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Study Shows More Women Than Men Online

GeekSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:58 -0700

Just when men thought they were more techie then women, CBC news reports that internet usage among women has been ahead of male usage for some time. The eMarketer says that "female usage of the internet in the U.S. has risen 12.4 per cent since 2000, compared with 3.2 percent for males."

Demographics show that young females tend to spend more time on social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and of course, Teamsugar. Unlike their male counterparts, who are apparently more apt to pursue the net for videos.

Don't expect these stats to change anytime soon - eMarketer estimates that by 2011, 109.7 million US females will be going online, amounting to 51.9 percent of the total online population. That calls for a - you go girl!

What Laptop Should Carrie Use in the Sex and the City Movie?

GeekSugar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:56 -0700

Rolling on with the Sex and the City tech coverage and the possibility of new iMacs this week, I had to wonder (!): What computer will Carrie be using in the movie? The film picks up four years later after the end of the TV show, so she could still be using her vintage PowerBook G3, since she went to great lengths to rescue it, and the fact that she was not the most tech-savvy person in the world.

On the other hand, it may have stopped ticking by then, and she might be turned on by a new MacBook (especially since it looks the most like her original machine in black), she may have heard that the hot Air was the gadget equivalent of her, and maybe her geek BFF Miranda taught her to go with the MacBook Pro. (Spoiler alert! I think it can be seen in one of the trailers.) What do you think she should use?

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The 2TB Apple Time Capsule Goes On Sale For $499

GeekSugar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:45:16 -0700

If you've got the urge to back up ridiculous amounts of data (roughly 3050 movies), Apple's 2TB Time Capsule is now available for purchase online for $499.

Now I know you don't have millions of songs (OK, maybe you do), but your household might have a few laptops or computers that need to be backed up (you don't want to have a Carrie Bradshaw moment, do you?!) so this Time Machine may come in handy after all.

Lauren Merkin's Patent Leather Laptop Bag: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:00:58 -0700

Hello, Lovaaahhh. . .

Sorry, but I just had to channel Carrie Bradshaw for this. Lauren Merkin's patent leather Taylor laptop bag is probably the first laptop bag I like more than most luxury handbags.

In fact, it has me all googly-eyed, mushy-headed, and my heart beating super fast - the classic physiological signs of being in love.

The price hurts ($325), but I am seriously considering blowing my tax return on this. Does this bag make you as irrational as it does me?

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Carrie Bradshaw Googles a Lovah

GeekSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:31 -0700

It's hard to believe that Carrie Bradshaw spent so much time in front of a laptop and managed not to Google all of her dates. But that's exactly what she does here, in the last season of Sex and the City, when she discovers the power of Google and its ability to snoop on future boyfriends. Enjoy this little geeky SATC snippet, as a taster for the movie's May release and its promise of cell phone madness!

How To Backup Data On A CD

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:00:54 -0700

Remember in Sex and the City when Carrie's laptop crashes and everyone keeps asking her - did you backup? Anyone who has a computer and anything important on her hard drive should always do regular backups and many of you have sent me e-mails asking how to do this so I thought I would give you a step-by-step guide. While it may seem easy as pie to some, there are plenty of people out there that still avoid saving - just ask Carrie Bradshaw. There are many ways to do a backup, including using a CD, zip drive, external hard drive and the web. Here are step by step instructions to help you do a back up on a CD.

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Check your computer configuration and decide what you need to back up (whether that be word documents, contacts, or images).
Determine the amount of CDs you will require for all the data you want to store. A CD can normally store 650 MB of data.
Sort the data and insert the blank CD in the drive. Write the data that you want for the backup in the CD by copying it.
Use the CD writing wizard or CD writing software.
Write the title on the CD so that you know what is stored on it.

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Be sure to do a backup regularly so that you don't risk losing data.

Try another backup option like an external hard drive if the amount of data is too large. For example, if you want to backup videos or music.

Geek Chic or Totally Geeky: Bedazzle Your Tech Gear

GeekSugar — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:02:39 -0800

Geek or Chic ?
Is showing some bling a thing of the past? My Bling Ring is a company that specializes in personalization of items such as cell phones, laptops, PDAs and other small items with genuine Swarovski crystals. Remember when Carrie Bradshaw was sporting that swanky little sparkly pink cell phone on Sex and the City? She definitely started the trend which included other celebs like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Check out the In Touch mag scan below.

Go to Bling Ring Online to check out more styles and to purchase.

What are your thoughts? Is icing still cool? Leave your comments below !