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I consider myself the stereotypical geek minus the glasses, pocket protectors, and compulsive inclination to snort while laughing. Characteristic of the traditional geek, I too love technology to a point of addiction. From cell phones to cars, possessing an insatiable desire to tinker with the latest advancements in technology has become a very enjoyable hobby of mine.  I owe the overwhelming majority of my social life, learning, entertainment, and gaming to computers. Furthermore, I’m completely obsessed with automotive technology. Favoring exotic vehicles, I enjoy learning about engine efficiency, luxurious amenities, safety mechanisms, and alternative energies to petroleum. Perhaps American vehicles would be more appealing if their only claim to fame was something other than “the loud [inefficient] engine.” ;-)

Computing provides me with a freedom unlike any other hobby. Creating logical algorithms in a structured manner allows me to exercise my mathematical capacities, something which I’ve had very little of in an education saturated with biological sciences. Most of my computing skills originated from trial-and-error. Among these are web development, the Linux kernel, and Java programming language. It’s amazing how helpful online forums can be in learning useful skills. :-)

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Toys

Computed Related Gadgets Television Related
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Computers/Laptops

  • Custom Gigabyte Build (aka, “The Overmind”)
    • Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Ubuntu Linux
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 3.01 GHz
    • 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR2 RAM
    • ATI Radeon HD4890 with 1 GB GDDR5
  • Dell Mini 9 Netbook (aka, “The MacBook Nano”)
    • Mac OS X Snow Leopard
    • Intel Atom N270 @ 1.6 GHz
    • 2 GB 533 MHz DDR2 RAM
    • 32 GB Runcore SSD
  • Apple MacBook (aka, “The BlackBook”)
    • Mac OS X Snow Leopard
    • Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz
    • 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM
    • 64 GB Kingston SSD (220 MB/s read, 140 MB/s write)
    • 8x SuperDrive
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Monitors

  • Acer 23″ H233H Wide LCD Panel
  • Sony 17″ SDM-HS73 TFT Active Matrix Flat Panel
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Networking

  • Routers
    • Apple Airport Extreme Gigabit
    • Netgear RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824v2
  • Switches
    • Netgear 8-port Fast Ethernet Switch
  • Modem
    • Motorola SURFboard SB5101 Cable Modem
  • Other
    • Linksys Wireless-G MFP Print Server
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Peripherals

  • Keyboard
    • PC Concepts Ergonomic i-MMT
  • Mouse
    • Microsoft Wireless Optical Blue Mouse
  • Joystick
    • Logitech Extreme 3D Pro
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Printers

  • Brother Multifunction Center 8500 (laser)
  • HP LaserJet 4000N (laser)
  • HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One (ink)
  • HP Color LaserJet 2550L (color laser)
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Storage

  • 250 GB Western Digital Passport (USB 2.0)
  • 750 GB Maxtor OneTouch (USB 2.0)
  • 2 x 500 GB LaCie Big Disk (USB 2.0)
  • 1 TB Fantom Drive (USB 2.0)
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Digital Cameras

  • Kodak 10.3 MP MX1063
  • Sony Cyber-Shot 5.1 MP DSC-W1
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Mobile Phones

  • Motorola Droid (current)
  • BlackBerry Tour 9630
  • Samsung Omnia i910
  • LG Voyager VX-10000
  • Palm Treo 700w
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MP3 Players

  • Apple 8 GB iPod Touch 1G (current)
  • Apple 4 GB iPod Nano 1G
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Consoles

  • Nintendo Wii
  • Playstation 3
  • Playstation 2
  • Playstation Portable
  • XBOX
  • Nintendo 64
  • Super NES
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