By Frank on August 10, 2010
Update 8/11/10: Looks like this was manufactured by thechive.com. Doesn’t seem like many people care, since it was sincerely funny. Bravo! Most of the time, trying to mix an analog method with a geek method just doesn’t work at all. Using a pen to draw something on a computer screen? Employing a console controller to [...]
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By Frank on August 10, 2010
Normally in my life, I’m pretty decent at being organized. I have a productivity system that works, my mind (which gets older by the minute) is for the most part not as forgetful as a goldfish, and I think that with the various things I do I have it fairly under control. That being said, [...]
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By Frank on August 4, 2010
There are a number of topics that I sort of missed out on during my brief hiatus from the blog, so that MMO raiding concept of “months behind” will sort of apply to a lot of my posts in the next few days. Frankly, I like to call it “fashionably late” – especially since optimism [...]
Posted in Computers | Tagged droid, iphone |
By Frank on August 3, 2010
So let’s start the posting regularity again with a bit of an “oof”: Geeks like to take things apart. Most of us got started at a young age, whereupon instead of actually enjoying the little toys that we got, we ripped them apart just to see how they worked. Some of you may have peeked [...]
Posted in Computers | Tagged Computers, office space |
By Frank on May 11, 2010
As a geek, there are certain things that you just inevitably get hooked on. I don’t know what it is, but more than any other subculture, geekery clings to the signature things with which it is associated with the fervor of a giant dog and their favorite chewtoy. MMOs, computer tech, dressing up as one [...]
Posted in Computers, Social Geekery | Tagged text messaging |
By Frank on April 15, 2010
So in the midst of all this food writing I did, I sort of missed the fact that Apple’s iPad, the “magical and revolutionary” multi-touch device, came out to excited Apple users everywhere a few days back. Touted as a mobile tool of convenience with the power of iPod Apps, the iPad has caused a [...]
Posted in Computers | Tagged apple, ipad, iphone, ipod |
By Frank on February 23, 2010
About a year ago, I sat with my normal texting phone, a slider called the LG Chocolate, and struggled to send messages to keep up with my more modernized, text-happy friends and family. For every message I tapped out with keys that had to be pushed multiple times to reach the right letter, 3 messages [...]
Posted in Computers | Tagged cellphone, droid |
By Frank on February 22, 2010
Looking a bit down in your end of February work schedule? Thinking that you might go a little Office Space if you don’t get some kind of release at the start of your work week? Well, never fear, Overly Positive is here with yet another Case of the Mondays Cure. This time around, I found [...]
Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure, Computers | Tagged Case Of The Mondays Cure, laptop, liquid nitrogen |
By Frank on February 20, 2010
Today I pose a few questions regarding podcasts to my small but loyal readership: What things keep you listening to a podcast? What kind of content do you like to hear in a podcast? Do you prefer a freeform discussion with few topics or a structured format? I have a few podcasts in my feed, [...]
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By Frank on February 16, 2010
So while I was on my little hiatus, Google did it again, and by that I mean they came out with yet another free tool to hook people on. Following up with the social aspect of Google Wave, Google Buzz arrived a few days ago, integrated with Gmail and designed to be a response to [...]
Posted in Computers | Tagged google |
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