Ok, my last post was on Leverage, an action-drama. So I want to give equal time to a comedy. My comedy of choice is The Big Bang Theory….which should make sense to anyone who has ever even glanced at this blog. Hell, half of their set comes from the Think Geek Catalog!
I think I most identify with Sheldon, via personality. The big difference though is that Sheldon doesn’t realize that he’s being the way he is and I do; I just don’t care.
For someone who doesn’t watch much television (I mean there is no Star Trek or X-Files so what’s the point?) I’ve managed to post about two shows in as many posts. I hope you are all happy because this is about the best I can do. Other than some special on Discovery or History, these are the only two shows I watch!
Is anyone else watching this??? This is a great show and prominently features a techno geek! I love it when that happens. He and I have a lot in common, apart from computers and hacking. We both love to move around a lot but want to put down roots, we both want to live in the bat cave and we both need orange soda to work.
For those who haven’t seen the show. It’s about a team of criminals who work to help people that the legal system has failed because the bad guy has more money or connections and the system is corrupt.
The leader of the team is a former insurance adjuster (I TOLD you they were all criminals) who sets up the con with the rest of the team which includes a woman who is a grifter (confidence woman), a military retrieval specialist (hit man), a young woman who is a rather gifted thief and the hacker dude.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out. It’s well worth your time.
A question out there for fellow Techno-Geeks: Where do you live?
No, I don’t mean your address (I’m not some whacked out cyber-stalker) I mean your general geographic location. Now if you want to include you city, that’s great. I’m interested in the type of place you live, the geology, climate urban v/s rural…..that kind of thing. Here is what I’m looking for, I’ll use myself as an example:
I live in a small rural town in extreme southern Illinois. The population of my town is roughly 8,000 (during the autumn festival and on Sundays during church). I’m about 1 1/2 hours from St. Louis, Missouri.
Here are a couple of photos of my local area:
I’ve actually been known to write from the hump of the camel above using my laptop and 3G.
I love free stuff. This is particularly nice because it’s designed for people like us! This is a magazine for techno geeks called Computer Power User. You can get it at CPUmag.com What could be easier? So hop on over there and get your free subscription.
Science fiction becomes reality with this transparent OLED display prototype from Samsung.
Best. Netbook. EVER! Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
This Acer Aspire One notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that's compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer's SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency. It also providesFast (10/100) Ethernet networking.
What's in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire One AOD250-1025 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions
It also comes with the following software: McAfee Internet Security Suite 2009 (trial version with 60 days of live update); Microsoft Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial; Google Desktop; Norton Online Backup; WildTangent
Relax, I will still be doing oodles and gobs of reviews of tech gadgets. I’m also going to be including some other types of posts as well. Some about the lifestyles of the technologically inclined (Techno-Geeks). I hope that my readers will find this information interesting if not useful.
At any rate, that’s the post for today. Welcome to 2010.
Happy New Year!
There's no need to be fussy about getting somebodies temperature taken this summer. Not when you have the Summer Infant Pacifer Thermometer available at Amazon. The Pacifier Thermometer from Summer Infant allows you to take baby's temperature in a comfortable, non-invasive way. Beeps when reading is complete and will glow red if the temperature registers at 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit or higher indicating a fever is present. The Fever Alert feature makes it easier to get a quick visual reading, especially when taking a child's temperature at night.
Today I found one of the most ingenious Gadgets of the year, an electronic photo frame that updates automatically as pictures are uploaded to Facebook! The eStarling WiFi digital photo frame is quite simply what it says on the box, a Wireless photo frame that automatically connects via your router. You simply have to enter your Facebook username and password to set it cycling through your face book photos, and you can also get ti to load images directly off your computers hard drive!
Ontop of facebook integration you have Photobucket and RSS compatibility, allowing you to connect your photo frame to pretty much any online picture store manager you use!
Fashion and solar panels don’t exactly blend well. A solar panel is of course important to keep your gadgets charged in an eco-friendly way. However, most of the time you’re going to have to sacrifice your fashion sense to have a solar-powered bag. There are a few good brands out there that do make an effort to keep their bags stylish, yet this is the first that features a smaller design that I’ve seen. Most solar bags are larger totes or book bags. Which those are nice for someone that is on the go so much that they have to carry around a lot of stuff. Yet, something smaller like this would probably appeal to a great deal of women.
Not everyone wants a large bulky bag, although that is what I tend to prefer. Sometimes, it’s still nice to keep things minimal. Which means carrying a solar purse that only carries a couple items. This purse was actually designed a full three years ago by Joe Hynek. Don’t worry this isn’t old news just yet though, since the bag will actually be finally making its debut by the end of this year. The purse takes two hours to charge and once it’s charged, it can stay that way for up to a month. As of now the price is projected to be set at $285 there is always the chance that could fluctuate though.
Free energy is always attractive but at what price? In this case the price is wearing a pretty ugly looking solar jacket that charges your electronic devices on the go.The Solar Jacket, designed by the think-bots at North Carolina State University uses a method called digital textile printing in order to integrate solar cells into clothing by matching the printing pattern to that of solar panels.
You can safely charge your devices using the clothes or bags on which the solar panel is printed on without getting an electric shock. However, could you safely walk down the street without getting ridiculed? Debatable….
