Geek vs Life

Woe is me! The White space initiative is moving along, for sure, but it does seem to be dragging.  Who gives a rat’s bottom about economic woes, or health care debacles?

I want cheap, fast internet and I want it NOW.  

Thank Shay Shafranek* that Google and Microsoft are both working on it.   If you are like me and have the attention span of a gnat, then click on over to the article at dailywireless.org and get the image-laden info on what is going on in the realm of the WHITE SPACE…..

Then go tell your Congressman that you don’t care about any of that national deficit crap, we want CHEAP BROADBAND ACCESS!!!!

* Read “Shay Shafranek, God of the Geeks“

So here is the thing.  I am broke, and as usually is the case with broke persons, I cannot afford to buy alot of the software that I need to maintain my Geekness.

Fortunately, there are Open Source solutions for most of the areas in which I compute. The trouble with Open Source, however, is finding the stuff that works. You pretty much have to go on a Internet wide scavenger hunt to just find one thing that you need.

Thankfully, the Geeks atOpen Disk have created an “essentials” kit.  This ISO image has pretty much everything that you would need for general computing.  From OpenOffice.org to TightVNC, it’s all there.  

Check out their website to view the contents and download your copy, free of charge.

Do you know the guy, the one in the Dyson Vacuum commercials?  

I always thought he was just a tool.

But you know, I came across something on the good ole’ intarwebs that has changed my mind about the guy. He gives awards for innovative inventions that improve our existence.   That is pretty nice of him to encourage people to make things that don’t suck. (That is, unless invent a vacuum, then your invention is supposed to suck.)  

Check out the James Dyson Award page to get more details.  While you’re there, take a look at a few of the projects, they are quite cool.

I’m a gadget geek for sure.  I love reading about all the latest and greatest gadgets, even if they are the types that make you question technology in general, however, I happened to come across the website of Shay Shafranek.  This young inventor has created something that just makes me giddy with geekness.   Welcome the Electronic Ruler!  I do apologize, for my excitement, but this thing is the epitome of awesome.    Head on over to Shay’s site to see how cool it really is.  If you do not agree that it is the bees knees, then I would seriously start questioning your Geekness.

So, it’s probably on its way:  The long awaited iPod touch with a microphone and camera. Rumors are everywhere.  I for one, am extraordinarily excited.  I’ve been fighting the urge to get an iPhone, and what I’ve been wanting is one without a phone plan.  With some creative work, it’s doable, and on a non-AT&T plan!

We’ll post more when things are confirmed, but the rumor mill is churning with some pretty reliable sources.