and the Sun 07/20/2004 03:05 AM
Heard today at work, as I arrived to a meeting late: "Hey, you got some sun this weekend." "I get sun every weekend." It was only later that I realized how un-computer-geeky I've been this summer. I've spent every weekend I can outside and away from the computer. And, if the day is going well, I'm often 3,000 - 9,000 feet in the air. Sometimes more. It's good to have a hobby that gets me out of the house. As...

PCs for non-geeks

PCs for non-geeks 10/29/2003 01:14 AM

A couple of interesting links about the security problems faced by the vast majority of the home PC using public, who don't know how to install security updates (or even what they are) and don't have a corporate IT department to bail them out when they run in to problems. Joe Average User Is In Trouble is a column by a security expert bemoaning the scale of the problem. Do we all need a personal system administrator? is a call for advice from Steve Garrity for tips on minimising the support calls he gets from his parents, and includes an excellent response from Matt Haughey in the comments.

I've been called to a less-geeky friend's PC before to find it so infested with malware that it had slowed to a crawl. Most security breaches seem to come from Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, so Matt's advice to replace them with Firebird and Thunderbird seems like a particularly good idea. Placing PCs behind a hardware router is a great idea as well as it at least prevents nasty traffic from the internet from probing the computer - although as Adam Kalsey points out such a set up won't prevent malicious software that has already snuck its way on to a PC from calling home.

Six Geeks

Six Geeks 02/17/2004 11:45 PM
Last week at the ETCON, James Duncan Davidson posted this picture which captures so many different themes to me. ...

We're All Geeks Now

We're All Geeks Now 07/22/2004 03:13 PM
We've complained before about how the tech industry is way too focused on "jargon," but it appears that now that tech is going so mainstream, lots of people are picking up the jargon, even if they don't realize it. New Media Zero has an amusing anecdote about a focus group on a new digital video recorder advertising effort where there was a woman in the "over 70" age group who admitted she wasn't technically literate at all. However, when the ad system was being described to her, she apparently stated: "So it's a bit like the difference between streaming and downloading content over a broadband connection." Apparently, the woman who claimed she wasn't technically literate at all had picked up more than she realized -- she just assumed that everyone else knew more about tech than she did, because they always seemed to before. In other words, perhaps technolog y is making us all into geeks these days. The writer also points to the number of people (in the UK, where this is more common than the US) who use more advanced features on their mobile phones (and know all the terminology associated with it), saying that ten years ago, most of those people would insist they would never use such features. This doesn't mean that tech lingo is still good for marketing purposes, but it does suggest learning the lingo isn't as big a hurdle as some make it out to be.

Linux for Non-Geeks

Linux for Non-Geeks 06/22/2004 05:11 PM

Geeks Gone Bald

Geeks Gone Bald 03/20/2003 05:31 PM
My illness appears to be passing, although I can still hear some amount of stuffiness when I speak. All should be well by tomorrow morning. I'll return to work, head held high - reflecting the lights above. Yep. I killed the fro. Didn't have much of a choice, mind you. I'm starting from scratch, and sneezing all the way there. *cough cough* I should probably go back to bed now. *sniffle* Thanks for noticing me....

Sex Tips for Geeks

Sex Tips for Geeks 06/17/2002 07:56 AM
Eric Raymond, gun nut and open source advocate, plays sex counseller...

"zeldman.darla"

"Suits and Geeks"

"Suits and Geeks" 03/14/2003 02:44 AM

Showtime for geeks

Showtime for geeks 02/10/2004 05:03 AM
We could do "My Big Fat Obnoxious Finance Officer" - but that would mostly be geeks talking to nerds and making fun of bean counters. Then there's "FUD Factor" - trapped in a room with marketing guys for new networking start-ups. Last one to run screaming into the street is the winner.

Flaming geeks

Flaming geeks 02/10/2004 02:38 PM

While I was going through and scanning the photos from Barcelona I ran across this picture of a Unix fire extinguisher. :) I giggled when I noticed it and tried to explain the joke to Jessica. The geeks likely think it's funny and the rest of you, well, you'll have to just take my word for it. I should be able to get through the thumbnails and captions tonight so the Barcelona photos will likely be available tomorrow.

