tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291Wed, 25 Dec 2024 22:17:00 +0000free softwareopensourcefirefoxgoogleinternetviruseswindows"Save XP"Case moddingMicrosoftPetitionVistaXPantispywareantivirusbathroomblogbrowserchromeclean computercouponsextentionsfavorite softwarefreewarehackinghumorinfestationintrointroductionjump driveslearn onlinelearn to geeklinuxold pc fixoverheatpdf creatorpodcastsportable appsprivacysave moneysearch tipsspywarestatstechthumb drivestutorialubiquityubuntuusb drivesvirtual machinevirtual printervirtualboxwoopraGeeking out without much cash.http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (David Reed)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-2849349745920884222Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:44:00 +00002012-06-20T09:37:34.609-04:00 Your website is important. It will introduce the world to your church or business. Before falling into the trap of choosing a designer based solely on cost or relationships, you should consider many other factors. The Real Cost Every site ever made costs money. At the very least you have to pay for the domain and host every year. In reality, beyond the obvious costs that you see http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-know-someone-who-can.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8677042812012788505Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:51:00 +00002012-06-07T21:24:32.121-04:00My name is David Reed, and I am the Cheap Geek. David Reed and the Cheap Geek Truck Gadgets and technology have always intrigued me. From the first time I started up our family's first computer in 1995, I was hooked.  Tinkering has been a part of my family's history for as long as I can remember.  My grandpa was a carpenter who could build out of wood, my dad was a car mechanic http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2012/06/who-is-cheap-geek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-495795039928773696Thu, 24 May 2012 01:28:00 +00002012-05-23T22:35:10.488-04:00couponsprivacysave moneyvirtual machinevirtualbox Ease: Moderate-Difficult Time: 1 1/2 - 2 hours Ok, so like nearly every other blogger on the internet I haven't updated in a very long time, but now I am going to give it another go. Last night my wife told me that she wanted to be able to print coupons off the internet. It has been my experience that coupon printers are notorious for tracking you and sharing that information with whomever http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2012/05/use-virtual-box-to-protect-your-privacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8708161494573673650Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:49:00 +00002009-07-15T12:50:26.911-04:00It's probably been nearly ten years since anyone has raved about laptop specs like 366mhz Pentium IIs, but I recently received an old Compaq Armada 7400. What the heck would anyone want with a laptop that old? I had originally thought that I would see if there was anything that I could salvage off of it and then I would scrap it. I was surprised to find out that someone had installed Windows http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-new-laptop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-3567681610501444260Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:25:00 +00002008-09-16T21:58:35.497-04:00free softwareopensourceportable appsviruseswindowsA few years back jump drive manufactures started making jump drives that were "U3 Enabled". These drives would auto start a Start Menu like program that listed portable applications that would run off your drive without needing to install your programs onto the computer. This was a great idea but there was some major problems. First, most of the software was proprietary and the free software http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/09/portable-computing-with-portableapps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-5705857369276657045Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:31:00 +00002008-09-12T14:37:10.284-04:00extentionsfirefoxfree softwareinternetopensourceubiquityI am always looking for the next new thing that will change how we interact with information. We have more at our finger tips now than any other generation has had in the past. The more information we have the more difficult it is to access it. Ubiquity is attempting to fix this problem. Check out this video to explain more. Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/09/internet-way-it-should-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-4288425306710939963Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:07:00 +00002008-09-12T14:44:01.697-04:00browserchromefirefoxgoogleinternetopensourceA few days ago, some one leaked information about a project that Google has been hiding for several years. Google Chrome is Google's answer to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Chrome is a totally redesigned web browser; built from the ground up it aims for speed and security. I have been a fan of Firefox back in the days of 1.0 but after trying Chrome I have to say I'm reluctant to going back tohttp://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/09/has-firefox-finally-been-beat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8678376027180237558Wed, 28 May 2008 21:25:00 +00002008-05-28T17:30:42.081-04:00Microsoft has just released some footage of a preview of Microsoft Windows 7. From the looks of it it looks like Vista mated with a MS Surface Table and was installed on a laptop. Is this touch screen toy the answer to our Vista woes or is it just more unnecessary features that will suck our system resources away from more productive programs? We will see soon... Until