Google+ Invites
What better way to revive Geekulous than with a review of a shiny new social networking site? Ok, after lots of cyber stalking and obsessive email checking and page refreshing I’m finally a member of Google+. I’m ready to pay forward all the generosity complete strangers bestowed on me. I’m giving out invitations, all I ask is that you follow me on Twitter (@geekfab). Let me know in the comments once you’ve finished that. [...]
iPad App of the Week – Touch LCD Designer Speaking Clock
This week’s featured app is brought to you by the developers at LightPillar. The Touch LCD Designer Speaking Clock is by and large the best alarm clock app out there for both the iPhone and the iPad. Recently I did some redecorating in my room, which allowed me to clear my laptop off of my nightstand. With all that empty space I figured it would be the perfect spot for my shiny new iPad which wasn’t getting [...]
Piece of Fabulous Friday – Heininger CommuteMate Instacloth
This week’s piece of fabulous is brought to you by Heininger Automotive. The CommuteMate Instacloth is a small, pill sized (about the size of an Altoids mint) compact piece of cloth that, when wet, expands to a 9″ x 9″ cloth perfect for cleaning up minor spills. These micro-cleaning devices are perfect for people on the go, throw them in your purse, your emergency kit or your car and you’ll be ready for any spill. These are advertised [...]
Updates Updates Updates
This week has been one dedicated to revamping the user interface of some of the most popular and prominent websites around. Of course, gaining the most buzz (pardon the pun) is Google+, Google’s answer to Facebook. With people clamoring to get in and actually purchasing invites that are supposed to be free, Google’s social network brings to it the simplicity and ease of use common to all Google products. Along with a brand new interface [...]
14
2010
Gruml – How to view your RSS Feeds Without a Browser
Recently I’ve been on the lookout for a more streamlined method of viewing all of my RSS feeds. After falling in love with Reeder for iPad I quickly realized that I need something just as sleek, snazzy and efficient for my desktop. Typically, if I’m at work or on the run I hop onto Feedly as I like the clean and organized layout it provides. In fact I absolutely adore Feedly but lately I’ve felt myself in a browser [...]
An article by Josie S. 
10
2010
How Google Works: Explaining a Search Engine to a Baby Boomer
Yesterday I was talking to my dad on the phone, trying to help him with a computer problem he was having. Let me tell you, getting someone to explain to you, over the phone, what they’re seeing on their computer is a feat . Trying to translate what they’re saying into language that makes sense is a whole other can of worms (Dad: ” I double click on the ‘W’, the arrow goes away for a minute [...]
16
2009
How to Find New Content with Google Reader
Recently I wrote about a great Firefox plugin called Feedly that presents yourGoogle Reader feeds in a easy to read “magazine style” layout. As Feedly became an increasing part of my everyday routine I found myself wanting to find even more content to read. Usually I do this by using the “you might also like” section Feedlyprovides but the other day I came across a great feature Google Reader has to offer - PowerReaders. Google has provided a list of some of the top names in [...]
28
2009
How to Use Feedly to Stay on Top of All Your RSS Feeds
Google Reader is one of the most popular online feed aggregators out there, and with so many people using it I just had to check it out. I’ve had feeds in Google Reader but never really checked them. I mainly stayed up to date on all of my feeds through my startpage – NetVibes. Eventually NetVibes became a little mundane and Google Reader was no better. I, like so many others, am not a big fan of perusing text [...]
24
2009
How to make a website with little to no HTML or CSS knowledge – aka Geekulous Origins
I thought this post would be fitting for the unveiling of Geekulous. Over the past year, Gadget Girl Review has started and stopped, I would add a few posts here and there and then would stop for a few months, then start up again and then stop. This time I’m 3 months and 19 posts in (longer than I’ve ever been) and I’m not about to stop now. Since the Gadget Girl Review has a [...]
23
2009
Dear Google Voice, thanks for the Invite! (Part I)
Well on July 16th I finally received my Google Voice invite. (Ironically I received another invite to a different e-mail address the next day). As soon as that little red badge popped up on my Mail icon in the dock I was clicking on that invite link. So I’ve had a few days to play around with it (wanted to give it a good once over before reviewing it) and I must say, so far [...]
21
2009
How to Use FriendFeed as Your One Stop Shop for Social Networking
With social networking quickly becoming the most popularform of communication, people are finding themselves checking multiple websites to remain up to date on all of the goings on with their friends and family. The reigning king of social networking is Facebook but most people have at least one other social network that they belong to (i.e., Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, etc.). I am currently signed up with about 5 different social networking sites (partly because of friends who are using [...]
