Geekfoolery

After a 3 hour delay getting into JFK last night… it was the first time I’ve been on a flight where the pilot had to stop and buy more gas… we settled in today for a meeting on the final details of the swimming course, meeting the field of swimmers, and generally making sure that […]

I recently acquired a rather spiffy new mobile phone that is chock-full of all kinds of snazzy features. I am still figuring it out and finding new features all the time.
I came across one, though, that I almost wish wasn’t on the phone. In the handy-n-fun tools section, where among other things, there is a […]

A few quick follow-ups to some responses I have received to this month’s posts.

photo: linked from goatopolis

Like most geeks, I am fascinated with the idea of tinkering and making things. I am great at taking things apart, not so much at putting things back together in any kind of working order, unfortunately. And my skills in woodshop never really advanced beyond turning perfectly good lumber into scrap. I’d love to be […]

I read an article about Steve Jobs in a news magazine about a year or so ago that asked the question, “What kind of technical gadgets does the world’s most demanding designer of technical gadgets buy?” The article described the man in the black turtleneck visiting a cell phone store, looking over their wares, no […]

Welcome to the latest blog in the “Geek’s” network… Geekfoolery!
Your blog host will be Alexander Gray who was the co-host on the EarthLink’s Internet Radio Show for four years as Mr. Alex. On the show, that was broadcast in five cities nationwide, Mr. Alex answered listener emails on the website in an “Ask Mr. Alex” […]