From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Sexy new model bares all in iMac campaign

by GeekMom on April 28, 2008

Sorry for the unnecessarily titillating title, but look at this machine! The new model iMac is now available, and it’s a beauty!

You have to admit, it’s easy on the eyes
I love my current iMac (now “old”), and I don’t really need a new computer, but I want this one anyway. It has the same [...]

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Will ChaCha Stomp on Google Search?

by GeekMom on April 26, 2008

I heard about this local company on the evening news last week, and I thought I’d mention it. It’s called ChaCha®, and the Carmel, Indiana-based online search service is winning awards and fans while it’s still in beta.
How does it work? Unlike the big G, which uses computers to perform searches, ChaCha uses [...]

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In case of zombie invasion, shoot the lawyers?

by GeekMom on April 25, 2008

Sorry, honey (my husband is an attorney). I’ve taken a couple of those “Would you survive a zombie invasion” quizzes, and it doesn’t look good for me. I’m not a runner, don’t have any guns, and would have my kids slowing down my escape. Yep, I’m pretty much zombie food.
One of the brains [...]

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I love gadgets, and I was excited to have the opportunity to use a Motorola MOTO Q™ music 9m recently. Never heard of the MOTO Q? Neither had I, but now that I’ve had it in my hands for a week, I don’t want to let it go!
In a nutshell, the MOTO Q (I [...]

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I have pre-ordered my Wii Fit!

by GeekMom on April 23, 2008

About a week ago, I got an e-mail from Amazon’s notification system that the Wii Fit is available for pre-order. So I bought it! I can hardly wait to try it out.
If you aren’t familiar with the Wi Fit, you can see a video demo at the official Nintendo site. The games [...]

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Stuff you don’t know about me

by GeekMom on April 20, 2008

Hello, friends. First, I must thank you for your patience and support while I dealt with my hosting problem this weekend. As you can see, the problem has been solved, at least for now. I strive to keep my site clean, safe, and fast-loading, and am continually making improvements toward those goals [...]

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I live in the midwestern United States, in a suburban area. Although I wouldn’t consider this a rural community, you don’t have to drive far to be “out in the country.”
I consider myself a country girl at heart. I grew up on a wooded lot in rural Wisconsin, and loved playing outside without [...]

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