I got an iPhone and want to know what accessories and cases I should get. What’s your favorite app?Cutegeek Fans give me your advise and tell me what has worked best for your iPhone?!

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Unfortunately I do not have an iPad though I have tested accessories on my friend’s and demo’d them in the store (I live 4 blocks away from the Apple Store…how can a city girl resist). Admittedly I am an accessories junkie; send me anything that makes my user experience better and more personable the better.

A while ago I received the iLuv Flexi-Clear Case with stand for the iPad in the pink color. The casing has a dot wave shape design and comes in black, blue, pink, and clear. It is tear proof and damage resistant made with a light-weight flexible material. I tried it out on my pal’s iPad and it was pretty simple to put on. The ports were pretty easy to access and and the case seems durable. I intend on doing a second review once I get an iPad since I will be buying the different patterns of the iLuv Flexi-Clear Case with stand for the iPad. The only thing I don’t think I would utilize is the stand that comes with it; simply because it’s not made to compute on…merely just a stand for your iPad.

This product is perfect for consumers like me that are extremely hard on their products. The iLuv Flexi-Clear Case with stand for your iPad retails for 29.99 and you can purchase is here.

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Since it’s back to school time it got me thinking how different things were back in my day. This may date me but when I was in high school we didn’t have MP3 players or cell phones…just beepers and the discman/ walkman. If you wanted your friend to listen to your mix tape (yeah I said it) or CD at school you had this awkward moment of ear cooties with your friend…and forget about portable speakers because back then I wouldn’t say they were exactly that portable (at least the affordable ones). Who wants to put that in your backpack on top of all the books we had to carry (b/c we didn’t have kindle back in 98′)?

Leap forward to 2010…I was sitting in my condo and I got a package from chicBuds which is a company that specializes in fashion forward electronics. The first little thing that stood out was the chicboom Keychain Speaker and immediately thought teenagers + back to school = genius ( AND why didn’t we have this when I was in HS school?!). In a world consumed of portable devices this seems like it would be ideal for any girl and it’s a key chain…how convenient and cool is that?! 

The small cubed key chain speaker is just over an inch by inch  in size. The faux leopard fur is wrapped around the casing of the speaker and the heart shaped speaker grill is bordered with rhinestones. It comes in pink or blue casing and includes a 3.5mm jack cord. The chicboom has a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery and has a battery life of 4 hours before it needs to be recharged. Cutegeek consumers can either charge chicboom Keychain Speaker via your PC’s USB port or an AC adaptor. The chicboom Keychain Speaker also has a power button located in the back and battery life indicator.

Truthfully I was a bit skeptical at first (obviously by my picture). I have reviewed allot of audio devices and chicboom Keychain Speaker aesthetically looked like it would deliver poor sound quality due to size. It was time for me to test out this little guy and see what it’s made of! I plugged it into the USB adaptor and charged away. After it was fully charged I simply plugged in my shuffle and cranked it up.

WHOA!

If that old saying great things come in small packages was true; I am here to report ladies that size doesn’t matter for the chicboom Keychain Speaker. It’s 2 watt amplified speaker was not only loud but clear as day with no distortion at all.

As usual I went on a mad hunt around the condo looking for anything with a 3.5mm jack I can stick this device into. I went to my blackberry first and tried it out…AGAIN superb sound quality. I then had an ingenious idea…I could use this for…wait for it…WORK!  Man I am a geek. Seriously I take notes weekly at our staff meeting with my livescribe and then listen back over the recording over and over and over again. It is so much easier to use a speaker and recap the notes then using earbuds (b/c anything in my ears seems intrusive).

Even though I am not into leopard print or the heart shape speaker with rhinestones; I was extremely impressed with the sound quality. It’s rare that you have an innovative product that is fashionable, hi-tech and delivers the sound quality of a larger product. The few things I suggest are that they have accessories made for the casing and more color options (for my queens:-)).

Personally, I have fallen in love with the chicboom Keychain Speaker! It retails for 24.99 and you can purchase it at chicboom Keychain Speaker.

