Welcome! to TooTall's Mind

What kind of geek are you?

Newbie

Why do you consider yourself a geek?

Because I taught myself how to build and upgrade computers out of the trash. I have set up 2 computers next to each other so I can be surfing the web on one and flying a plane on the other. Lately people have been coming to me for questions about computers.

How did you find out about our Geek community?

I went to fsheadquarters.com and it came to lockergnome and Chris Pirillo is one of my favorite subscribtions on YouTube for answers.

What are your "geeky equipment" specs?

Remember, everything I own has been built out of the trash. As of 3 years ago I knew nothing.
CPU-AMD Athlon XP 2400+
GPU-NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
MoBo-MSI KM4M-L
Memory-2 512MB PC3200=1GB
Hard Drive-100GB Seagate Barracuda 7200
Optic Drives-1 Sony DVD RW DRU-810A, 1 Samsung CD-R/RW SW252F
OS- Windows XP Pro (SP3)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I don't Know.

What makes you laugh?

The question above. I am 44 and I still don't know.

What is the thing in life you treasure most?

My daughter

What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?

I am the Ice Cream eating champion of my town. I can eat a half gallon of Ice Cream in 8min 26sec.

What do you do to entertain yourself?

I build, upgrade and fix computers

Favorite music, movies, books, shows, artists, games, people, events, hobbies, etc.?

I like old movies with lots of stars, I read Maximum PC and PC World, I do both crossword puzzles in the local newspapers, I have a BFA in Graphic Design and I like photography.