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Category Archives: Geekiness

Computers, Newtons and misc modern distractions

RSS explained in Plain english

THis video explains how RSS works in a simple straightforward way.

new day, new white box

So I have spent a good hunk of the last two days trying to fix computers. Namely, our iBook(old Mac laptop) that we’ve have since 2003, and our 2006 MacBook (new mac laptop-thanks Dad). The first sign when something is wrong is when a dark grey screen descends and your computer tells you […]

Minority report style computing

I saw this great video of an interactive touchscreen for your computer.
Basically it is just like from Minority Report, where the person is grabbing and moving things around on the screen. It supports multiple touch points on the surface, which gives cool possibilities for manipulating data onscreen.
It is available here.

Lego fun

I’ve started playing around with the Legos that Jon sent for Christmas(yes I make sure the kids get to play with them) I have started a lego version of the Thomas Jefferson Polygraph machine. It is a mechanical device to copy your writing as your are writing. ( think I could have said that […]

Geekiness + Satellite Imagery = geoGreeting!

Click here for a fun waste of time in the holiday season. Click on Zoom in

Fools and the internet shouldn’t mix

Oh the silly things people do with the internet.
After looking at another blog I frequent(Boing Boing) I found an neat post on finding confidential info on the internet. It seems that all you have to do is to google “confidential do not distribute”. I got 15,700,000 results.
Obviously, you shouldn’t post things on […]

Windows in the Future

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A funny look at Science Fiction integrating current Science fact.

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Rig of the Day: Newton at work - TUAW

I have a picture of mine posted as the Rig of the Day: Newton at work. It is part of The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).
Boy am I geeky or what?

Falling for plastic

I’m falling in love with my iPod again. Now when I first got it in August, I immediately put it in a protective case. Some rubber thingy I got from Radio Shack. I got quite used to it. It’s been the only way I remember the iPod. But I took of the rubber […]

Entering the Windows world

Putting my toe into the waters of evil.