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IAM BACK AGAIN! I got an iPhone and iPad and want to know what accessories and cases I should get. Cutegeek Fans give me your advise and tell me what has worked best for your products?! XO Neeners

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I received an email about trying out the www.shapeways.com website. I didn’t know what to expect as I had never heard Shapeways before. With Shapeways you can upload a 3D image you created, download their software, create it and within 10-14 business days you will receive your printed 3D product. They also have models that you can purchase as well if you don’t have a 3D image. Eventually I created a 3D cutegeek rubber stamp and an stylist with my initials (the minimum purchase is $25.00). I have yet to receive my products as I just created them but I am anxious to get them in the mail! And the best part…wait for it…free shipping!

I have been receiving continuous updates and looking forward to giving you all part deux of what I should receive.  Stay tuned cutegeekers!

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Lensbaby’s 6th Birthday is TODAY, February 22nd and to celebrate they are giving away numerous photo gifts supplied by their pals in the photo industry.

Per Lensbaby’s website below are the requirements/ qualifications.  Here is a link  to the entire Lensbaby  press release and GOOD LUCK cutegeekers!

The Grand Prize will be a Lensbaby Composer plus all 6 Optic Swap Optics – one for each year of our life. In addition, lucky participants will get fabulous photo gifts donated by our friends including ACD Systems, Bay Photo Lab, Datacolor, Digital Photo Academy, Focal Press, Hoodman, Joby, Kubota Image Tools, Lenspen, Plywerk, Nasty Clamps, New Skin Media, RadioPopper, SmugMug, Tamrac, and Trek-Tech. 

There are 7 ways to enter, and you get one raffle ticket for each way you enter giving you many chances to score a birthday present. Enter now through March 5th. We’ll announce winners in mid March.
The seven ways to win:

• Retweet our Birthday tweet,
• Follow SeeInANewWay on Twitter,
• Become a fan of our Facebook page,
• Sign up for our newsletter,
• Join the Lensbaby Studio Forum,
• Become a contact of our Flickr page,
• Or visit our booth #1133 at PMA.

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I love event planning! As part of my small business and social commitee duties for my building I plan meetings and events. I wanted a website that I could create an easy URL that folks could remember off the flyers in my elevators for our building social events (not some random numbers/ letters that no one could ever recall). I found this website recently called www.eventbrite.com.  Unlike evite on this website you get a URL that is personalized, sell tickets for your event (if you want), and upload all the important event information/pictures for your guest. It’s pretty simple to use as you just put in all the important information for your event and what type of URL address you want. As a user you also can create a color scheme, post to various social medias, create headers and footers, and truly personalize it to your event. Below is a Mock up event I created for you all to see how easy and simple it is to use plus the URL to check out my fake event :-) http://cutegeek.eventbrite.com/

It’s the best way to have a short time URL for your event and/ or sell tickets to your events. So everyone check out my simple mock up and let me know what you think!

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I have been a fan of Dr. Dre since I was 10 years old and I had to post this press release from HP  about the Envy 13 that has Beat’s by Dr. Dre. 

I didn’t get a chance to review the Envy 13  but in the near future I hope to! See press release  below from HP.

 HP today redefines the premium notebook PC experience with the introduction of the HP ENVY sub-brand, which offers customers precision-crafted, high-performance models featuring HP Metal Etching and concierge service and support.

The new HP ENVY 13 boasts the brightest display in its class, and the HP ENVY 15 is the company’s fastest consumer notebook PC ever.

“HP ENVY includes the latest in materials and technology inside and out and pushes the technological and performance boundaries of what can be done in sleek, powerful and lightweight notebook PCs,” said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager, Notebook Global Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP. “Discerning consumers will get a premium experience and performance.”

With HP ENVY, the focus is on designing an entire premium experience to satisfy the most demanding customers – from the products to the packaging to the service and support.

Breakthrough HP Metal Etching on the lid and palmrest of the ENVY 15, and on the palmrest of the ENVY 13, subtly signals luxury. The combination of materials provides exceptional mobility and a compelling metal look and feel, while using energy-responsible manufacturing methods.

