GeekTrek » General http://www.geektrek.com Travelling the road of a Geek Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Slowly getting there http://www.geektrek.com/2010/03/19/slowly-getting-there/ http://www.geektrek.com/2010/03/19/slowly-getting-there/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:49 +0000 Mike http://www.geektrek.com/?p=35 OK – I know the site is looking *very* dark right now – that’s not the end look I’m going for… but it’s all a work in process right now.

Part of that process is trying to get technorati to recognise the site so I need to publich this short code 26J2WPQZ34SK so that they can

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And that’s what has set my mind to pondering – primarily, what is the purpose of this site? I admit I only registered the domain ‘cos I thought it sounded quite cool and I needed a new name to use in certain places out

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So – Gadgets… new toys

I picked up one of the first HTC Hero handsets to hit the UK a while ago now. The handset itself runs the

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]]> http://www.geektrek.com/2009/06/19/nice-shiny-media-centre/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Trek of a Geek http://www.geektrek.com/2009/06/10/welcome-to-the-trek-of-a-geek/ http://www.geektrek.com/2009/06/10/welcome-to-the-trek-of-a-geek/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:43:16 +0000 Mike http://www.geektrek.com/?p=12 Welcome, web-weary traveller. Come, sit, and stay awhile and look upon the journeys of a Geek and the joys, and trials, of the road well-worn.

GeekTrek has been around for a while and has been a much delayed and abused blog so I’ve decided to utilise it as more of an archive of anything and everything

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