Nerd Merit Badges

Okay I read about this merit badge for nerds is called "Inbox Zero," and requires an empty inbox 71.4% of the time. I would SOOO have this. My biggest electronic pet peeve is to have unread emails in any of my inboxes, so I am constantly reading my work email and 2 gmail address to make sure they are all at zero. I guess the other available badges include Family Tech Support, Being Boinged, Spelling Homonyms, and more. ---> all of which I would have!

1.5″, fully embroidered, Velcro-backed. Attach to your jacket, your backpack, or the lid of your over-clocked, battle-scarred laptop. Start a nerd sash!! WHO IS WITH ME?

Video Magazines -- a near future!

Okay, so I am really not sure what to think about the up and coming iPad that is to be released April 3rd. One part of me (a large part) screams "I HATE MACs," but then another part of me says, "Randy you need to get something that integrated 3G with a data plan. I have been thinking of getting a small little NetBook with a 3G plan to go beside it, but then I look at the plans are like $50 a month! ARGH.

The more I think about iPad, the more stoked I get with what Apple is doing to change the market. Although I could never and WILL NEVER part with my beloved Windows computing platform, I know that iPad is going to BLOW the Kindle out of the water.

This Vimeo clip that shows what a typical magazine might look like in the very near future.

VIV Mag Motion Cover - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

Who else is stoked about iPad or any new gadgets I need to know about?

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Cartoon from The New Yorker.