26 Feb
Here is a list of the sites this Geek has enjoyed the most throughout February. This is the first list of its kind published here so, if you are a big geek Web surfer and blogger, you probably know all this sites already.
News & life hacking
lifehacker
Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually […]
Posted in megeek, seo by: conradov
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25 Feb
After a quote I recently felt compelled to make, and reading (in Spanish) Ignacio Acluri’s Blog, I was moved to go to youtube only to find out that, effectively, somebody took the time to put the last segment of Part VI B of “The Meaning of Life” there:
Great movie, isn’t it?
Posted in funny, movies by: conradov
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22 Feb
There is no point in Eric Schmidt denying it anymore. The game is on.
Today, all over the press and the blogosphere was the announcement that Google launched its Google Apps Premier Edition.
I, the geek, get excited about this news. As an IT manager and Entrepreneur, working at various locations where MS suites are simply not […]
Posted in google, microsoft, office by: conradov
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22 Feb
Through lifehacker I run across this Jon Bischke’s post about the best ways to sit at your computer.
Yesterday, Ximena and Alejandro (both doctors) came to dinner, and we were just talking about this subject. The topic was brought when I showed them my new “office”. It’s been three days since I am working from home, […]
Posted in ergonomics, office by: conradov
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20 Feb
A classic Dilbert moment: You tell your boss what should be done to improve something. Boss nods and says little. Time goes by and nothing is done about it. You mention it a couple of times, to co-workers and your boss again. Everybody thinks it is a good idea… but it is not done.
Being a […]
Posted in career, work by: conradov
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15 Feb
I have not used Microsoft Office for six months now. I obviously am not a heavy Office Apps user. I use Linux at my office, and haven’t had the need for it; not even once.
But there is one thing I noticed: the fact that Power Point presentations do not work too well with OpenOffice (quite […]
Posted in google, linux, microsoft, office, presently by: conradov
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14 Feb
This video is amazing! It left me with such mixed feelings! It was funny, in a weird sense, and disturbing. I just had to add ElGeek.com in my Blogroll for pointing it out at his post.
Posted in funny, windows by: conradov
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11 Feb
It was a beautiful day outside today! I went to my cousin’s 25th birthday, and then rushed back to hack on the WordPress theme for this site. My girlfriend Carolina just got back from the beach, and I am writing this short post while she’s taking a shower. I based my theme on an Andreas […]
Posted in family, wordpress by: conradov
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11 Feb
Stayed up all Saturday nigh, listening to pandora stations “Django Reinhardt”, “Blink 182″ and “The Cranberries”, doing my geek code:
—–BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK—–
Version: 3.1
GE/CM d+@ s: a- C+++$ UL++++ P+ L++$ E–(—) W++++$ N++ o? K- w M V PS+@ PE Y+ PGP++ t 5 X+ R tv+>– b++ DI+++ D+ G e+++ h— r++ […]
Posted in megeek, testsnquizzes by: conradov
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09 Feb
I quit my job to spend more time on my blog! How geek is that?
Well, actually, not just to write on my blog, but also to spend more time on my own business. Anyways… it feels good!
Posted in megeek, work by: conradov
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