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Tech Dating 101: He Has Nude Photos on His Laptop
Dear geeksugar:
I just started dating this guy. He's really sweet, caring, and I feel like he could be "the one." Although something happened the other day that I feel really uncomfortable about.
Geek Tip: Pick Up a Card Reader For Easy Photo Transfers
Instead of carrying around (or searching your apartment for) your camera's data transfer cable to move your photos to your computer, pick up an inexpensive memory card reader to take the cable's place.
These little guys are easy to use with all types of memory cards, and this Aluratek Card Reader I found at Target for $15 can read nine different types of cards (from Memory Sticks to MiniSD) and plugs right into your computer's USB port. I tested it out over the past week and it worked great!
Be a Good Gamer — Send Your Games to Troops in Iraq
Now this is something I can totally get behind: the guys over at Cheap Ass Gamer have started a game drive for our troops in Iraq. I can imagine on top of the scorching heat that the distance from family and what's familiar can really make our troop's experience unbearable.
So why not help bring the comforts of home to them by sending over some of those games that are just sitting on your shelves?
Should Personal Technology Stay Personal?
The New York Times highlighted a new product, microprojectors, which let you project your iPod, iPhone, or whatever personal gadget with an image you might have onto any nearby smooth surface — and simultaneously wonder the same things as me. Say you just settle in for a long nap on your red-eye flight to the opposite coast, when the family next to you decides to project Enchanted onto the tray table next to you.
You guys know how I love my gadgets, but I loathe the idea of people ever being able to talk on cell phones on planes, play music on the bus, and basically disturb your neighbors with your tech (especially when you've got no place to go).
Our First Funny Family Tech Story
I seem to be the only person in my family that knows anything about computers - or at least that's what the two to three phone calls a week from distant relatives might suggest. Grandma wants to know how to add paper to the printer, mom wants to know how to add an attachment and dad wants help with Photoshop. It never ends, and every story is funnier than the last.
Stocking Stuffers: Tiny Treats For Geeky Guys
If you are in the market for stocking stuffers for the geeky guys in your life look no further. After years of judging the Christmas morning faces of my male family members I have compiled a collection of small gifts that will make a big statement.
While it may seem juvenile for anyone over age 12, the Tony Hawk HelmetCam, $50, is a surefire hit.
Will Free Digital Copies Make You Excited About Buying DVDs Again?
Fox's release of Family Guy's Star Wars parody Blue Harvest on DVD is exciting because of its inclusion of a free digital copy, so you can own both the DVD and iTunes copy — no long ripping process required, no legal bones about it.
The intrepid testers over at Gizmodo unboxed the DVD to find an extra digital copy disc and a slip with a code inside. Each can only be used once, which made testers question the complexity of something relatively easy to do — why not just give the code to enter online?
Reader Profile: Calamari Proves Geek is Chic On Guys Too
While geeksugar may cater to girls we are in no way an exclusive club. In fact, one of our most prolific contributors and commentors is Calamari, a male graphic designer and illustrator who isn't bothered by our pinkness and isn't afraid to admit his geekiness. When Calamari isn't working, he's drawing, playing video games (he's a sucker for wii bowling and planet puzzle league DS right now), blogging, and trying to become better at photography.
Andrea Owens of Think Geek: Geeky Girl We Love
ThinkGeek has long been a go-to destination for geek shoppers online, so when I was introduced to one of their Merchandising Assistants and she immediately divulged she is a geeksugar fan, I realized we were a match made in heaven.
Andrea Owens, who describes herself as "laid back, high strung, random, a little bit crazy, fun, and a little bit of an organizing control freak," had always been a fan of Thinkgeek and had joked it would be so awesome to work there. After moving to Virginia, she checked the website to look at a gift for her husband noticed they were hiring.
Reader Profile: macgirl Shares Her Geekiness
When it comes to loyal and engaged geeksugar readers, macgirl is right up there with the best of them. An Apple Systems Engineer, macgirl is, well, quite frankly a mac geek. She's also married to a geek and as she puts it "immersed in technology."
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