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Tag Archives: “Old Geek”
New Age Friendly Technology
Somewhere high up in the cloud, in my FlipBoard magazines I found a really interesting article on simply designed tablet computer technology. It was so interesting that I thought I would write a blog about it. But you … Continue reading
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Old Geek with MP3 Player
It was just over a year ago that I was contemplating getting an MP3 player and I certainly would have got one except I didn’t know what one was 🙂 (See my earlier blog by clicking on “Old Geek ” … Continue reading
“iPhone Geek”
As a new old geek on the block, whenever I go out now it is essential that I can be in contact with all my Facebook, Twittering, Texting friends at all times. So I need a mobile phone. Not one of … Continue reading
Geeky New Year
New Years Day everywhere is supposed to be closed for the bank holiday, but not the internet which is 24 / 7 / 365. Ever alert / ever available / everywhere. So to mix my media. I was reading last year’s article in … Continue reading
“Old Geek 3”
Now I am really getting into being an old geek; I think I should get an MP3 player. I don’t know what one is, but all my new young mates down the arcade have them. They keep them plugged in … Continue reading
“Old Geek 2”
In my new-found head long rush to be an elderly geek staying one jump ahead of my new cool young mates in the games arcade, I have got to get a new digital watch. (See my earlier post on this subject … Continue reading
“I want to be an old Geek”
As I get older I get more and more like the grumpy old man in the GrumbleSmiles banner to my blog, but I don’t want to be seen as an old git. I would rather be :- “AN OLD GEEK” … Continue reading
