http://amishgeek.com Just a guy talking to himself on the internets Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:05:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently grew a love for ebook readers.  I use my iPhone with the Stanza app, which allows me to read ebooks, purchase and download ebooks wirelessly via my phones internet connection, and access the full project Gutenberg library (my personal favorite).  I enjoy it immensely, as it lets me ... http://amishgeek.com/2010/01/07/ebook-readers-iphone-nook-kindle-and-now-edge/ Now that the holidays are over, I have a bag of mini 3 Musketeers bars on my desk to snack on while at work.  It's a typical bag, full of the little yummy bite-sized snacks, but it is an EVIL bag, for within it, each of the bite-sized snacks is ... http://amishgeek.com/2010/01/06/mini-bite-sized-candy-bars-without-the-wrappers/ http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob This is a hilarious use of twitter, this guy is his friends Best Man in the wedding, and swears not to prank them until AFTER the wedding.  So while they're on honeymoon, he installs a pressure sensitive pad in his friends bed which automatically tweets when it detects action on ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/12/16/clever-use-of-twitter/ I've always had a bit of entrepreneurial ADD, and I'm always thinking of the next project or idea.  Lately, I've been toying with the idea of building a network of websites, and to get somewhat serious about blogging, (well, as serious as I can be, doing it in my free ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/12/10/building-a-blog-empire/ A friend sent me a link to a blog post over at backblaze about how to build cheap storage.  I was just amazed!  45 drives crammed into a 4U chassis to provide a total of 67 terabytes of usable storage space.  Stack 20 or so of those pods together and ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/09/06/when-dealing-with-petabytes-of-storage/ I just got an email from AT&T letting me know about the new AT&T Navigator app for my iPhone 3g.   I love my iPhone and one of my biggest gripes was how much of a pain it was to navigate anywhere while on the road.  Google maps was funcitonal, and ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/09/03/att-navigator-for-iphone/ I just read a disturbing report on CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html There is a bill being proposed to grant executive control over the Internet, in a case of "Cyber-Terror" and allow the government to seize control of private sector networks, effectively shutting down the Internet. It goes on to talk about the terms vaguely, ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/09/02/new-bill-allows-the-president-to-turn-off-the-internet/ I don't know what the story is behind this picture... but I doubt the driver survived. :( http://amishgeek.com/2009/08/06/why-i-wont-drive-a-smart-car/ HOW TO START EACH DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK 1. Open a new file in your computer. 2. Name it "Barack Obama." 3. Send it to the Recycle Bin. 4. Empty the Recycle Bin. 5. Your PC will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of "Barack Obama?" 6. Firmly Click "Yes." 7. Feel better? GOOD! - ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/08/05/this-just-made-my-day/ I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off for the past 5 years.  I'll get into it for a couple weeks, and then take a break for a few months, then start playing it again for a few weeks, and then take a break again. Because I don't play constantly, ... http://amishgeek.com/2009/07/25/world-of-warcraft-power-leveling/