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What kind of geek are you?

inquisitive

Why do you consider yourself a geek?

I am fond of everything new and unusual

How did you find out about our Geek community?

I follow Chris Pirillo Blog

What do you want to be when you grow up?

a tech journalist

What is the thing in life you treasure most?

It's my family

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That’s How I Combine Windows and Vista Start Menus

I guess nobody has an argument against the fact that an ideal operating system does not exist, as well as an ideal web browser, search engine or even start menu.

From my own experience, when I first moved from Windows Vista to XP, I felt uncomfortable without those features in Vista start menu which I got used to. For instance, search, an ability to choose what is in the menu, skins, etc. On the other hand, I liked that “All programs” list in XP did not expand out like in Vista. And I didn’t wa… Continue

Posted on February 18, 2009 at 9:20am —

Do You Use Mac-Style Windows Launchers?

I am always in search for new and useful ways to access my favorite folders. Personally, I am a big fan of Windows OS, and do not want to move to Mac. No way. Nevertheless, being a big fan of PC, I have to admit that I adore the Mac OS X docking launcher.

To have this tool on your PC, just choose one of Mac-style Windows Launchers (they are totally free):
RocketDock is designed with a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access. You can place it wherever you want on the scr… Continue

Posted on February 4, 2009 at 4:34am — 4 Comments

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At 1:44am on February 18, 2009, Jon Sheline said…: Welcome, Svetlana...thank you for your request. Have fun and educate yourself!

At 4:56am on February 4, 2009, GrannyDiane said…: I hope you grow to love Geeks as much as I do! This is really a great place to be, lots of discussions and blogs to read and comment on. Wonderful people to meet. Have fun here.