That's right folks the ICANN announced today that they are relaxing the requirements on Top Level Domains (TLDs) soon so website owners are not restricted to .com, .edu or.org.
What does that mean to us? .1337 of course! The problem? Early applications are expected to be approximately $100,000 each. Well, we can dare to dream can't we?
Let's see there's iam.1337 and uwishuwere.1337 and of course there's oops.dotdot. This is too much fun. List yours below.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Identity Protection on Facebook
At Openlygeek.com we take security seriously. Since we recently created a Facebook Page one of our writers dug up an old article about Protecting your Identity on Facebook.
While much of it is common sense every Facebook user should read it. What we found particularly disturbing is that of the people who have their identity stolen a whopping 17% are victimized by people they know.
We love Facebook and are in many ways addicted to it but everyone should remember to just be careful.
While much of it is common sense every Facebook user should read it. What we found particularly disturbing is that of the people who have their identity stolen a whopping 17% are victimized by people they know.
We love Facebook and are in many ways addicted to it but everyone should remember to just be careful.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Google Android: Delayed?
Reports abound that Android is delayed may have been a tad off. Even we were guilty of this just moments ago. When we updated our previous post.
As pointed out by phandroid.com there is a bit more to the story. Officially a release in the second-half of 2008 was always the plan. Did we forget that the fourth quarter of 2008 falls in the second half of 2008?
T-Mobile still plans to have their phone out before the end of the year and other carriers have made no announcements that they are off target. Multiple vendors and multiple networks with multiple requirements must be a great deal of fun to handle. Not to mention accomplishing the rollout with teams of billion dollar investment firms breathing down your neck.
It's not a $550 stock for nothing.
As pointed out by phandroid.com there is a bit more to the story. Officially a release in the second-half of 2008 was always the plan. Did we forget that the fourth quarter of 2008 falls in the second half of 2008?
T-Mobile still plans to have their phone out before the end of the year and other carriers have made no announcements that they are off target. Multiple vendors and multiple networks with multiple requirements must be a great deal of fun to handle. Not to mention accomplishing the rollout with teams of billion dollar investment firms breathing down your neck.
It's not a $550 stock for nothing.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Digital Photography Deals One More Blow to Traditional Film
According to the Hollywood Reporter in Los Angeles, Imax is going Digital.
It seems a never ending battle between the traditionalist and new technology. As Photography geeks we have spent many hours in the darkroom and have appreciated the subtleties of pushing a half stop or dodging and burning a print. Film had always had a finer detail and depth than digital especially at the low ASA's.
When digital caught up in resolution and color we grasped at Medium format film which allowed immense enlargements without an ounce of image degradation. But today even that argument has been dealt a blow by perhaps the widest user of medium format film in the world, as their 70mm film cells pass through their cameras at 24 frames per second.
Imax will begin it's switch from Film projection to Digital projection in it's 296 theaters in 40 countries next month. Photography has changed some time ago perhaps for the better. But many of us still hit the streets with a Nikon FM-2 loaded with E-6 Slide Film. Then we scan it into Photoshop to crop it and adjust the levels. There's nothing wrong with that. Is there?
It seems a never ending battle between the traditionalist and new technology. As Photography geeks we have spent many hours in the darkroom and have appreciated the subtleties of pushing a half stop or dodging and burning a print. Film had always had a finer detail and depth than digital especially at the low ASA's.
When digital caught up in resolution and color we grasped at Medium format film which allowed immense enlargements without an ounce of image degradation. But today even that argument has been dealt a blow by perhaps the widest user of medium format film in the world, as their 70mm film cells pass through their cameras at 24 frames per second.
Imax will begin it's switch from Film projection to Digital projection in it's 296 theaters in 40 countries next month. Photography has changed some time ago perhaps for the better. But many of us still hit the streets with a Nikon FM-2 loaded with E-6 Slide Film. Then we scan it into Photoshop to crop it and adjust the levels. There's nothing wrong with that. Is there?
