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- Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
- Ok, I realize that this is starting to look like I spend all my time looking at tech in the toilet, but really, it wasn't intentional. I just got started on a theme, and I haven't used it up yet. That's all. Ok, I suppose technically it's toilet humor, but...
- Tags: Toilet, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, AlanGeek
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
- More tech on the rampage
- Ok, I'm starting to think that some tech is just done for tech's sake, not because it makes sense. Some things make a lot of sense, like the electric hand dryers that use infrared to turn on when you put your hands under them. That's a good idea. It saves...
- Tags: Tech, Square, Pen, Engineering, AlanGeek
- Blog posts 2006-10-31
- A feeble first stab
- Ok, this is my first time ever trying this blogging thing, so please bear with me and try not to be too harsh with me while I try to figure it out. I guess I'll be randomly spewing forth whatever happens to come to mind at the moment, so there's...
- Tags: Blogging, Internet, AlanGeek
- Blog posts 2006-10-30
- Technology run amok
- I run into some of the weirdest things. I was taking a class at some conference center, and had to use the restroom. It was a fairly nice place, marble-looking counters for the sinks, automatic faucets, you get the idea. Anyway, after washing and drying my hands, I walked out and instinctively...
- Tags: Light, Faucet, Engineering, AlanGeek
- Blog posts 2006-10-30
- Sci-Fi inspired HazMat labels
- Re: Acid labelActually, I'm pretty sure there is a real hazmat label for acid which shows an eyedropper dripping onto a hand and some indication of burning, like smoke or something to that effect. Not quite as eye-catching as this one, but perhaps more recognizable.
- Tags: AlanGeek
- Discussion threads 2006-10-26
- Photos: Worst tech of 2006 (so far)
- Beans, beans, the musical fruit (n/t).The thinking behind itPerhaps Sony were thinking of Java beans rather than legumes when they came up with the idea?Anyway, it is very encouraging to know that it is the controls - and not my entire extended family - who/which are stupid for having difficulty...
- Tags: PHOTOS, ., AlanGeek, hardware, photograph
- Discussion threads 2006-04-26
- Recent change broke Opera "next" function
- I've been advised by the Trivia Geek that Opera is n't officially supported by TR, but there is a "Next page" or "Forward" function accessible as either "Alt + ->" or by holding mouse button 1 and clicking mouse button 2, which normally will take you to the next page...
- Tags: AlanGeek, broken html, discussions pages, feedback, next page, OK IT, opera, Opera Software
- Discussion threads 2005-12-01
- Understanding the goal of e-government: Style vs. substance
- It's more than just appearanceMore than just appearance of the site, and the management of the servers and networks behind it, the most important aspect of an e-government site is whether it is functional; whether the public can actually accomplish things using the site. Like a commercial web site, just...
- Tags: AlanGeek, e-government, Internet, it management, Web site
- Discussion threads 2005-05-18
- Vi for programmers, part 2
- Misleading article and downloadI just downloaded the PDF and read the articles. Although the articles properly referred to Vim throughout, the titles of the articles and the PDF suggest that they are references or tutorials for standard vi, which they definitely are not. I feel that these should be labeled...
- Tags: Vim, vim
- Discussion threads 2005-03-23
Additional Resources
- Wacky Linux part 20: Rubuntu power?
- In our last episode, I asked "Before I tie myself in knots, is there any particular configuration that someone might recommend for my Ubuntu box before I start tossing out Ruby scripts? I'm willing to go so far as to rebuild the whole machine." ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, Battery, Ruby, Engineering, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-05-02
- Wacky Linux Part 19: Laying down Rails
- In our last episode, I asked if there was any conceivable scenario in which my recurring laptop battery problems were software, rather than hardware related. To a man, everyone who chimed in was of the opinion my ancient NiCad power cell had given up the ghost....
- Tags: Battery, Ruby, Laptop Computer, Linux, Engineering, Notebooks, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-04-25
- Welcome to the new Geekend Crew
- The Geekend is planning on getting bigger and better in the coming months, so your friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek has called in reinforcements to help make this the most geekworthy blog on all the intarweebs. Behold, your newest Geekend bloggers:AlanGeek - Winner of TechRepublic's 2003 "Top Geek" contest (we really...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Geekend, Blogging, Web Site Development, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-11-01
- Meet the winners of the Geek contests!
- Yes, it's finally time to announce the top winners in the TechRepublic Geek contests! Drum roll please…First Place: 'What Makes You A Geek' contest winner: Alan Hedler (aka AlanGeek)First Place: 'Geek Definition' contest winner: Stefan Olivier (aka SOLIVIER 1)TechRepublic congratulates both Alan and Stefan, as well as all of the...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., finalist, Judith N. Mottl, IBM OS/2
- Technical articles 2004-02-04
- Linux on older computer for telecommuting
- I have an older computer running Win98 at home and want to use it to telecommute to occasionally. I have a cable modem so speed isn’t an issue, but my OS is. Win98 is not compatible with my company’s Webmail. A techie at lunch suggested that a combo of Linux...
- Tags: CD, computer, hrhsoleil, Knoppix Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Mozilla Corp., Red Hat Inc., telecommuting
- Q&A 2005-05-05
- Geek Trivia: Net losses and Ethernet gains
- How did Jerry Saltzer's denunciation of Ethernet "help" 3Com capitalize on the technology? Twenty-five years ago this week—Sept. 30, 1980—Xerox, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation DEC jointly published the formal specifications for Ethernet technology, sparking a technology showdown that led to the near-ubiquitous Internet, without which...
- Tags: Xerox PARC, Ethernet, Jay Garmon, Network technology, NETWORKING, Robert Metcalfe, Xerox Alto, Xerox Corp., Geek Trivia Newsletter, 3Com Corp., Wikipedia
- Technical articles 2005-09-27
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