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Partick H: More things every geek needs to do before 2010

Posted by Cindy

Dec. 29, 2009 3:52 p.m. • 9 comments

1) Prepare for David Tennant’s last episode as the Doctor by watching every Doctor Who episode
2) Make bets on who Donna Noble really is
3) Mock someone who likes Windows 7
4) Continue to ponder if JJ Abrams is on LSD when he writes episodes of Lost
5) Watch Caprica on Hulu
6) Complain about the delay in Barnes and Noble shipping your preordered Nook
7) Watch Something, Something, Darkside

Care to add to his list?

Nine comments on this post so far. Add yours!

zelda on December 29 at 4:31 p.m.
Program the Lock A key on your TV remote control to advance programs recorded on your DVR in 20-second increments.

Cripes, I am so into “Lost” that I am reading “100 Years of Solitude” because I found out it contains a story about a Spanish galleon discovered in the jungle, hundreds of miles from the ocean. That’s a clue!
Cindy_H on December 29 at 4:35 p.m.
Don’t know what a Nook is (though I’m fond of nookie).
Don’t have a DVR.
Don’t know what Caprica is, but I’ve seen the Hulu commercials.
Not sure of my geek status at this point.
zelda on December 29 at 4:55 p.m.
Cindy H — Nook is Barnes & Noble’s e-reader. It competes with Kindle. I’m gonna wait for a color tablet, which presumably Apple is working on. I’m not an early adopter, but if Apple comes out with a color tablet, that will make me extremely interested, Maybe enough to fork over the money.

I think you’re probably slightly below the midpoint on geekiness, Cindy. You can score extras points if you know what over-clocked means and what a heat sink is.
Cindy_H on December 29 at 4:59 p.m.
Oh… now I’m gonna have to google…and that doesn’t count.
But I’m feeling pretty over-clocked right now!
KevinTaylor on December 29 at 5:16 p.m.
Donna Noble is too LOUD!
PatrickH on December 29 at 7:15 p.m.
Donna Noble is a Time Lord
Me on December 29 at 8:14 p.m.
Every geek needs some piece of open source software - an OS, a Browser or an App - and better yet if you are using it to create something else!

OK - I’m a geek - computer wise. Have a new droid and love it. Just started creating a kick A$$ new website with dotnetnuke (open source) and LOVING it.

I haven’t had a chance for a long time to really create with totally geeky stuff and it is my current obsession…..
Phaedrus on December 29 at 8:22 p.m.
Me, I’m using a Blackberry Curve, but am considering the droid. What’s the good, what’s the bad?
Me on December 29 at 8:46 p.m.
Phaed - I had the curve - didn’t like it. For the droid, I like the e-mail (straight pop3 - not going through someone else’s sever like Blackberry), and all the free apps (open source!!). It is very iphone like. Compact, but brilliant screen. And by compact I mean really nice and thin and light. Has wi-fi so you don’t have to always use the cell data network.

Has an open ‘office’ type program for word,excel etc and a nice pdf reader. The browser is excellent. I can read HBO very very well. Has a facebook app too.

Cons - NO tethering. I like to tether to my notebook if needed for work - got a call from work in August on my way to Montana, pulled over, tethered to my notebook and fixed the problem. They are supposed to add tethering first quarter of 2010 - if they don’t I will go to something else so I hope they do (this is Verizon - and AT&T still does not have tethering for the Iphone). The other con is the keypad on screen - I can type VERY fast, but I fat finger the keyboard constantly. I have the HTC Erris. The Motorola Droid has the slide with keyboard and I would maybe like that more - two guys at work have it and LOVE it. I didn’t get it because the Erris was free and the Motorola cost. I still may try one.

I think Bent and his wife have the same phone I do - would be interested in how they are liking it so far too.

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