Flight of the Geeks

Flight of the Geeks 09/09/2004 06:30 PM

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The second Gnomedex promotional video has been posted. If someone wants to seed ‘em on BitTorrent, be my guest. Geek Hunter and Flight of the Geeks are here for you to enjoy. Gnomedex is designed for those who want to learn how technology can be used to improve their businesses, their careers, and their lives. Attendees will include a wide range of backgrounds including IT professionals, business owners / managers, and tech enthusiasts from all…

Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun

Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun 05/25/2004 11:31 PM
Build It: Trying to build a tasteful yet eye-catching PC with as many glowing parts as possible, Loyd gets a little loopy with cold cathode UV tubes, luminous fans, and an iridescent acrylic case. Is it gaudy or great? You be the judge.

Hey you LA freaky geeks!!!

Hey you LA freaky geeks!!! 03/14/2003 03:47 PM
My friends Griddle are coming your way! March 22nd at the Troubadour in Hollywood. They are the grooviest band I...

Geeks are not as outnumbered as they
believe

Geeks are not as outnumbered as they
believe 12/02/2003 01:49 AM
A Pew Research study shows that 31% of Americans are "tech savvy," with significant differences in how people of different ages use the Internet

CSS is for geeks not designers

CSS is for geeks not designers 02/01/2005 10:00 PM
Tables may suck, but CSS is no improvement. Yet web designers who have never used page layout tools for offline...

Firefox: Only for the Geeks?

Firefox: Only for the Geeks? 09/06/2004 06:24 PM

Why I don't recommend Firefox: Adam doesn't think that Firefox is ready to be unleashed on all users just yet. He makes some good points.

Firefox right now is very good for an experienced net user, but is not at all ready for the average person. If you plan on targeting the general public, you need to understand the general public.

Most Web users don't know what a browser is. That blue E they click on the desktop isn't a browser, it's "The Internet."¯ Or maybe it's "Yahoo" if that's what their home page is set to.

Now my story —

I installed Firefox on my parents' computer because IE bugs were making me nervous. My folks are 61 and 72. I just removed the IE link from the desktop, configured the Firefox shortcut to look use blue "E" icon, and named it "Internet." I never even told them.

They haven't yet noticed, and I don't expect them to. The only problem we've had is that Firefox doesn't do Flash natively, and I had to go get a plugin for that. Otherwise, it's been smooth as anything. (And believe, if Mom were to have a problem, she'd tell me — I'm on speed-dial...)

My home machine uses Firefox exclusively. I just told me wife to use the new icon with the bird instead of one with the blue "E". She's never had Problem One.

Annie (my wife) is a bright girl, but I don't think she knows what a "browser" is either. She just knows about "The Internet," and Firefox works as good as IE does. She's a "power browser" too: eBay, online banking, shopping, etc. She doesn't just go to Yahoo once a week — she's on this thing more than me.

So, I don't agree with Adam, but it's a point worthy of debate. Does anyone else have some "Firefox for the non-geek" stories they can share?

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When Geeks Go Camping

When Geeks Go Camping 01/09/2004 09:57 PM

Geeks and Goblins

Geeks and Goblins 04/23/2004 10:42 AM
Twenty years too late to warn my parents, Cyber Moon Studios presents Dungeons & Dragons: an Eight Bit Re-Enactment, "a frightening look at America's most frightening pastime." (04-23)

Geeks for Dinner

Geeks for Dinner 12/29/2003 01:17 AM
A Silicon Valley Geek Dinner hosted by Robert Scoble is on tomorrow night at the Cheesecake Factory in Palo Alto....

A home for geeks

A home for geeks 07/06/2004 11:18 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 7 2004 3:06AM GMT

Evil geeks

Evil geeks 09/14/2004 02:49 PM
Cory Doctorow: Danny "Evil" O'Brien has written an hilarious column in (mock) celebration of the world's most evil geeks:

How do you work out who the movers and shakers are in the free software hacking world? For most of them, there's no income to be appraised, there's no stock market valuation to watch. What value can you give to these contributors, who work without care of reward, except maybe all those groupies hanging out at the stage door of the Sourceforge ftp servers?

Well, I guess you could review their software or something. Sadly, I suffer from a debilitating illness (which I shall not mention here) that tragically precludes me from doing actual research. So, instead, I have decided to evaluate those involved in our so-called industry in terms of what we all, I think, see it as.

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When good geeks go bad

When good geeks go bad 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
So, you're reading Scoble's blog entries about PDC and you're wondering, why does this Hillel Cooperman guy sound familiar? Here's...

Geeks Without Borders

Geeks Without Borders 02/17/2003 01:19 PM
The next time you see a strange street sign in your neighborhood, it might just be a prop in someone else's entertainment, and the next Google search results ...
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