Monthly Archives: December 2008

A Star Trek Loss

Posted on December 18, 2008 by admin

Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away this morning according to Roddenberry.com.  Head on over and see the announcement there. It is a sad day for trekkers everywhere.  Condolences to her family, friends, and fans.  There is a place to leave notes … Continue reading →

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GPS Homing Device Leads You Back To Where You Started

Posted on December 17, 2008 by admin

Via Gear Live – This just plain looks neat and very simple. This is the simplest portable GPS locating device available, ideal for finding your car after shopping, returning to a favorite spot on the beach, or returning to camp. … Continue reading →

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Spy Coins Can Be Used to Store Tiny Memory Cards

Posted on December 12, 2008 by admin

Via TechEBlog: These tiny coins that look like quarters can be used to hold the small microSD cards.  They can be picked up from ThinkGeek. While it sounds like a neat idea… I can tell you this.  IF I had … Continue reading →

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Stop, Drop, and Blog – HP Contest

Posted on December 11, 2008 by admin

First, let me say, if you haven’t heard about the HP Magic Giveaway contest yet… go look at it! HP is having 50 different bloggers around the world give away $6,000 worth of computer equipment. It is a pretty cool … Continue reading →

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Reasons not to buy or upgrade your PC right now

Posted on December 10, 2008 by admin

Julie over at Gear Diary has a great post this morning on the reasons why upgrading your computer right now might not be the best idea.  Head on over and check it out. Overall – she is right.  The deals … Continue reading →

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BSG Wedding

Posted on December 10, 2008 by admin

With Battlestar Galatica’s return almost here… (*shakes fist at SciFi Network! Also grumbles about reality tv shows on the *scifi* network*) I loved this post this morning. Via Galatica Sitrep: BSG (now CSI) writer Bradley Thompson went and got hitched … Continue reading →

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Best posts on Supergeekblog from 1st December – 7th December 2008

Posted on December 8, 2008 by admin

Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out: ‘Greasemonkey’ Malware Targets Firefox Posted on Thursday, December 4th, … Continue reading →

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Download Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta

Posted on December 5, 2008 by admin

For those a little more daring: Vista SP2 has now hit the net. Yesterday Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta to the public. If you have been waiting for a second service pack for … Continue reading →

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DriverBackup2 Copies Your System Drivers

Posted on December 5, 2008 by admin

Jason over at Lifehacker had this great little find.  If you, like me, tend to reinstall Windows from time to time…  (Huh, that beta software really *was* beta… doh) this little application might be a great help. DriverBackup2 is a … Continue reading →

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Jake’s 100th SGB Post

Posted on December 5, 2008 by admin

I just thought I would do a quick 100th post. Actually for Supergeekblog it is the 287th total post. Supergeekblog first went live on September 1st, 2005 with three editors. Olorinpc (me), ThatEdeGuy, and Irrision. Due to different projects and … Continue reading →

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