MapMyWalk Review
Working at my desk all day on a computer I wasn’t getting enough exercise and it showed. So I decided to start walking, however being a geek I couldn’t just walk I had to measure everything. I do wear a…
GNC-2012-08-13 #790 Unexpected Kick!
Was inspired by a blog post I read yesterday that I take some time to chat about. I also have saved a new Ghost story from Friday for the next show yes think you will like it. Lots of tech…
What’s a Geek?
The OED (@OEDonline) has been tweeting on geeks today. The word ‘geek’ was first applied to overly diligent students in the 1950s, and to computer obsessives from around 1984. However, as early as 1876 ‘geek’ was an English regional (northern)…
GNC-2012-02-20 #743 Nat Innovation Alliance
This past Saturday the Saturday Morning Tech show was incredible and I hope you will take time to listen to it. During the show, one of our guest launched the National Innovation Alliance. I spend some time tonight talking about…
Erasure’s Tomorrow’s World
To preview their forthcoming album, Tomorrow’s World, pop duo Erasure have produced a tribute to the future-gazing BBC TV show of the same name. British geeks of a certain age will fondly remember this TV programme for introducing us to…
Marriage & Cell Carriers
The air is electric with heady excitement. The big day has finally arrived. “This one will be nirvana!” you tell yourself. As you enter the doors and walk down the isle, there she is waiting at the altar, all decked…