Posts about Geek

New Term Coinage: Baboop

In Geek on 21 November 2007

Baboop: To encourage someone to hurry up and get to the point, after the iconic sound TiVo makes when fast-forwarding.…

A Geeky Take on the WGA Strike

In Business, Geek, Internet, Politics, WGA Strike, Writers on 9 November 2007

So if you’re missing your Jon Stewart, you probably know that the WGA is on strike. That means, unless this…

NaBloPoMo Q&A 4: The Web Biz

In Business, Geek, How to, Internet, Interviews, NaBloPoMo, Q&A on 6 November 2007

Zazzy asked: I’m studying web development. Do you have any tips for crossing that hump between moderately-talented-amateur to professional (or…

Google Now in Vaporware Business?

In Business, Geek, Google, Internet on 5 November 2007

First Google announced Open Social, which is going to solve all the problems you didn’t know you had with social…

Like Chess?

In Fun, Geek, Internet, Links, Technology on 1 November 2007

Personally, I was raised in a backgammon family. But Wikipedia says that millions of people like the chess. And if…

NaBloPoMo

In Geek, Writing on 1 November 2007

NaBloPoMo = National Blog Posting Month. And I am member #4928. Which means I’ll be posting here every day for…

No Spectators

In Business, Community, Crowdsourcing, Geek, Internet, Technology, Wisdom of Crowds on 19 October 2007

It’s difficult to remember now, but there was a time when companies looked at the internet and made a ponderous…

How to Take Halfway Decent Photos with an iPhone

In Apple, Geek, How to, iPhone, Photography, Technology on 1 July 2007

Heather and I think of our cellphones more as cameras with phone attachments than phones with camera functions. So when…

DePo Clean WordPress Theme

In Blogging, Design, Geek, WordPress on 5 May 2007

So my dalliance with Hemingway has come to an end. No offense to Kyle Neath – it’s a really lovely…

Miss Me?

In Blogging, Geek, Weblogs, WordPress on 24 March 2007

So I’m back. Why? A few reasons. I’ve got a few posts percolating in me and I need a place…