The HP ENVY line – building upon the Voodoo ENVY legacy – includes leading-edge components optimized to yield power and performance. To offer consumers the best audio experience available on a notebook PC, HP partnered with Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ to develop a unique, high-performance audio software solution. Available exclusively on the HP Envy, Beats Audio offers users playing music or audio through headphones or external speakers the optimal sound experience – the way the artist intended it.

The lightweight heavyweight: ENVY 13

The ENVY 13 balances style and substance. Carefully crafted details inside and out will satisfy the cravings of demanding mobile customers.

The HP Radiance display is twice as bright as other notebook displays in its class – 410 nit (a measurement of display brightness) – and provides an exceptional movie and photo experience, even in high ambient light conditions. With 82 percent color gamut (versus standard 45-60 percent), photos appear richer with amazing color depth. Additionally, with fast 8-millisecond response time, customers can view movies with TV-like performance.

The ENVY 13’s strong performance is delivered in a small frame – less than an inch thin and weighing 3.74 pounds.⁽¹⁾ The exterior’s aluminum and magnesium construction provides durability in a sleek design. An etched-metal palmrest further sets the PC apart from others, and a VGA webcam⁽³⁾ optimized for low light also is included.

HP placed the same focus on design into its optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery. Taking the form of a “slice,” it preserves the sleek look of the ENVY 13 while giving users up to 18 hours of battery life with the extended-life battery.⁽²⁾ The standard battery is user-replaceable.

ATI Switchable Graphics technology dynamically switches between ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4330 discrete graphics and the Intel® integrated graphics processor for either high-powered graphics processing or low power consumption for long battery life without booting the notebook. The Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor provides the power of dual processor cores while delivering extended battery life when the notebook is unplugged.

Designed with the most demanding mobile user in mind, the ENVY 13 notebook’s premium AC adapter is small and light. It draws minimal power, has built-in surge protection and includes a rubberized strap that keeps the cables organized and the adapter from slipping off a slick surface. An optional HP USB Ethernet Adapter also is available.

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I finally got a PSP (our friend gave us one) and Rockband Unplugged for it courtesy of the friendly folks at Harmonix and MTV. After E3 playing Rockband Unplugged on PSP I realized it was a must have for me!  For several reasons, first I hate flying with a passion and I believe this is a great distraction for anyone like me or those who travel allot and are bored on a plane.

I am the type that needs to have a few glasses of wine and take 2 Dramamine just to get through security, board the plane and prepare for take off.  Once my husband put me on the smallest plane (2 propeller plane) known to man in a thunderstorm from Seattle to Utah…I was convinced he was trying to kill me by a plane crash (not to mention ironically my life insurance was up’d).  Something to be said when even the flight attendants were white as a ghost and no drink service. ”CRAP,” I thought…I don’t even get a glass of wine before I die!

 

Since I will be traveling more via plane to visit my gal pal moving to LA; I believe a PSP may distract me enough to where I don’t have to medicate myself to a zombie like state!  Or freak out the passenger next to me by saying “God please don’t let me die today!” (out loud!)

Second reason I think PSP is great not just for kids(of course its perfect for kids but my angle is towards adults) but also for any city people like myself that use public transportation…Especially if you have a long commute on the train! You can play Rockband Unplugged for an hour on PSP and not realize where the time went and you’re at your destination…SWEET! I will probably be the dork on the Muni dancing to my PSP while everyone thinks I am “oh one those wackos.” Plus it was so easy to figure out, Sony may hate me for saying this but I didn’t look at the owners manual, its pretty straight forward!

Third, I just love playing Rockband especially when we bust it out in parties!  So when I got the Rock Band Unplugged game in the mail I jumped up and down with joy!  I immediately started playing with it.  I created my band just like I did on my PS3, named my characters (my game name is “Ninja”), and started the tour.  Here is what was odd about the game;  the game automatically started with San Francisco (where I live now) and then I unlocked the Austin (I am from ATX).  I was miffed; how did this little contraption know this information…I have think this is a coincidence…O-O-O-R-R is it?