then check out the http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/05/microsoft-to-replace-vista-in-late-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8993176763232739278Wed, 14 May 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-05-14T17:16:23.685-04:00blogfree softwarestatswoopraI love trying new things to make my sites more interactive and cool. I recently found a cool app that allows you to have real-time stats on your site as well as the ability to chat with a specific visitor on your site.Woopra is the first step into what will be the future for websites and blogs. Imagine being able to see who is on your site, where they are from, what operating system they are http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/05/real-time-stats-and-communication-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-3142121999459998825Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:01:00 +00002008-05-14T11:18:43.117-04:00If you use multiple computers and have several Firefox browsers that you use on a regular basis you will know the headaches caused by having different settings, bookmarks, history, cookies, and saved passwords. I actually use about four different Firefox installs. I have three computers I use on a daily basis and a USB thumb drive with a portable Firefox install. I needed all of these to http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/04/automatically-synchronize-all-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-6662191869540384037Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:00 +00002008-04-22T12:19:45.120-04:00"Save XP"MicrosoftPetitionVistawindowsXPAccording to InfoWorld, Windows XP will no longer be sold after June 30, 2008. For those of us who are not big fans of the resource hogging Vista, this will be a blow to our sanity (not to mention our wallets). InfoWorld has started a "Save XP Petition". I understand that many people wish that Microsoft would just die and let Linux and OS X reign, understand that many of us would like a choicehttp://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/04/save-xp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-3461666369165762017Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:04:00 +00002008-04-17T11:18:43.494-04:00bathroomhumortechIf you ask anyone who knows me well they will tell you that I am totally obsessed with tech. Having said that, I also believe there is tech that is contributing to heinous violence in our country as well as spreading death and disease. Anyone who has been forced to interact with these electronics from hell will agree with me explicitly. Among the offenders are as follows:1. Automatic Flushinghttp://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/04/bathroom-tech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-2138856786876894652Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:13:00 +00002008-04-07T16:23:24.441-04:00I recently found this easy way of emailing someone on the fly. If you use Firefox this is very easy. 1. In Firefox, right click on the bookmarks toolbar.2. Click "New Bookmark..."3. In the "Name" box, type something like "Email the Boss".4. In the "Location" box, type "mailto:(enter-email-address-here)" (without the quotes)5. Click "Add" and you are done. You now have a single click way of http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/04/cg-quick-tip-email-on-fly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8000930502926021036Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:16:00 +00002008-04-02T11:34:44.898-04:00This blog usually features cool geekery but today is going to be a little different. My wife and I are having a baby and yesterday (April 1, 2008) we had an ultra-sound and we found out that we are going to be having a boy!! We are very happy. (especially since my boss has nine daughters and no boys!) I had heard that people who play with electronics too much are not able to have boys after a http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/04/not-geeky-news-but-still-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-970786112276707608Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:59:00 +00002008-03-28T10:59:29.594-04:00freewarepdf creatorvirtual printerIt is strange that we spend more on ink for our printers than we do for the printer it self. Even the most expensive printer will quickly be double by the cost of a few replacement cartridges. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to virtually print and save your documents, web pages, email, and receipts? Then you have to check out a cool little app called PrimoPDF. PrimoPDF is a app that will take http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/03/save-hundreds-every-year-on-ink-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-7442863297136474572Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-03-24T10:36:29.674-04:00favorite softwarefree softwarejump drivesthumb drivesusb drivesI have an obsession with usb flash drives, as well as an obsession with free software. These two things go well together and every geek should have a thumb drive on their keyring with their favorite software on it. This is as important to us geeks as coffee. This list covers a variety of different categories and I will list them as I have them arranged on my thumb drive.If you have a ton of http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-favorite-free-software.