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- The Trouble With Christmas
- The potI have found that even when I tell people what I want, if they are not technically inclined, I end up getting something the salesperson wanted to sell, not what I asked for. This may be as tacky as asking for the car insurance to be paid
- Tags: geekend, off-topic, holiday, rebeccaaward@..., card
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- The Joy of Installing IE 7
- Won't be deployed soon where I workMy boss is suspicious of change and doesn't deal well with it. Nor does she like IE anyway (Netscape is her browser of choice.) The fact hat the familiar icons are gone from IE7.0 mean she isnt' likely to pick it
- Tags: geekend, windows, career, security, rebeccaaward@..., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2006-11-25
- Video: The (animated) origin of Boba Fett
- The Priginal Boss ButtonRemember when gaming and job-seeking comptuer applications has a Boss Button, so that if you saw your boss coming, you could hit the button, and some innocent looking spreadsheet would appear on your screen. I wonder
- Tags: Boss Button, career, feedback, geekend, rebeccaaward@..., Tetris, video
- Discussion threads 2006-11-23
- First Post for the Geekend
- Passwords and Privacy on Employerss NetworksI can't possibly agree with this. As a systems/network administrator, my users can change their passwords. I don't have a beef with that. They can also expect privacy (i.e. I won't log in as them and wa
- Tags: employers equipment, geekend, it management, networking, password, privacy, rebeccaaward@..., security
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
- The complete TR Demotivator collection
- Never challenge the GMI followed the link to the D&D posters, and fell in love with the one about not challenging the GM's authority. I DM/GM for a small group that has two serious rules-munchers. There are times I know they are more conversant wi
- Tags: d&d, geekend, off-topic, rebeccaaward@..., dice, card, General Motors Corp., game, Dungeon Master
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
- A feeble first stab
- How about brain downloadI consider my personal blogs to be downloads of what is going on in my mind at a particular moment. I think the same applies here. You are giving us a glimpse at your random thought patterns, in reference to Geeky stuff in
- Tags: Blogging, rebeccaaward@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
- Technology run amok
- Huge water bill and no one looked into itHow could they possibly not have tried to figure out what was causing those huge bills? What would have happened had you not noticed the light issue? I guess money isn't as important to them as to you and I
- Tags: rebeccaaward@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
Additional Resources
- Admiration for Aging Emulation
- Everybody welcome HutchTechAn old blog ally of TechRepublic has returned as the newest member of the Geekend--hail to the HutchTech! Look for fellow TR members to join up in the next week or so as more voices are added to the Geekend choir. Oh, and
- Tags: The Trivia Geek, Vic20, HUTCHTECH, GEEKend, Amstrad, C64
- Discussion threads 2006-10-27
- Get ready for the Geekend: October 19-21, 2007
- TechRepublic's friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek (AKA Jay Garmon, the guy in the Superman t-shirt) makes his world video debut with a quick rundown of all the nerd-worthy activities to keep you occupied over the upcoming Geekend. Hey, it beats working for the next three minutes.
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, geekend, movies, star wars, Event
- Videos 2007-10-18
- The top five Geekend pictures of 2007
- We've come across a surprising bounty of screenshots and candids this year, but here are the five most popular Geekend pics of 2007 as voted on by Google search results. The greatest programming tip ever written The best ad Microsoft has ever done ...
- Tags: Mice, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Development Tools, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-12-31
- A round of applause for the Geekenders
- In all my excitement and rush to get back from paternity leave, I forgot to send out my grateful and sincere thanks to the Geekend bloggers who took up the slack while I was out:Mark "Technologia" KaelinJohn "SiliconSamurai" McCormickChad "Apotheon" PerrinJohn "TechRepublic Pro" Sheesley Rebecca "Dungeon Master" WardBill "Rocket Science"...
- Tags: Applause, Blogging, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- Welcome to the new Geekend Crew
- Let Me Be The First To SayWelcome.
- Tags: robertmro, Welcome
- Discussion threads 2006-11-04
- It's the Geekend!
- What's your favorite GeekVacation?Phone-pitching or otherwise?
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, learush@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Have a retro Geekend with Nethack
- You've spent all your hard-earned cash on a rig that will power the state of New York in order to play the most amazing, state-of-the-art games available. You've honed your skills to the point that your mind and your reflexes are sharper than Occam's Razor. And over on your Xbox...
- Tags: Geek, Games, Personal Technology, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- The top 10 Geekend videos of 2007
- Below are the ten highest-rated videos to appear within the Geekend in 2007. Apparently, anything to do with Star Wars, software development, or destruction of property will get you monkeys clicking the thumbs-up like it's going out of style. Expect more videos covering these topics to appear in 2008. (Hey,...
- Tags: Software, Video, Corporate Communications, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- My secret life as a gaming Beta Tester
- Great anecdotes, great advice...These rules will get you into beta testing and possibly even the Geekend. ;)
- Tags: beta testing, geekend, off-topic, software, career, The Trivia Geek, game
- Discussion threads 2006-11-22
- First Post for the Geekend
- I recently had the honor of being brought on to blog on the Geekend. As with my previous blog, for those two people that read it, I'll be Linux focused, but I will probably post on all things geek. As a matter of fact, I've been working on a hack...
- Tags: Blog, Blogging, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, James Garvin
- Blog posts 2006-11-07
- Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
- Why bother?Why don't you get some toilet tissue and wipe the seat, less bother :-DPerfect solutionOne part household bleach to five parts water.Having read this waste of time blog (Geekend Crew? Must try harder...), I now feel like some so
- Tags: poolking, Perfect Solution
- Discussion threads 2006-11-04
- 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
- Webcomic: When your mom is a database hacker...
- We here at the Geekend are big fans of database integrity and data security, but xkcd looks into the future and considers what happens when a generation of developers raised on SQL queries become parents. Short answer: I don't want to be tech support for their children's school--ever....
- Tags: Database, Hacker, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
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