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Two Geeky Card Options For Your Valentine

GeekSugar — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:48 -0800

Looking for the perfect Valentine's Day card for the perfect geek? Etsy has seriously got you covered this year with all of its unique, and one-of-a-kind card designs. Here are two to start you off: The Geek Love card ($3.50) features an original illustration and is printed on white recycled paper while the I must love you as you converted me to Star Trek card ($4) offers the perfect mix of geekiness and humor. The Star Trek card is blank inside and is packaged in a cello sleeve with a white envelope.

Woot Note Set: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

GeekSugar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:45:00 -0700

I have a questionable habit of saying "Woot! Woot!" a couple times a day so naturally I adore this Woot Note Set ($6).

"Woot" ("w00t" is the real geek spelling) is a sort of cry of joy and celebration used by online gamers. It's used in place of saying "yay!" or "yesssss!" Oddly enough, it was named word of the year by Merriam-Webster in 2007.

Mix It Up This Mother's Day With Recordable Cards

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:22 -0700

With Mother's Day right around the corner (May 11), it's time for us to start thinking of some creative ways to really impress our moms this year. Regular, bland paper cards are so old school, and why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary, right?! Here's a simple yet fun way to put a smile on your mom's face. . . . Hallmark Recordable Cards! Just select what card you want, press and hold the button to record a 10-second message, and then when she opens her card she'll hear your personal message introducing a song! Cards cost around $6, which is a bargain deal for a personalized card like this.

15 Low Tech but Lovely Geek Cards

GeekSugar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:50:27 -0700

When was the last time you received a piece of snail mail that wasn't a bill, invite or subscription? As we've become more and more dependent on our portables and inboxes, our mailboxes have become less and less personal. While there are some pretty sweet online postcard services, print cards can be treasured forever - or at least they can't be deleted. Next time you plan to send correspondence to a nerdy friend consider a more personalized pen pal message on one of these design-friendly and decidedly geeky cards.

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Friend Request IRL: The Facebook Business Card

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:02:26 -0700

First, a designer appropriated the Google logo to use as a business card, now Facebook is getting the biz card treatment too, via Jean-Baptiste Gouraud's business cards, which look like a Facebook friend request page (and in French)!

As creative as Lego's Lego Figurine "Cards," I wonder how many other Internet-inspired business cards we'll see? A 140-character description of how marketable you are?

Flaunt Your Twitter Profile With These Personal Business Cards

GeekSugar — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:00:30 -0700

Tweet tweet! If you're trying to gain more followers on Twitter, why not pimp yourself out - with Twitter business cards?! Just as chic and eye catching as the Google Search cards, these handmade cards from Etsy seller scribblemonkey cost $19 for a pack of 50 and are printed on thick white glossy cardstock.

iPhone/Credit Card Case Combo: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:43:58 -0700

I'm digging the metallic blue hue on this iPhone case (it also comes in a number of other colors), but this particular case provides more than just protection to your mobile: it also holds your credit cards and cash! The Case-Mate iPhone Credit Card Case ($30) is great for when you're headed out for a night on the town and just want to take the necessities: phone, ID, and a few bucks for a cab. Not sure how I'd feel about toting around my credit cards out in the open like that all the time, but I guess when you have limited space in a tiny clutch, it could be a lifesaver.

GroupCard Deletes Awkwardness From Co-Worker Card Ritual

GeekSugar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700

Does anyone else dread having a card passed around at work for a colleague's birthday, congratulations, or his or her last day? Even if it's someone you genuinely like, having to sum up your sincere thoughts in a one-inch space of cardstock among your other coworkers' sentiments is just awkward. It's like the grown-up version of that yearbook peach "Have a great Summer!"

Thankfully, the website GroupCard eases the pain a little bit. There's no physical passing around, first of all - it's an electronic pass-around that's accomplished by just emailing the card to the people who need to sign it. You then send the e-card (who cherishes greeting cards from co-workers these days anyway?) to the recipient, and wish her well.

Of course, it can't help you craft an articulate note summing up the perfect sentiment. You're on your own for that one.

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and "Regular Post."
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click "Next."
Choose the audience for your story to "Website of the Day" in the dropdown menu.
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to "Technology and Gadgets."
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click "I’m done" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Telephone Card Holder: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:45:26 -0700

Maybe all your corded phones are gone, but the telephone motif itself is hot (seriously, I was just saying this!).

Even this Telephone Memo Holder ($12), which doesn't do anything gadgety - it's just a wooden memo holder - is totally cute.

But what would you use it for now? Its ideal role is holding cards that have messages of who called on them, but that kind of task is obsolete for many of us. Maybe we just bring back the handwritten note "just 'cause"?

What do you say?

Flash Card App Keeps the Kids Sharp All Year Round

GeekSugar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:02:23 -0700

When I was a kid, I remember getting out a stack of my mom's recipe cards and making my very own set of math flash cards. I'd like to think they helped me learn my times tables, but nonetheless, it was useful practicing in the Summer months because I'd be ahead of the game when school started.

Whether you've got children, young cousins, or brothers and sisters that are in the throws of learning arithmetic, this Math Flash Cards iPhone app is a great way to test them on all the basics. And because it stores times and scores for each exercise, there's some extra incentive to want to do better! This app only costs 99 cents.