The game itself for me was a challenge at first b/c you have to flip inbetween each instrument and hit all the notes within phrase. Then you pop to the next instrument and hit every single note and so forth in order to get those magical little stars that up’s your score and fan base (because we all need fans). The game helps you figure out which instrument to go to next; I figured this out much later into my tour (unfortunately)!  Once you have hit every note in a certain number for phrases on each instrument you get a notification that says “BAND GROVE!” That’s when you know your starting to do well; unfortunately it distracts me each time and I miss a note!

So far (since I also have a life and can’t play 24/7) I have only unlocked Austin, Seattle, LA, Chicago, New York, Boston, Montreal, Street Promoters, a Merch girl, and 2 Deluxuliner Bus (because you need a second bus for your entourage! Hello I am a ROCK STAR on PS3).  Below is the list of songs I have so far on my PSP.

•  ABC, Jackson’s 5,
• Miss Murder, AFI
• Buddy Holly, Weezer
• More Then a Feeling, Boston
• Float On, Modest Mouse (my favorite)
• Alive, Pearl Jam
• I Was Wrong, Social Distortion
• Livin’ on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
• My Own Worst Enemy, Lit
• White Wedding, Billy Idol
• Message in a Bottle, The Police
• Today, Smashing Pumpkins.
• Our Truth, Lacuna Coil
• The Killing Jar, Siouxsie and the Banschees
• Carry On Wayword Son, Kansas
• Mr. Brightside, The Killers (another fav, saw them back stage at ACL)
• Drain You, Nirvana (Nirvana was my first CD ever!)
• Show Me the Way, Black Tide
• Where’d you go, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
•  Aqualung, Jethro Tull
• The Middle, Jimmy Eat World

I had to share this new toy with some of my greatest pals in San Francisco on the way to Fremont (which I believe is on another planet but its not…though sure does seem like it from the city!)  My BFF Mel and I also geeked out and played at our weekly girls lunch a couple minutes.  She really got into it and she isn’t a gamer like me at all! Then my two guy friends in the car tested it out; one got annoyed pretty quickly…guess it’s not his cup of tea (maybe he just was not good though a lovely person…gamer not so much!) and my other guy pal did decent.  Then my husband was the one that got all 100% on Buddy Holly (grrr!)…not when he was driving of course.

This is probably my favorite product I have received so far, I can’t stop playing it and loosing sleep trying to unlock cities!  If you don’t have it go get it, its going for about $39.99.

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Hello Cutegeek FANS; its rare I get this opportunity but I got some cool skins that frankly will not match with any of my technical devices!  Sorry I am not an iPhone chick nor do I own an Xbox (bummer I know but one does has to stop after having a PSP and PS3; though after E3 I have considered getting a Wii)! 

I talk on the phone way to much so dealing with an iPhone that is anything BUT a phone would piss me off (trust me I tested it out)! I love my iPod shuffle but I need a reliable phone considering I live IN the city and frankly you never know what you may run into while on a random outing. Story of my life recently!

So I have these very vibrant colored skins for an Xbox and for an iPhone.  Whomever replies the quickest that is a TRUE cutegeek fan (prove it to me honey) plus has a funny remark shall get these skins (granted you live in the USA because heck I am not rich and I will be shipping it to you)!

This shall be a true test of who is Nina cutegeek fan! LOL. Game on cutegeekers!

Note: The iphone skin is the exact design!

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I love doing charity!  Personally it is one of the most rewarding things to help someone in need!  Unfortunately I tend to just want to help just about everything including abandoned dogs (or dogs wondering around with no owner) but that’s another tale all on its own (I am no longer allowed to work at dog shelters since I want to take every dog home)! 

So this AM I get this press release; nothing like I have seen before (we launched in March so I am sure this isn’t the first charity initiative) and I just had to post it! So here is the press release exactly like I received in my inbox!!

