Girl Does Geek

Back to the Future Hoverboards Finally Going on Sale

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:48:12 +0000

So you’ve all seen the Back to the Future films right? Well remember the hover boards featured in one of the films. They are cool right! Well soon you’ll be able to get your hands on one of your very own. The replica will be released by toy manufacturer Mattel and includes a variety [...]

Google/Motorola Buyout Imminent?

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:39:14 +0000

Google has just become one step closer to the purchase of mobile phone manufacturer motorola after the european commission gave the green light to the acquisition. The 12. billion buy out would give Google access to Motorola’s extensive library of patents. The internet giant is looking to grow its android library and access to [...]

Inventors Needed!

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:55:53 +0000

Energy supplier E.On today launched a new initiative to discover the next wave of energy products and services. Open to everyone and headed up by Technology expert Pollyanna Woodward the energy company is looking for innovative and creative products that will transform people’s energy use. The best ideas will be put into practice and [...]

How to Add Your Latest Instagram Photos to Your Blogger Sidebar

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:57:44 +0000

I love Instagram! I’ve only just started using it but i’m hooked on it (my username is fayemarieblogs in case you were wondering). WordPress has dozens of plugins for adding your latest photos to your sidebar but the same can’t be said of Blogger. So I went on a hunt for a way for Blogger [...]

Girl Does Geek’s Top 5 Cute iPhone Cases

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:33:22 +0000

I recently bought myself an iPhone so I’ve been scouring the internet for a completely cute case. Luckily the world wide web is full of them. I may be a tech loving geek but I still love cute and over the top girliness. If your at all like me you’ll love these iPhone cases as [...]

Blogger Tutorial – Add a Pin It Button to Posts

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:13:05 +0000

You’d have to be living under a rock recently to not have heard about Pinterest. It really is the hottest new Social Media outlet out there. It is a great resource for bloggers too as things can go viral quite easily which in turn can provide you with a good traffic stream. More and more [...]

Experimenting with Text Effects in Photoshop

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:22:47 +0000

I love photoshop! it is most widely known for photo manipulation. But it has so many other uses. I’m still pretty much a beginner but I’m learning new tricks everyday. it is important as a designer that I learn as much as possible so I spend many a day reading tutorials and putting them into [...]

Social Media Icon Set for Fashion Bloggers

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:05 +0000

I’ve got a new social media icon set for you and this one is especially for fashion bloggers with the addition of Lookbook and Formspring. It is available as a zipped file so don’t forget to extract the contents! Click on the link on the next page to download! Social Media Icons GDG

Coming Soon – PS Vita

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:27 +0000

The PSP didn’t exactly set the world alight but Sony’s latest foray into the handheld gaming world looks a lot more promising. Although aesthetically they look similar they aren’t. Gone are the short lived UMD’s to be replaced by the Playstation Vita Card & the Playstation Network. The controls borrow alot from the PS3 with [...]

Apple Releases Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:13 +0000

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party [...]