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-4725202370995323502Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:14:00 +00002008-03-11T11:58:25.128-04:00antispywareantivirusclean computerinfestationspywarevirusesCryptic error messages, hour long startups, dirty pop-ups, and other strange behavior, seem to plague many people's PCs. This can become so bad that people throw out a good computer and buy a new one because they think it is irreparable. Never fear there is hope, even for the worst of infestations.How to fix it...1. Get a some software. -If your computer is badly infected then use someone http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/02/clean-up-your-virus-infested-pc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-2540689928905227486Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:01:00 +00002008-02-12T13:54:07.921-05:00googlelearn onlinelearn to geekpodcastssearch tipsI have never had a formal training in computers or web design (except for a short course on the Internet when I was in high school.) I have learned everything I know from three sources.One: Learn by doing. When I was in 9th grade I had a shop class that offered a section on computers. It was more or less a joke. There was no books telling you what to do, no teacher who knew anymore than the http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/02/learn-to-geek-for-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-4202141630327597349Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +00002008-02-08T12:00:13.979-05:00I work full time at a small Christian radio station, but I do some computer repair on the side. I am often shocked at what I find on people's computers. I once cleaned out a PC that had over 900 viruses! We spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on our PCs and then we fill it with our music, documents, emails, movies, pictures, and other priceless content, and ignore some of the most basic http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/02/computer-ownership-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8152805077816110355Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:10:00 +00002008-02-11T17:23:03.748-05:00Case moddinghackingold pc fixoverheatMy current computer is um... old. Actually it's not that bad it is a 1.3 ghz AMD Athlon with 768 mb of pc 133 ram with a 128mb PCI Radeon card. This is a decent computer for common tasks but when I start gaming it starts to get smoking hot! The inside of the case is stuffed full of IDE cables and a huge air flow director. I finally got tired of it and decided to take measures into my own handshttp://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2008/02/drastic-measures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8776408008522360656Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:05:00 +00002008-02-06T13:19:12.631-05:00free softwarelinuxtutorialubuntuLinux. That's a word that will evoke all kinds of emotions in people. The fact is, Linux is the cheap geek's best friend.Ok, so what is it? Linux is an operating system just like Microsoft Windows or like OS X on a Mac. The major difference is that Linux is an open source project that has been developed by many different people. If you are completely lost at this point check out this link http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2007/11/linux-you-can-do-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-8567686009922300991Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:25:00 +00002007-11-06T15:04:47.674-05:00There are times that being a cheap geek makes me more nervous than it is healthy to be. A few weeks ago while I was at work I was drinking a healthy drink (Dr. Pepper) then as I had done a thousand times before, I set it down next to my MacBook Pro. After about ten minutes of hard work on a different computer I forgot about the Dr. Pepper entirely. As I reached for a ringing phone my hand http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2007/11/heart-stopping-cheap-geek-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-6449092413862552966Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:18:00 +00002007-10-23T15:18:12.097-04:00Everyone will need to have a full office suite sometime in their life. Whether you use it on a daily basis for school, work, pleasure, or use it once a year it's hard to fork out over $500 for Microsoft Office. Yeah, you could go with the Microsoft "Works" but it is the lamest piece of word processing software I was ever forced to use! I personally skip the commercial software and go open http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2007/10/opensource-office-utilities-that-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-3224170364756903972Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:50:00 +00002007-10-26T10:20:09.875-04:00So, this weekend the wife is out of town. I decided to take this opportunity to waste some time fragging some poor 14 year old kids without jobs. I didn't do so well. I think that I finally realized that I'm not at the top of my game anymore! Of course, like the name of the blog explains, I don't have the money to go out and throw $50 at a new cool game. (let alone even own a computer that ishttp://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2007/10/freeware-gaming-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159117948737852291.post-2541048296121425038Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:02:00 +00002007-10-17T13:46:43.378-04:00introintroductionWell to put it simply it is someone who loves tech but has no money. I personally love everything that requires batteries or an electrical cord but I can't afford that $500 Nvidia GTX8800 video card for gaming. (in fact, I haven't built a computer that cost over $600 since I helped my dad build his "high-end" gaming machine!) Does that make me any less of a geek? NO! Anyone can be a great geek http://thecheapgeek.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-is-cheap-geek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Reed)0