“Videogame Distributor Donates Percentage to Kids in Need Foundation , Helping
Provide Free School Supplies to Impoverished Children”
 
“City of Industry, CA (July, 2009) – Innex, a major distributor of videogame peripherals and accessories, today announced that it has signed a cause marketing license agreement with the KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION. Marathon Projects Ltd, the licensing agency for the Kids In Need Foundation negotiated the transaction. This will be the latest partnership agreement under the Kids In Need Foundation cause licensing program.”

“Believing that the meaning of success is the ability to help others, Innex, Inc. has announced that it will donate a percentage of its sales revenue to the KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION, a charity that provides free school supplies to impoverished children. Moving forward, Innexwill allocate a portion of all revenue, including sales of its exclusive brands (Komodo, Retro-Bit, Exo-Flex) to KIDS IN NEED.”

“Innex was established by Titi and Joey Ngoy, brothers whose family fled to a Thai Refugee Camp from Cambodia in 1979 while the country was suffering from violent revolution and extreme poverty inflicted by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Titi and Joey’s parents arrived in America with nothing,  but managed, through hard work, to provide their children with the education necessary to prosper.”

“Through our own family experience, we are very aware of the importance of an education and the difficulties faced by impoverished children,” stated Titi Ngoy, President of Innex. “Teaming up with KIDS IN NEED offers us the opportunity to make a contribution to a charity that is near to our heart and will hopefully make a difference in the lives of kids who need an extra hand getting ahead.”

“David Smith, Executive Director of the KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION stated, “KIDS IN NEED is very excited to partner with Innex since videogames are an important part of our youth’s culture. To be able to integrate Innex’s videogame peripheral and accessory program with KIDS IN NEED has fundamental appeal for both companies and helps strengthen KIDS IN NEED’S mission to provide school supplies for more children who need them.”

“Research shows that when children are provided with basic school supplies their grades go up, their confidence increases and their attitude toward learning improves. KIDS IN NEED is the number 1 charity focused on America’s under-funded educational system. KIDS IN NEED provides free school supplies to impoverished children as well as curriculum grants to under-funded teachers.”

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Yippee skippy!  I cannot wait till September to get the Beatles Rockband!!!  Always been a huge fan even though I am an 80′s baby, my parents played music from the 50′s and on since I was a child!  Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is clearly one of my favorite Beatles albums (it helped my parents had the CD)! I recall I use to listen to that CD nightly in high school (unlike everyone else in HS listening to pop rock, no offense I am just an old schooler)!  Till this day I swear I sometimes I start my morning with…

“Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat.” (Beatles Song: A Day In The Life)…and yes I literally sing this with a lil’ dance! I should have a reality show since I am such a dork! I swear I have been meaning to do a youtube of this reenactment! BUT I am hoping one day this song will be available for Rockband!

 So yesterday I got a list of more songs for Beatles Rockband! 

Per the press release, see below…and I believe the list will grow…to see full press release go here!

“Following the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band at the Microsoft press briefing at the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit last month, the newly announced 15 songs represent a cross-section of hits and favorites that span The Beatles’ storied career from Can’t Buy Me Love and Paperback Writer to With A Little Help From My Friends and Yellow Submarine, bringing the total number of announced songs to 25.”
 
The 15 new songs for The Beatles: Rock Band and the venues they are featured in are:
 
·         Twist And Shout / Cavern Club
·         Do You Want To Know A Secret / Cavern Club
·         Can’t Buy Me Love / Ed Sullivan Theater
·         I Wanna Be Your Man / Ed Sullivan Theater
·         Eight Days A Week / Shea Stadium
·         Paperback Writer / Budokan
·         And Your Bird Can Sing / Budokan
·         Yellow Submarine / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         With a Little Help from My Friends* / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Revolution / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Birthday / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Dig A Pony / Rooftop Concert
·         I’ve Got A Feeling / Rooftop Concert
 
Additional on-disc songs will be announced at a later date.  Stay tuned kids; I think this can only get better!!!!

