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Extreme makeover: Geek.com edition

I have been writing for the Chief Geek, Joel Evans, over at Geek.com for the last 6 years and am pleased to let you all know that Joel just completed the rollout and launch of an entirely new layout and back-end of Geek.com. The site is now based on WordPress...

Tags: Windows Mobile, UMPC, Smartphone, Review, Gadgets, BlackBerry, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-21

CES 2007 coverage will be diverse and comprehensive

I have been a writer and product reviewer for Geek.com for over 5 years and again this year they are helping offset the cost of CES so I will be providing lots of coverage with plans to live photo blog lots of what I see with a Nokia N93 in...

Tags: Blogging, Consumer Electronics Show, Geek.com, blog

Blog posts 2007-01-06

Happy 10th Birthday to Geek.com

I started reading about and using mobile devices back in 1997 and one site that I read daily was UGeek Magazine. That site changed into Geek.com and Joel, Rob, and Sam are now celebrating the 10th birthday of Geek.com. That is quite an accomplishment to have a site that has...

Tags: Giveaway, Geek.com

Blog posts 2006-11-17

Mobius Boston 2006 report

As I blogged a bit about last week, I attended the Microsoft Mobius event in Boston to hear about and provide input on Windows Mobile. My full report of the event is now up on Geek.com so if you are interested in hearing about the details of what was...

Tags: Operating systems, Geek.com

Blog posts 2006-10-06

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Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?

The news that Apple has cut Macbook production by 20-30% may not be surprising given the world economy. But when HP reports that their Q3 notebook revenue grew 26% and Mac resellers are offering rebates on the new 'books things have gone very wrong in Cupertino. Looking,...

Tags: Revenue, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., NeXTCube, iMac G4, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?

I posted a number of pieces Monday about OLPC and its XO laptop now for sale on Amazon in a reboot of the Give One Get One program, one of which declared that OLPC was dead. A year ago, that would have been worthy of a pretty serious flame...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-19

TechRepublic's Geek Gift Guide 2008

Even when economic times are tough, technology geeks love to give and receive gadgets. And despite budget constraints, geeks still want the best gadgets. TechRepublic has brought together reviews and photos of some of the best geek gifts on the market for the 2008 holiday shopping season. From...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Geek, Cloud Computing

Download resources 2008-11-19

Quick iPhone app review: Cronk

I look at the Apple iPhone store and am blown away by the number, variety, and quality of applications that are now present after just a few short months in existence. Developers are definitely embracing the Apple iPhone and Apple has a winner on their hands with the App Store....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Cronk, Games, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Boulder

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Deep down inside, on a subconscious level, the business loves SOA, right?

I recall the words of one observer a couple of years back: "How many businesspeople do you know have ever come begging to you for SOA?" Geek & Poke's Oliver Widder picked up on my latest post on SOA business issues behind SOA acceptance: by Joe...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-11-17

What's driving women out of computer science?

When it comes to higher education, women have achieved parity with men in almost every technical pursuit...except computer science. With all science and engineering fields considered, the percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who are women has improved to 51 percent in 2004-5 from 39 percent in 1984-85,...

Tags: Women, Computer Science, Computer, Gender And Diversity, Productivity, Human Resources, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Still coding after all these years....

SOA nirvana may still be a ways off... Geek & Poke's Oliver Widder picked up on my recent post on Gartner's downbeat SOA assessment, and notes that with the glacial pace of progress, hard-coding will probably be with us for some time to come. ...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-11-10

WhiteHouse.gov will never be the same

WhiteHouse.gov will never be the sameAmericans will get spam from white house toonot exactly the 'change we need'.;)Linux Geek, BO. uses Linux"Barack Obama proves the power of Open Source""...Barack Obama won the 2008 election because his website ran open source software while John McCain's ran on proprietary software."Economics 101.^o^

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Whitehouse.gov, Barack Obama

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Ray Ozzie announces Windows Azure

Ray Ozzie announces Windows AzureVague and empty Geek SpeakThis clip is an example straight out of the children's fable "The Emperor's New Clothes". Full of buzz words, faux made up on the fly tech speak and other techno prestidigitation. Ozzie manages to waste 5 min of my time...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Ray Ozzie, Windows Azure

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Geek Gifts 2008: The Acer Aspire One netbook

2008 is the year of the netbook ultraportable computer. These small computer devices have become all the rage with consumers. But off all of the netbooks TechRepublic has looked at so far, the Acer Aspire One is the only one to get high marks for usability. Mark Kaelin explains why...

Tags: Acer Inc., Computer, Mark W. Kaelin, Productivity

Download resources 2008-11-05

Geek Gift Guide 2008: Amazon Kindle

With its paper-like display, wireless capability, PC-free operation, and thousands of titles from Amazon's catalog behind it, the Kindle may be the first e-book reader to gain broad acceptance.TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler tested the Kindle for several weeks--reading a work from one of his favorite authors, perusing Amazon's Kindle Store, retrieving...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Bill Detwiler, E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Personal Technology

Download resources 2008-11-04

Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy

Linux: The Joe Sixpack StrategyTruth in advertising.Given the seriousness of a decision to attempt Linux, people should be told that the software they bought won't work, their music won't play, and they'll have to rediscover everything they thought they knew about computing.Linux is a full (and perhaps full-time) commitment. ...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is out

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is outTry the torrent instead, Adrian.I am using Shareaza to download the torrent instead of taxing the mirrors even further.Installed the RC of Ubuntu with Wubi.Now I am downloading the image of Kubuntu to test and see if KDE 4 is worth switching to before I...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Learn to love a 10 foot HDTV

When it comes to watching DVDs and HD video, bigger is a lot better. Moving from a 50" LCD to a 120" front projector has made me a believer. And it cost less than an LCD or rear projector of half the size. I spent 8 weeks...

Tags: Screen, DLP, HDTV, LCD, Basement Room, Projector Quality, DLP Projector, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething — and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?

How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?Looks like ol' Fr0thy's been sharing Bong Loads with Linux Geek again... ntn/t"You are the imaginative one, are you not?" - Warped is better - ntntLOL - yes but the numb-skull made me a lot of money today -I bet he would...

Tags: Operational accounting, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., revenue

Discussion threads 2008-10-26