Archive for the 'Geek Stuff' Category

Glug glug glug, hic!

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

That’s the sound of me drinking up all the Apple Kool-Aid I can get.
I’m now the proud owner of a MacBook Pro and a new iPod (since Apple is practically giving them away when you buy a computer if you’re in education - on the downside, I’m just betting that solid-state iPods are on the [...]

A couple of damn cool feeds

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Just a couple of feeds I picked up in the last month or so that I think are worth passing along.

Lifehacker - feedFrom their About page: “Lifehacker makes getting things done easy and fun. Delving deep into the technoweb, Lifehacker brings back simple and totally life-altering tips and tricks for managing your information and time.”
MAKE [...]

My apps are mine again!

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Now that I’m a civilian one of the first things I did was wipe FeedDemon and TopStyle on my computer and configure them the way I want to use them, rather than leave them at the defaults. I found it was easier to stick with a mainly default config to do support rather than try [...]

Ramblin’ On

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Leaves are falling all around, It’s time I was on my way.
Thanks to you, I’m much obliged for such a pleasant stay.
- Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
December 6, 2006 is my last day at NewsGator.
I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to get to know Nick Bradbury better as well as work closely with the rest [...]

Loving Logitech

Monday, November 27th, 2006

While I may not give a whit for their drivers, I still love Logitech’s mice.
A couple of years ago, my wife got me a way-friggin’-cool MX 700 cordless rechargeable mouse. It accompanied me to many a LAN party but died while we were in Vegas. Maybe it was the dry heat? Or maybe the lack [...]