Sunday, September 16, 2007

Week in Review

tonic Monday is near.  Here's a quick review of the past weeks posts for the Geek Tonic Blog.

  • For Serious Jericho Fans Only: Jerichon Festival in Oakley Kansas This Weekend

    I was reading the Kansas City Star newspaper this morning and noticed an Associated Press blip about this festival in Oakley Kansas.  Now festivals are a very common thing in small towns, but this one is quite different.    Here's an excerpt from the story: "The show's passionate,…

  • GBPVR HTPC Software Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

    This is part four of a six-part series where I'll share with you the keyboard shortcut cheat sheets that I have compiled for the most popular Home Theater PC programs available.    This one is for the GBPVR HTPC Software . TO DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THIS GBPVR CHEAT SHEET CLICK HERE …

  • Timewaster / Tool Of The Day: Brought To You By Blogger

    The Blogger Buzz blog announces a new "toy" they have released that does something that is somewhat of a timewaster, but I must admit - quite an interesting way to kill some time.  It's called Blogger Play and its simply a web album that scrolls through the pictures being uploaded to…

  • Friday Reads

      Here are a few interesting stories to check out for your Friday Reads:   Extract Pictures from PowerPoint Photo Slideshows - Simple Hack - Amit at Digital Inspirations has another great how-to.  This one shows you how to get photos from those PowerPoint slideshows. Samsung Blackjack Getting WM6…

  • Beyond TV and Beyond Media Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

    This is part three of a six-part series where I'll share with you the keyboard shortcut cheat sheets that I have compiled for the most popular Home Theater PC programs available.  This one is for Snapstream's Beyond TV and Beyond Media HTPC Software. Other HTPC Software Cheat Sheets: …

  • Media Portal HTPC Keyboard Cheat Sheet

    This is part two of a six-part series where I'll share with you the keyboard shortcut cheat sheets that I have compiled for the most popular Home Theater PC programs available.  This one is for the free, open source Media Portal HTPC software. Other HTPC Software Cheat Sheets: Windows Vista…

  • Windows Media Center Cheat Sheet - Vista & XP

    This is part one of a six-part series where I'll share with you my keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for the most popular Home Theater PC programs available.  First up is for Windows MCE and Vista Media Center.  The majority of commands are the same for these two versions, but I'm showing…

  • Good Reads - Stories On the Web I Recommend

    It's been a busy week already for me.  But I did finally find the time to read through my Google Reader feeds and have a few good articles I recommend for you.  Check these out: Free Localized Sports in Realtime - DownloadSquad talks about how to use your wifi enable laptop to keep up with the…

  • How To Keep Perfect Time on Your Computer

    Computers don't always keep the best time.  You may notice that computer's system clocks will lose or gain several minutes or so every few days.    With many computers this isn't a big deal, but there are several times when the time needs to be exact.  For instance, when you are…

  • iTunes Album Art Grabber - Free High Quality Album Art

    Want some free, full-sized, high quality album art for your music or DVD's?  Someone has created a website that grabs high-quality album art from the iTunes site just by typing in the album or artist name.  I don't know how long this one will last though as I'm sure Apple will be…

  • Free, Full TV Episodes of Pilot Shows

    Can't wait until the new Fall Premiers start?  Want to check out some of the new TV pilots before they air on Television?  Well you're in luck.  As I mentioned before, Amazon Unbox has a few of the NBC new pilot, first episodes available for free beginning today.         You can…

  • Complete Rundown of New Fall 2007 TV Shows

    Last week I posted a complete list of all the Fall 2007 TV shows including the returning and new TV series. For those of you deciding whether to record any of the new shows to your DVR here's a little more information on each of the brand new TV series :       Don't forget that the…

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