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Geek Wheels touted as the ultimate tech scooterOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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Mo' 'pedTake one Yamaha Vino scooter and enough gadgets to make Amazon’s shipping warehouse look bleak, and what do you get? The Geek Wheels techno-scooter.… read more »
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On eve of election, Obama goes gunning for geek votesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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Obama makes a play for the techie vote in a newly-released YouTube video. Yet on the issues he stresses, there's little daylight between Obama and John McCain.Read More... read more »
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Steve Jobs poaches IBM chip and blade geekOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 22 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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Big Blue phones lawyersMark Papermaster, one of the top Power chip gurus at IBM and its current vice president in charge of its blade server development unit, wants to take a job at Apple as a techno read more »
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'Peli' de Halleux: Geek of the WeekOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 31 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
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It is extraordinary how much 'Peli' has achieved in a short space of time. Here, our choice for Geek of the Week, 'Peli' de Halleux, talks about his contributions to MbUnit, .NET Reflector, QuickGrap read more »
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The Games for Learning Institute wants to grow a new geek cropOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 43 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
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Microsoft's partnering with a number of New York colleges and schools to work math- and science-friendly video games into middle-school classrooms. Wait, you say -- don't middle-school kids already have enough love for videogames? read more »
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Verizon rolls its own Geek Squad with Expert CareOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 44 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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Verizon has announced an expansion of its tech support offerings to include home support for PC hardware and software issues, phone problems, and TV repairs. Pricing is on-par with Geek Squad and AT&T's offering, ConnecTech, but is there room for three players in the home repair market?Read More...<br /><br /> <br /> read more »
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Kalen Delaney: Geek of the WeekOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 67 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
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Richard Morris gives an overview of Kalen Delaney's life/work with SQL Server and has a mini-interview as well. Interesting reading. read more »
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Geek tech takes hoovering to new heightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 88 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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Extreme ironing anyone?If the Missus always nags you to help her with the cleaning, she’ll faint when you offer to vaccum the whole house. Thankfully, technology’s found a way to liven up this mundan read more »
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