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I was born a klutz, in fact it’s rare that I will not have a bruise on me…I run into door frames frequently.  Also as I am getting older I have developed shaky hands which has been the demise of many of my tech gadgets.  If they only could build a cell phone that once you dropped it; it would bounce back up like a basket ball! Man I should patent that idea!

To be honest I can break anything and I have no idea how it happens! Somewhat like when my dog plays with bugs and then kills them and wonders why they won’t play with her, kinda the way I feel about my gadgets. Once I was vacuuming and I ran over my husband mouse (not a real mouse, computer mouse) cord and the vacuum tore it in half!  I was so distraught!

Cut to me and my pink IPod shuffle (yes I know we all say that we don’t need to have pink products but my favorite color is pink in honor of my grandmother).  My shuffle is used about 4-5 hours a day since I live in the city and walk every where.  Seriously you don’t want me driving since I am a hot mess behind the wheel (I never took the driving portion of drivers ed.).  And yeah I know its not the newest one but frankly I still love it! 

So one night I accidentally spilled “water” (take a guess what water may be) unknowingly all over my shuffle while on its dock plugged into the wall.  After realizing such I was convinced…I am going to have to go buy the new shuffle.  As many techies know if you ever spill ANY liquid on any technical device do not turn it on!  I don’t know how many times I have told this to people! (Nobody listens to turtle!)

So as a smart geek I first unplugged it immediately (for fear my condo may burn down) and let it dry off over night.  I have to give myself props for that move because it totally saved my shuffle!  The next day I stared at my shuffle for a while…afraid it wouldn’t work and I would have to deal with every homeless person that approaches me on my daily walks.  The moment came where I just bit the bullet and turned it on…”OMG it works,” I thought as I am listening to my hip hop music through my Roxy/ JBL earbuds!

So at last folks I have found a device that I have not broken and its been 6 months.  The shuffle has battled through many drops in the street (klutzy) and now emerged in “water” and the thing still works!  I love my shuffle, though I think I have a very unhealthy relationship with itunes…or maybe just technology in general!?

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This release below just in from Rockband and Harmonix, I am EXCITED!

CAMBRIDGE, MA and NEW YORK, NY – July 17, 2009 – Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the Rock Band Network, a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians and record labels the ability to author their own original recordings into gameplay files and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the newly-created Rock Band Network Music Store. The introduction of the Rock Band Network marks a fundamental shift in the exposure music games can give emerging and established artists through innovative technologies that will open new revenue streams and promotional avenues. To see the full Rockband press release on their webiste go here!

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At E3 I met the VP of Marketing Matt from Xfire (again cutie!), who explained all the ins and outs of gaming social media.  Sorry ladies I didn’t get a picture…just take my word for it that he is cute in his casual fedora hat!

So per the Xfire.com website “Xfire is a free application that combines multiple gaming tools into one powerful tool to alleviate the need to run multiple different gaming related programs. For instance, Xfire allows you to chat with your friends, see what games they are playing, what servers they are playing on and join them instantly with one click. Xfire also allows you to show off your gaming skills by capturing screenshots and videos and uploading them to your Profile page on the Xfire website.”

Admittedly I went on a spa quest to get out of the city and to a resort in the south bay.  I recalled that Matt said Xfire was in Menlo Park and since my resort was there I might as well stop by.  I had set up my clan on Xfire after E3 and since then did nothing to it and have only one sample friend, which is pathetic! Though how nice of Xfire to give me a sample friend since I clearly had NONE!  I needed some Xfire tutorials and demo’s of what other folks with more friends Xfire clan looked like. 

I have been wanting to try some online games out and Xfire is the perfect interface and seems to be the ideal website for me to join.  So I make my drive from the foggy city to sunny Menlo Park. 

I walk into the Xfire office, “uh…hello? Anyone?!” It was 9am…

It looked like any gamers office/ lab, I know this after working at Dell with engineers!  Cardboard cut outs of gaming characters and posters of games or gaming entertainment posters on the walls. 

