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Category: Geeking Out

Articles about my favorite topic, geeking out on technology.

This page lists all posts in the category, in reverse chronological order.

  • My books

    Posted April 23, 2015 in Geeking Out, Miscellaneous

    Looking at the google newsstand for Android. So funny to see how prolific I am compared to that other John Wargo guy. Hard to imagine I failed English in my junior year of high school.

  • Telemarketed by an IVR

    Posted December 27, 2012 in Geeking Out

    I just got a telemarketing call from an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. I was sitting in my office and a call came in from a number I didn’t recognize. When I answered, there was a long pause, so I knew someone was telemarketing me. After a while, I usually say something smart-allecky like ‘hello? You called me?” and hang-up if the pause lasts too long.

  • Spam Tester

    Posted January 12, 2011 in Geeking Out, Miscellaneous

    I run a WordPress blog and setup the registration option so friends and family (especially my last remaining Aunt) can know when I post new items to the blog. I setup the system to notify me when someone registers and it's funny to see the different spammers register for the system. Usually the user name they enter doesn't look anything like the email address - that's usually a good clue for me that it's a spammer. You'd think that the user name someone selects would match their primary email address, but that's not what they usually do. I haven't tested this, but I'm sure the email addresses are bogus - too funny though how many of them end in .ru.

  • Top 10 Endearing Habits of a Geeky Spouse | GeekDad | Wired.com

    Posted July 22, 2009 in Geeking Out

    Being a geek is a lot of fun (don't call me a nerd, that's different). It's probably one of the things that makes me so interesting to Anna. Anyway, we've always joked about how I'm such a geek then I found this article this morning:

  • PUBLISHING CONTRACT!!!

    Posted February 11, 2009 in Geeking Out

    I got a contract for my book!!! I signed it last night and sent it over. The book is called Fundamentals of BlackBerry Application Development and it should be released by Addison-Wesley some time this fall.  I'm wrapping up chapter 6 right now and need to have the whole book finished by July 15th. I've got a lot of work in front of me.

  • Updates

    Posted January 16, 2009 in Geeking Out

    Well, it was -8 degrees this morning, supposed to be -13 tomorrow. Horrible cold.  Furnace broke twice in the last couple of weeks.  Logs going on.