Geeks & Geekets

Soon a New Player in the Smartphone Market – Ubuntu Linux

These days you’d see almost everyone sporting some trendy and compact computing devices in form of tablets, smartphones and handheld PCs. Until few years ago, it was just a dream to stay connected with the world without using the wired Internet. However, with constant evolutions in the infrastructure, hardware, and software technology, you can carry your own little computers in your pockets and use them for the purposes even bulky computers couldn’t do until nearly a decade ago.

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There Is Now Skype For iPad

After much hype and publicity, the Skype for iPad has been finally released giving users of this popular gadget another great way to connect with other people to any place on earth. A free download is now officially available after it was prematurely launched and withdrawn from ITunes Stores only hours after its initial release. Although the iPad is already bundled with Fring, (another excellent teleconference application) and Apple’s Facetime, Skype presented an extra bonus for consumers.

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Geek Gifts

It may seem like a difficult task to those who are not geeks but actually buying gifts for geeks. It is actually easier than buying gifts for anyone else. So if you are family or a friend of a geek just choose something from these following eight categories.

Books: When you pick out a book choose something that seems strange and bizarre. For instance the book “The Zombie Survival Guide” may be a good choice. Even books on electronic document More

Tips on Dating A Geek Guy

Most females are terrified of dating geek guys; you know those guys who know everything about computers and things like programming, web design, and data scrubbing software. This article will give you some simple guidelines that will help you greatly on your date with a geek guy.

v It is a good idea to always be direct, since most geeks are usually shy and somewhat defensive. Geeks are extremely courteous compared to other guys. Keep in mind that geeks More

A Review of the Lexmark Genesis S816 Printer

Most printers use the same old basic technology, which can sometimes be very boring, not that we want printers that work on some red diesel technology! Lexmark has come up with a new innovation, the Genesis S816 All in One Inkjet Printer. A very good feature of the printer is that the company has removed the mechanical scanner arm from the printer and has replaced it with an electronic device which functions like a digital camera. This new technology is More

Security Gadgets

Marie Brown was the person to have created the first security gadget that protected houses from being burgled. Since then security has extended from homes to every aspect in life today, and even the online world has its set of internet security. Crime and loss of property are but common factors in today’s world and could be experienced by one and all. Security therefore encompasses safety for the individual from these issues and acts as a warning or as More

Using Your iPhone 4 as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Now check it out, wouldn’t you like to be able to use your iPhone 4 as a Wi Fi hotspot. These days it is so difficult to get a Wi Fi signal if you are not close to a particular hotspot. It can be frustrating unless you can create a hotspot of your own.

Wi-Fi tethering is a system where you can use your phone as a wireless router using the fast 3G network provided by your network provider.

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5 Best iPad Accessories

The iPad has wonderfully intuitive usability and functionality. You can play games well beyond the usual solitaire on it. There are so many things that a user can do that this device has been viewed as one of the best inventions of the last 5 years. To expand the experience and enjoyment of your iPad, pick up these accessories.

A case is the first thing you should get for your iPad. The official Apple More

Advantages of Web Based Applications

Web-based applications are software programs and tools that you access from a website rather than from your computer’s installed programs library. A popular web-based application is webmail. In the past, e-mail was managed from a program installed on your computer, such as Outlook or Eudora. Today, many individuals (and organizations) manage their e-mail via a web-based application such as gMail and hotmail. There are many advantages of web-based applications.

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Girl gamers - real or not?

However much the feminist in me wants to resist it, it can’t be done; boys are simply better at computer games than girls. No doubt if girls are interested, they can be just as good and better as boys at WoW, Minecraft and FIFA, but the majority of them (and I’m speaking from experience, not from statistics) just aren’t. The fact that I’m speaking from experience is quite revealing; I have a lot of friends who are girls and few More