Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the Geek category.

E.T. Phone Home

For some reason I started looking at the phones available through my cell phone service provider, Alltel, this morning. My current contract isn’t up till January so it’s a little pre-mature to be hunting for a new phone. Although I’m not the world’s biggest Alltel fan, it’s doubtful I would move away from them in [...]


Today We Honor A Nerd

A great article about Lamar Latrell from "The Revenge of the Nerd" and his impact on the world of College Track and Field.
http://www.flipsidesports.net/articles/lamar.html
 

 
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Networked

Over the last five days or so I have been experiencing issues with the wireless connection on my laptop that has Ubuntu Hardy Heron installed on it. Although the wireless connection always appeared to be strong, the bandwidth would come and go. Repeated bandwidth tests would give results anywhere from 7Mbps+ to as low as [...]


Lenin and Linux

I’ve been running Ubuntu Hardy Heron on my new/old laptop for a 3+ weeks and I completely love it! It’s extremely stable. With this release Ubuntu is so close to having a product that you could recommend to a newbie and they wouldn’t be completely lost.Here’s a picture of my current desktop:


New Job?

About a month ago I sent my resume to a local resort, The Great Wolf Lodge, which was looking for an IT technician. No big deal. I’ve sent a few resumes out recently just to see of there was anything interesting out there.
It’s not that there is anything wrong with my current job. I’ve been [...]


The Perfect Converse All-Stars

 
Here is a picture of my perfectly aged and dirtied black low-top Converse All-Stars. They don’t get any better than this.
I hate white shoes and any white on shoes.
 
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