Geeks & Beats

Boy, it's hot.  My office windows face southwest so I get blazing sunshine from about 11am until…well, until I can't take it anymore.  And no matter how much I water the ficus tree that I have blocking the windows, it keeps going "Are you kdding me, man?  Can't you see my leaves are burning up?" […] The post Good Vibrations appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael...

I think I have alligators in my backyard.  Not only have we had a ton of rain, but I stupidly left the irrigation system on automatic.  As did all my neighbours.  Consequently, a good portion of my yard seems to be sinking. If I'm not around for next week's podcast, it's because (a) the alligators […] The post Jurassic Mick appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael...

I learned a valuable lesson this past week: don't pre-judge when it comes to the whole Google Glass thing.  I was prepared to hate the things and whinged endlessly about the end of personal privacy and the inevitable transformation of humanity into ultra-connected Borg-like beings. "Hideous!" I said.  "Treacherous dehumanization!"  Then I tried on a […] The post Resistance is Futile. appeared firs...