{"id":1749,"date":"2010-02-12T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2010-02-12T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T17:53:00","slug":"cct251-geeky-valentines-206-222-2428","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2010\/02\/12\/cct251-geeky-valentines-206-222-2428\/","title":{"rendered":"CCT#251: Geeky Valentines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 Geeky Valentines  Gift Ideas<\/li>\n<li>Man from Google has Tiananmen Square Moment<\/li>\n<li>Patrick  Stewart doesn&#8217;t tweet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This  show is sponsored by Citrix GotoAssist Express &#8211; Try it free for    30  days at <a href=\"http:\/\/gotoassist.com\/techpodcast\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gotoassist.com\/techpodcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Introducing the team&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shout  out to the chat room<\/li>\n<li>Happy Birthday to:<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Drace  (Shari from ND)<\/li>\n<li>14 &#8211; Douglas E. 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Search for Technorama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>USPTO won&#8217;t accept upside down faxes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/industry.bnet.com\/technology\/10005104\/uspto-wont-accept-upside-down-faxes-demands-resends\/?tag=mncol;txt\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/industry.bnet.com\/technology\/10005104\/uspto-wont-accept-upside-down-faxes-demands-resends\/?tag=mncol;txt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>9  Year old going for 5th Microsoft Cert &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/slideshows\/2010\/020510-marko.html#top\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/slideshows\/2010\/020510-marko.html#top<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2010\/02\/05\/a-googler-has-his-tiananmen-square-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Googler Has his Tiananmen  Square Moment &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2010\/02\/05\/a-googler-has-his-tiananmen-square-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2010\/02\/05\/a-googler-has-his-tiananmen-square-moment\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Linus  Torvalds like his Nexus One &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/torvalds-family.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/happy-camper.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/torvalds-family.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/happy-camper.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hacks  &amp; Strange Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>50 Exquisite Geek Valentines Gifts &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/50-exquisite-gifts-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/50-exquisite-gifts-valentines-day\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Can  you Trust Chinese Computer equipment? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/hardware.slashdot.org\/story\/10\/02\/05\/1548226\/Can-You-Trust-Chinese-Computer-Equipment\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hardware.slashdot.org\/story\/10\/02\/05\/1548226\/Can-You-Trust-Chinese-Computer-Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hubble  spies some .. Aliens! &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2010\/02\/drink_the_punch_do_it_now_hubb.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2010\/02\/drink_the_punch_do_it_now_hubb.php<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Remember  When<\/h3>\n<h3>Media Corner<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Comic books will lok  amazing on the iPad&#8230;so they say &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5463681\/comic-books-will-look-incredible-on-the-ipad\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5463681\/comic-books-will-look-incredible-on-the-ipad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Real  Rules for Time Travelers &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/discovermagazine.com\/2010\/mar\/02-the-real-rules-for-time-travelers\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/discovermagazine.com\/2010\/mar\/02-the-real-rules-for-time-travelers\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patrick  Stewart doesn&#8217;t Tweet &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/2010\/02\/stewart-no-to-mad-max-but-yes-to-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/2010\/02\/stewart-no-to-mad-max-but-yes-to-technology\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What  the Chuck!<\/h3>\n<h3>What the Kreg!<\/h3>\n<h3>Geek Library<\/h3>\n<p>Mr.  T Mobile &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465290\/some-fool-done-gone-and-made-a-mr-t-mobile\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465290\/some-<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465290\/some-fool-done-gone-and-made-a-mr-t-mobile\" target=\"_blank\">fool<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465290\/some-fool-done-gone-and-made-a-mr-t-mobile\" target=\"_blank\">-done-gone-and-made-a-mr-t-mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>End  of Show Stuff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We appreciate your support. 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