I just called my husband at work, and I was on hold waiting for him to get to the phone a LONG time. After about 5 minutes, just when I was about to hang up, my phone beeped, alerting me to a new text message. It was from my husband and read: “In the potty.” Isn’t technology grand? I hung up the call and quickly texted back a reply that read, “Call me when you’re done”, and he did. Before the texting age, I would have grown irritated with my time on hold and assumed he was just being slow in getting to the phone. Thanks...

Grand Theft Auto IV arrives in stores this week, adding a 4th storyline to the existing brand, which includes Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas. When we got a Playstation 2 years ago, my husband gave me the GTA 3-pack for Christmas, and I spent 2 months straight playing in San Andreas. (I finally gave up when I couldn’t get past the stupid motorcycle chase.) In Grand Theft Auto IV, you play as Niko Bellic, an Eastern European immigrant who starts working the streets in Liberty City. Minigames include bowling and video games, and missions will...

Jim and I watched Family Guy last night, and it was the episode where James Woods seeks revenge on Peter by stealing his identity. Peter loses his wallet, and because James Woods has Peter’s social security card, drivers license, and the deed to his house, he’s able to move right in to Peter’s house. Absurd, of course, but funny. (Peter later gets revenge on James Woods by stealing HIS identity and going on David Letterman to promote a comedy about 9/11.) Identity theft is a real, and growing concern. I, like most of my neighbors and...

We’re on the verge of making big password changes at work for our system. Going forward, all passwords will need to have three of the following items: A capital letter A lower case letter A number A special symbol (*, &, $, etc) This is going to cause huge issues, because most of our users are…well, not technical people. They can’t even remember the simple passwords they’re choosing now, so when we break the news to them that their passwords have to change – well, people are going to be bent. It’s for a good reason...

There are hundreds of opinions from SEO “experts” on the right and wrong way to promote your site. Not a day goes by that I don’t see someone on sites like the Digital Point forums offering to submit your site to 450 web directories for $5. Is it even worth it? I don’t think offers like that particular example are, but I still believe that free web directories have value to offer to bloggers and web site owners. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be running one here at GeekySpeaky! The trick is to list your site only in QUALITY...

In my line of work, I see a lot of resumes – did you know that there are two main types? The two types of resumes generally used are a chronological resume and a skills resume. A chronological resume places an emphasis on dates, job titles, and degrees. It provides a prospective employer with a time line of events relating your career and education, and allows the job seeker to highlight prestigious job titles and honors. A skills resume places an emphasis on the skills you’ve acquired in your education and career. This resume type is most...

I bought a new laptop recently (note to self: send rebate form in to get my $180 rebate!) and last night I finally got around to moving files from my old laptop to the new machine. It’s been a while since I switched laptops, and I had forgotten what a pain it is. I used one of those Belkin easy transfer cables to move everything, and that was simple, but I still had to download Firefox, and add in the extensions and add ons I use with it. When I did the Firefox install, one of the questions I was asked was what did I want my homepage to be? Because...

We communicate daily by speaking to people in person, by talking on the phone, and in writing. Does your communication style meet the right criteria for business and administrative communication? Is your message clear? A clear message ensures that your audience won’t be left with questions or assume the intent of the communication. This saves time for your audience, as well as the sender of the message. Is your message complete? Don’t leave our pertinent information. Try to anticipate the questions your audience may have, and answer them in...