Category Archives: Smiles

When is a geek not a geek?

Filed under "Smiles" on June 28, 2011 by deargeek

Last week I met the lovely Jan from the Whitstable Times (exact reasons for this will be revealed soon enough) and she asked me to describe the term ‘geek’. I tried to explain as best I could, in particular by highlighting the difference between geeks and nerds (I am definitely one and not the other).… Continue Reading

I think we have a different definition for onsite…

Filed under "Smiles" on March 16, 2011 by deargeek

Ok, a bit of a cheeky one here but I cannot help it. It made me smile, plus it’s a cheap shot at a competitor! In this business, in fact in just about any trade I can think of, when we refer to “onsite support” or “onsite repair”, we mean at the customer’s site. So… Continue Reading

Cat v Printer

Filed under "Smiles" on February 23, 2011 by deargeek

Ever lost your temper with your printer? You’re not alone. A (somewhat sweary) video that was sent to me by the lovely Barbara Rogers, who is a fundraiser for Cruse Bereavement Care. NSFW (or small children!) Continue Reading

An oldie but it still makes us smile

Filed under "Smiles" on February 15, 2011 by deargeek

Dear Geek, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend to Husband and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend. In addition, Husband uninstalled many other valuable programmes, such as Romance and Personal Attention and then installed undesirable programs such as Rugby, Football, Sailing… Continue Reading