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Pre-Orders Now Available for Popular, Hard to Find Items
At some point in August this year we expect to see a Statue of the Mark VII Viper go up for sale. We also expect it to quickly sell out as collectors try to get their hands on the mere 2,004 that will be available. Therefore, Openlygeek.com has added pre-orders to the store to allow customers to secure their place in line.
Our hardcore collectors need a way to get early access to items like, The Dark Knight Joker Statue and now they have it.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Social Shopping? Yeah, right.
We have continually brought up the concept of Social Shopping, but have yet to show our readers anything of consequence. We mention fostering conversation and community and still have yet to explain exactly what it is that we mean.Well, the irony is that it has started already. However, this concept is so new to people that the conversation has hardly been happening. Similar to our impromptu contest which left $50.00 on a webpage for over 6 hours, many people just aren't sure how to react.
Therefore, Openlygeek.com is announcing today that work has begun on a new site for exactly this purpose. The site leverages existing technologies which should greatly reduce development time. The site will initially focus on familiar technologies and interactions such as a forum. Then newer concepts will be introduced offering even greater levels of interaction and participation. The real excitement will be when customers see those conversations actively changing the Openlygeek.com store.
Of course, all of this is free. You won't even have to be a customer to participate.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Free Money: An Un-Announced Contest Springs Up
A Free Gift Certificate worth $50.00 was posted on the Openlygeek.com Fan Page on Facebook.com yesterday. On Monday fans received an update for the very first time telling them to "try to be available tomorrow". Little did they know that they would have the opportunity to buy $50.00 worth of merchandise for free.
"...bigger and better things to come.""It's funny because, since the fan page is so new and unpublicized and we haven't even built a large fan base yet, the $50.00 just sat there for awhile," said Nicholas Romeo, President at Digital Wake Enterprises which manages Openlygeek.com. The reason behind it all is clearly to give people a reason to visit the fan page and consequently Openlygeek.com. "There are bigger and better things to come," he said "not just on the Facebook page but elsewhere on the net."
Monday, June 9, 2008
The IronKey USB Drive: The Best Security Device That No One is Using
The absolute worse selling item in our store is perhaps one of the most useful.The IronKey Drive created quite a buzz when it was first introduced. Especially, the fact that it "self destructs" with too many password attempts or if you try and pry it open.
Our favorite feature though is the secure web browsing. The IronKey runs Firefox directly which means that all the cache is automatically encrypted. Furthermore, there is not a single trace of you on the computer you plugged it into.
So why does everyone shy away from it? It is certainly pricier than a regular usb drive, and it is far from stylish but since when do geeks buy into style?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Google and Nasa: Google Gets on Geeky Ground
Is it even possible for the folks over at Google to get any geekier?
According to a story from AP out of Mountainview, CA. Google has obtained a long term lease for the construction of a 1.2 million square foot research facility at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Ames Research Center researches everything from air traffic control to the effects of gravity on living things.
The rent on th 40-year lease for 42.2 acres of land will come in around $3.66 million. Construction on the campus will begin in 2013. If we could only be a fly on the wall when their research begins.
According to a story from AP out of Mountainview, CA. Google has obtained a long term lease for the construction of a 1.2 million square foot research facility at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Ames Research Center researches everything from air traffic control to the effects of gravity on living things.
The rent on th 40-year lease for 42.2 acres of land will come in around $3.66 million. Construction on the campus will begin in 2013. If we could only be a fly on the wall when their research begins.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 on Tap
Microsoft announced today the release of a second Beta of Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8 Beta 2) in August 2008. They did not however, provide a release date. Web Developers everywhere hold their breath to see how IE 8 will render their pages.
While there does not seem to be any major changes in rendering, one cool feature called "Activities" passes link data between different Web Services.
Of course, Firefox 3 has also released their beta some time ago. Some new Firefox features include integration of 3rd party virus scanners with the download manager, and backing up and restoring bookmarks.
While there does not seem to be any major changes in rendering, one cool feature called "Activities" passes link data between different Web Services.
Of course, Firefox 3 has also released their beta some time ago. Some new Firefox features include integration of 3rd party virus scanners with the download manager, and backing up and restoring bookmarks.
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