It’s not always easy to spot a computer geek. They often look like normal people. This is the way they’ve been able to invade our society. At first, it was easy to spot them. We simply had to look for the pocket protectors, the eyeglasses with Scotch tape or electrical tape holding the broken frames together, and the briefcase they always carried. Now normal people carry briefcases, contacts have replaced eyeglasses and who the heck uses shirt pockets anymore? Wonder who the geeks are in your neighborhood?

Here are some ways to spot a computer geek……

If they challenge others to a game of “Chicken” but they mean online not on the road.
 
If they have a complete month’s worth of screen savers so their monitor feels well dressed every day.

If the rest of the house has no central AC but they have an industrial sized room unit for their computer.
 
If they can’t wait to get home so they can have some real fun indoors… and they mean with their computer.

If they celebrate the anniversary of the first time they used broadband but can’t remember any other birthdays or their wedding anniversary.

If their monitor is twice as large as the family TV and they wonder why the heck 8 people are having trouble watching a 15 inch set.

If they clean the monitor screen more than 3 times a day and have a HEPA filter in the room to keep the computer healthy.

If  their favorite place to go for some real action is Best Buy.

If  the salespeople at these stores know them by computer model number.

If their idea of cool clothes are those currently worn by the Geek Squad.

If their wife says “It’s twins” And they are disappointed to discover she didn’t mean matching laptops.

If their house is on fire and they grab the only really important thing…their computer system.

If they realize they forgot the power cord and send their wife back inside to get it.

If their mailbox is overflowing outside because they keep forgetting that snail mail still exists.

If they think their favorite RPG is a really awesome life and regular life is a really boring RPG.

If they  are currently found on every server just so they don’t miss anything important.

If they forget to pay their mortgage and car payments but their internet and cell phone are paid up in advance until 2020.

If computer help lines call them for assistance.

If they camp out in line for 2 weeks so that they can be the first to get the latest techno gadget, like the IPhone and don’t even complain that the price dropped soon after. They still think getting mugged and suffering through the flu was well worth being the first in town to use this bad boy.

If they can’t figure out your car tire size, but can tell you precisely how long it will take to ping someone in India or Australia from Seattle, Washington.

If they  really think that Bill Gates is God and Yahoo and AOL are religions

If they gave up reading books because books won’t scroll down.

If they can access their computer while riding their bike

If they can access your computer while riding their bike

If they can’t understand why people are worried about having a little case of pneumonia but have a meltdown when they hear about a new virus that is penetrating firewalls.

If they feel that capital punishment is wrong in most cases but it’s not a severe enough punishment for a person who sent a virus to their computer.

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Put the Pennies Back in your Pocket

Here are some simple tricks for getting the most out of the money you fill up your gas tank with.  Since gas is getting more and more expensive, we have to think of ways to economize.  If you want to save a gallon of gasoline, then you are going to have to cut approximately 22 miles of driving from your week.   Here are ten of the easiest ways to save:

1.  Try the technique of “virtual meetings”.  This would be the perfect thing for your home business.  You can hold meetings with your clients at online collaboration sites.  You may want to consider creating a digital catalog instead of a printed one.  Try sending invoices, bills and proposals electronically.

2.  When you do have to use your car, slow down.  When you speed up, this uses more gas;  It ws just on the news that legislators are considering lowering the speed limit on Interstates to 60 mph.

3.  Even those who run their own business from home have errands to do.  Try combining several errands so that you only leave the house once.  If you can, park in a cental spot and walk from one place to another.

4.  Shop online.  Save your trips to the stores and try to do other errands online, too.  You can do banking, buy stamps and pay bills online.  If you need to shop for clothing, you have your biggest department store at you service online on the Internet..

5.  Drive a small car.  Do you own SUV or a fuel efficient sedan?  If you have any long trips to make during the week, always use the smaller car so you will save on gas.

6.  Ride a bike – Instead of having to drive everywhere, lace up your sneakers.  You may as well get some exercise while you are saving on gas,

7. Consider installing a GPS.  When you put one of these navigation systems in your car, it will enable you to find the shorter and the most efficient route when you have to leave the home to take care of other business.  You may already have a cell phone that has GPS technology.  Great!!

8.  If your job allows you to work from home, ask your boss whether you can pick one day when your coworkers and yourself can telecommute to save on gas.

9.  Check out any station that offers gas rebates.  It has become increasingly popular for small businesses to use gas-rebate credit cards. These give back to the spender a certain  percentage of what is spent at the gas pump.  They can be a very good deal as long as you pay your bill on time.

10. Stay on top of maintenance: Make sure that you keep your tires properly inflated.  This can save 8 cents a gallon on gas.  If your tires are under-inflated they will get much hotter and waste gas.  Replace you current gas cap with one that locks.  If it has a faulty seal, this can waste up to $50 in gas each year to evaporation.  Keep your air filter clean. You will save about 10% or about 28 cents per gallon.

More ways to save:

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How to Save gas

According to fueleconomy.gov, driving sensibly is a great way to save gas. Aggressive driving can lower gas mileage by 33 percent on the highway and by five percent in the city. Driving smoothly with light acceleration and deceleration …

Tips On How To Save Gas

If you want to live in the same style you did even a year ago then you need to learn how to save gas. When getting to your job and getting around becomes a priority you really need to focus on how to save gas. Gas costs over $4 a gallon …

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