In walks Matt…”oh thank gawd I am not in the wrong office,” I thought immediately!

Matt takes me to his office and I see his Xfire account…and now I have clan envy.  His xfire was all hooked up with all these friends and clans…it’s kinda like getting friend envy on facebook or twitter! Darn I am about to look like a major idiot once he sees mine, I thought. 

Please don’t ask…please don’t ask…

And then sure enough he asks, “Whats your account name so I can add you as a friend?” 

On No! uhhhhhh…I think the spa mentality got to me too soon…

I didn’t even have it memorized!  What kind of gamer am I?! Seriously  I shuffle around in my over sized Juicy C purse and finally find my user name and p/w.  Even more embarrassing is that I had some pretty crappy games listed that I honestly have no idea how they appeared on my account, maybe after some “grape juice?”

He gives me a standard tour on his PC of screen shots of different gamers on xfire and live broadcasts.  I got a better grasp of the hot keys that were used to switch between games and the web!

So here is a good list to help you all get started who aren’t on Xfire.com
Scroll Lock + X: Brings up Xfire Ingame
Scroll Lock + V: Starts Video Capture
Scroll Lock + B: Starts Broadcast
Scroll Lock + W: Brings up Web
Scroll Lock + S: Takes a screenshot

So then I meet the engineer who showed me the gaming interface and how all the above also help your xfire gaming experience.  I have to be honest till I play around and join games I am so lost.  However I recall at my Madballs Demo they said it would be online so that may be me!  So give it a try!  Why not right?! So be my pal on Xfire…I need pals…love me gamers!!

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Its only just begun everyone see us Cutegeek girls at E3 on youtube. See some more new post of Ms. Radiris and I at E3 playing games. Radiris on Guitar and Nina on Drums!

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CuteGeek.com will post pictures of events, products, and random ‘forms’ of interesting technology that surround us on our new Flickr account !

Our first set of pics are from E3. Tomorrow we’ll add more pictures from the event and we’ll also upload all of the videos that we captured on our YouTube.com account.

Enjoy!

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A pal of mine asked me to try out Spinvox and immediately I was attracted to the features of this service. Spinvox is a great service you can get on your cell/ smart phone and it converts all voicemails into texts. It then can convert it into email, blogs, walls or space. Convenience is imperative and also needed when running your own small business. I work from home and my phone does get used for emailing and conf. calls; this service is amazing! I am in love with Spinvox!

First off who has time to spend 2 hours listening to voice mails these days?! How great is it to get a text of your missed voicemail/ call?! Second is that you can use this with Skype which I use pretty often, especially for international calls (or my podcast). Lastly in the very near future you will be able to get your texts while flying.

I cannot express what a great service Spinvox provides, it honestly makes me wonder…who needs voicemail when you can have Spinvox?! I love you Spinvox.

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Hello everyone, welcome to CuteGeek.com! Since we just launched today at 8PM I wanted to introduce my self, with a quick bio and a video I made.

First a little about my self,I have been happily married 5 years and we have 1 dog (Chloe the Chihuahua). I live in San Francisco currently but born in San Antonio, Texas…Go Spurs. I have 4 years of computer industry experience, 2005-2008 with Dell Computers. Previous to Dell I managed a law office for 3.5 years in family law. We specialized in collecting child support by working the Texas Attorney General’s office. Watch out dead beat parents! Currently I own my own consultation business and now I’m a bloggerette for Cute Geek!

Technology I can’t live without: I love my HP 910 IPAQ Smart Phone, I love my Dell Latitude (Yo Dell hook me up with an E series ), My 2008 Benz GPS and Bluetooth (MB please send me 2009 CLK 550:)), my new Sony purple Webbie, and My Sony playstation 3 (since I am decent on the drums).
Favorite websites: Youtube, Facebook, Best Buy, CNet, itunes, and MTV (what? I am still in my 20s )
Hobbies: I took up dancing a year ago; gradually I believe I have to be getting better. I can cook Mexican food, especially salsa! I like to sing but only the shower likes it.

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