Can't Stop Geeking

Update on my gift search for my wife. She was surfing the web and pounded the desk in frustration. I asked her what was wrong, and she said she was tired of the internet service we get being so sporadic. For some reason, our internet service cuts in and out for various periods at a time. We never know when it’s going to happen or for how long it’s going to last. I asked her if she wanted to consider a different internet service, and she said, “I would LOVE that.”

So guess what she’s getting under the tree this Christmas? She’s going to open an envelope informing her she will have a brand new satellite internet provider. I’ve already done the research, I know exactly who to call. She’s gonna love it.

I’m thinking of gift ideas for my wife. She loves her Bluetooth device when she’s driving, but on sunny days, she can’t use it cause the sunglasses she wears don’t fit comfortably. Does any one know of a pair of women’s sunglasses that are deisgned to fir around a Bluetooth device, or better yet, have one built in?

I was reading the news today and found that a company by the name of Monliker was stacking the deck for their iPhone apps. Apparently, certain users were writing reviews for apps only developed by Monliker and giving them all 5 star ratings. At this point the apps appear to have been removed, but if you’re looking at an app and the developer is Monliker, beware.

As you can tell by the title, there’s a story with a Star Wars flare.  Apparently, there’s a lady in Spain who lost some fingers from an illness.  Doctors have outfitted her with what they are claiming as the world’s first bionic fingers. So that scene at the end of Empire Strikes Back where Luke is testing his new mechanical hand is not quite as much fiction as it used to be.

For certain conventions, like Comic-Con and others, guest speakers are the highlights.  Whether it’s William Shatner, Frank Moore, or James Randi, guest speakers will pack a room quickly.  While it’s great to have the celebrity in the room, sometimes that’s just not feasible. So, some conventions have taken to live video casting solutions to connect over great distances via the internet.  With that, you can still do the live Q&A and everything else a guest speaker would do.  I’m looking forward to my next convention guest speaker.

I was just thinking about this today?  With all the options for internet, whether dial-up (which some people do still use), DSL, cable, or satellite internet providers, is there one that is more eco-friendly than the rest?  Is laying cable for television and internet in the ground harmful?  Does the internet signal from broadband air cards wreak havoc with the atmosphere?  Does DSL create any weird radiation that we don’t know the side effects yet?  I’m not trying to scare anybody; this questions just popped into my head and I thought it would be interesting conversation.

I love trade shows for information technology.  All those new gadgets in one room transforms me into a kids in a candy store.  I love to walk up to someone from any exhibit company and learn all I can about their new technology and see if I can get a tidbit or two of future products.  If you are into technology as much as I am, you owe it to yourself to get to some of these trade shows whenever you can.

As a music fan, I love to see live performances whenever I can.  But some of my favorite bands don’t always play near me.  That’s why I love the live video streaming services a lot of bands are using more frequently.  The only thing that I need is a computer, a decent internet connection, and some free time and I can watch my favorite bands from the comfort of my home.