Work Smarter Not Harder: The Power of Water

Posted by 5x5 on February 21, 2010 under Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

There are always chores that need to get done around the house that take away from precious programming time, gaming time, reading time or the time it takes to wear a proper groove in your couch. Some of these chores are annoying and some of these annoyances can be solved by working smarter not harder.

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Smartphone-augmented travel

Posted by base10 on February 7, 2010 under Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

We occasionally drive up to Pennsylvania to visit Robin’s family. As it happens, our schedule usually puts us near DC and Baltimore at times that seem too close to rush hour to really want to chance driving I-95 straight through to Philadelphia. We’ve also noticed that I-95 from Fredericksburg to Alexandria is frustratingly stop-and-go. So, [...]

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The Science Behind Keeping Warm

Posted by 5x5 on January 30, 2010 under Geek Talk, Science | Read the First Comment

The cold weather started me thinking about all the crazy things we do to keep warm in the Winter and why they work. Here’s a few tips on how to stay warm and the science behind why they work.

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Star Wars Twitter Accounts and Websites

Posted by 5x5 on December 26, 2009 under Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

This post was originally going to be solely on Star Wars twitter accounts. After doing some research, I was left feeling, well …. meh.

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Commemorating “Monk”: Free OCD Awareness Sticker

Posted by 5x5 on December 7, 2009 under About CLT/ Contests/ Discounts, Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

A good-bye to the TV series “Monk”

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How to Organize Your House Using XML

Posted by 5x5 on November 16, 2009 under Computers, Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

Imagine if you could organize your entire house using XML. What would it look like?

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Buy Geek: Get Your Veggies From Local Organic Farmers

Posted by 5x5 on October 20, 2009 under Geek Talk | Read the First Comment

What does buying geek have to do with local organic farmers? There is a lot of geekery that goes into those veggies!

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Buy Geek – Teenormous T-shirt Search Engine Celebrates One Year!

Posted by 5x5 on September 8, 2009 under Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

It all started when two guys from Raleigh, NC decided to create a t-shirt search engine to help people locate t-shirts they’d love. On August 28, 2008, Teenormous.com launched, opening its doors to t-shirt vendors and t-shirt connoisseur. One year later, Teenormous celebrated its one year anniversary with over 75,000 t-shirts listed in [...]

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Tr.im is gone – Who Will Be Your Next URL Shortener In The Sea of Fishes

Posted by 5x5 on August 10, 2009 under Geek Talk | 3 Comments to Read

Tr.im is gone. Who will be your next URL shortener in the big sea of fishes?

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Buy Geek: Articles, Blog Posts, Ad Spice – Dov Nelkin

Posted by admin on August 5, 2009 under About CLT/ Contests/ Discounts, Geek Talk | Be the First to Comment

If you are looking for well-written articles, need someone to write unique blog entries for your website, or want someone to edit and spice up your ad copy, Dov is an eclectic geek for hire.

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