When it comes to computers, there are pink components, and there are good components, but there are scant few good pink components. While for most geeks this is not a problem, for me it is as the better half loves the color pink. So, in addition to doing every odd job I could think of to fill my time, I decided to right a serious geek wrong and make the pink computer I know she wants. I am not a case modder; not by a long shot. I put...

Recently, like a lot of geeky type folks, I was warily taking part in the Windows 7 beta. I cleared a 30 GB partition for this on my primary System hard Drive and happily dual booted for a while. After a good while evaluating it, and deciding that I really liked what I was seeing,  I decided to get rid of the Beta and see what other mischief I could get into. This was about about 8:30 Tuesday Evening and I was presented two basic...

Ok, so between bursts of psychopaths at the office, I usually spend the day reading The Drudge Report to stay on top of the steady decline of my retirement account. I follow link after link and down the rabbit hole I go. At some point Saturday this led me to the Huffington Post. Normally I can’t stand the site. Mostly it’s because they’re calling themselves “HuffPo” which is like a gang name for a big fat...

The ever gracious public relations team over at Raxco Software (Hi, Sherry!) were nice enough to provide the 2 Phat Geeks with an early release copy of Perfect Disk 10 Professional. Those of you that read my series on keeping your computer running should be familiar with Perfect Disk as one of the few paid utilities I actually recommend spending your hard-earned dollar on. The 2008 version of the program was the first interaction I’d...

image ©: SalsolaStock . “I could only watch in horror as he ran from me and into the middle of the road.” “There was nothing we could do, she slipped through a hole in the fence and by the time we realized it, the neighbors dog had already gotten to her.” “We found pieces of him strewn about the lawn.” _______________________________ My opinion on leashes and the tragedies that could be prevented...

So your behind the MMORPG times a little and have just realized there’s a Star Wars MMORPG, Star Wars: Galaxies. Even though it’s five years old, you’ve been futzing about here and there and have really enjoyed yourself. Alas, alak, woe–there’s a problem! You have a question about the game and for whatever reason, don’t want to alt +tab out or you need help ingame with a quest or mission. What to...