I’m sure most of the eyes reading this are probably not of the female persuasion more or less a woman in some sort of software developer role. But regardless, I was in my office bored and found myself staring at my Computer Engineer Barbie. I love it. It was a gift from my boyfriend, and it shows even Barbie can be a geek. However, I have a few issues with the toy. Stick with me.
If you’ve ever been to Comic Con, you’ll probably already know exactly what I’m about to say. WHOA! Crazy! This year, 2011, marked my very first Comic Con. I’ve been to many anime conventions, tech expos, and geek cons in the past, but nothing compares to the San Diego Comic Con. If you haven’t been to it yet, this convention that takes place in San Diego every summer, brings together the best in comics, sci-fi, fantasy, games, anime, tv, and movies. This year was quoted at about 125,000 attendees. The con-goers were able to meet their favorite actors and artists, find rare collectibles on the show floor, dress up in cosplay, and watch some great panels on their favorite topics.
Ahh, Maker Faire, I think I’m in love. You made me feel like a child again. I was able to solder my own POV board, dance with an R2-D2, play with lights and electricity, pig out on fair food, and check out all sorts of DIY goodies.
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In this segment Darren covers the beautification aspects of the case mod, tackling the tricky bits of cable management and accent lighting with cold cathodes.
Saving money on your next system build or waiting to find that perfect case but have to get online right now. See how to build a Cardboard case for your new system.
Shannon checks out the Gmail drive shell extension Gmail Drive for Windows to be able to do some cloud storage via her google account and sync them to her computer.
While sharing a heartwarming story about how a little plastic minifig, Darren shows of how to use the screen command especially during SSH sessions.
Darren gives a basic overview of human hearing, vocals, compact disc frequency and why the maximum frequency of an 8000Hz telephone signal is only 4000Hz.
Darren continues his series on the Public Switched Telephone Network with an explanation of Time Division Multiplexing, while showing off his artistic side on the white board.
