64 Things Every Geek Should Know

One of the better "x things a geek should know/how to tell that you are a geek/you might be a geek if..."

But soldering your glasses? Seems like it would melt the frames.
 
1. The Meaning of Technical Acronyms: sjeez, those are really easy. i knew them by age 10. and that said, P2P is more often "Peer-To-Peer" than not...
2. How to Reset RAM: it's called a reboot. and if you can't you should be using a server distro that doesn't require some stupid software to be installed.
3. Identify Keyloggers: hardware keyloggers? wow... how 1980s...
4. Surf the Web Anonymously: so impressive... *sigh*
5. Bypass a Computer Password on All Major Operating Systems: i don't know how to do that on a Mac, but that's because i don't want to.
6. Find a Users IP Address on AIM: my god, what kind of geek uses AIM?
7. Hide a File Behind a JPEG: piece o' cake, but if you want to hide stuff, you shouldn't use a password protected rar. just encrypt a piece of your hdd.
8. Crack a Wifi Password: wardriving was never challenging. too many ill protected access points.
9. Monitor Network Traffic: yeah, a switch with promiscuous setting or a basic hub and a tiny piece of software is real geek knowledge!
10. Recover Master Boot Record: :rolleyes:
11. Retrieve Data off Hard Drive: but software recovery tools have their limitations, numbnuts.
12. Load Rockbox onto an MP3 Player: this is for audiophiles, not geeks.
13. Unbrick a Smartphone: a geek would use an open source one, dumbass.
14. Replace a Laptop Keyboard: when kb = dirty, then replace? *sigh* anyhow, all this takes is a screwdriver and more than 10 braincells.
15. Rip Streaming Videos: proper use of software makes you a geek master, right?
16. Strip Windows DRM: geeks wouldn't be caught by drm in the first place...
17. Homebrew Hack Game Systems: ten to fifteen years ago, yes. today, fuck no.
18. Find a Website IP Address Without Web/Command Prompt Access: impress your friends? wtf, get out more, retard.
19. Bypass School or Work Website Blocks: dunno what kind of filters they use at your place, but they sure suck. use proxies instead anyway.
20. Screw with Wifi Leeches: if it's your wifi, it should be properly protected not to have leeches in the first place.
21. Hexadecimal and Binary Number Systems: zomg! math!
22. How to Hot Wire a Car: wrong profession, dude.
23. Increase Wifi Range: *sigh* geeks buy proper hardware in the first place.
24. Carrying a Computer Cleaning Arsenal on Your USB Drive: that's IT tech territory. a geek has usually given up on helping people in this fashion and tells them to go fuck themself if they ask.
25. Running an Operating System from a USB Thumb Drive: zomg! it's like magic!
26. Understand What "There's no Place Like 127.0.0.1" Means: i guess corny & retarded phrases like that are geek territory...
27. Read 1337 At Normal Speed: not exactly a challenge for anyone if you give them a few minutes to think it over the first time.
28. At Least One Fictional Language: so i'm not a geek! thank god!
29. How to Survive in a Linux Argument: pffft. linux = geek? fuck off.
30. Identify Major Constellations: i don't see the geeky-ness.
31. Use a Camera in Manual Mode: what the fuck does this have to do with being a geek?
32. Who Mulder and Scully Are: about anyone who's lived through the 90s?
33. Javascript: javascript is also evil. so good to know. XSS is fun.
34. How to Unlock an iPhone: didn't they already have unbricking a smartphone? sjeez. repetitive much?
35. How to Install Mac OS X on a PC: would rather die, quite frankly.
36. Build a PC: modern pcs are so idiotproof even G.W.B. could assemble one nowadays.
37. Tethering a Smartphone: zomg! science!
38. Wiring a Home Theater System: *sigh* colorcoded cables go where?????
39. Replacing a Laptop LCD: buying screens seperately generally costs as much as a new laptop, dumbass.
40. Make a Laptop Cooling Pad: and you need that because????
41. Unleash a Laser Pointer's full potential: geeks buy laser pointers who are rated at that capacity and can light cigarettes.
42. Keyboard Shortcuts: finally, some truth.
43. Soldering Glasses Together: now that's just sad.
44. How to Execute a Shell Script: very hard indeed.
45. How to Hack a Pop Machine: makes me think back of my schooldays. good times.
46. Turn a Laptop into a Digital Picture Frame: that's just unefficient.
47. How to Mod a Flash Drive Case:...
48. Do Cool Things to Altoids Tins: running out of inspiration much?
49. Convert Cassette Tapes to Digital Audio Files: download everything in FLAC instead?
50. Lock Your Computer with a USB Drive: remember to keep a spare copy...
51. Run Your Own Ethernet Line: done & done.
52. Set Up a Streaming Media Server: skipped.
53. Setting up a VPN: i get paid for that shit.
54. Turn Webcams into Security Cameras: that's so hard... at least make capturing motion activated then, nuublet.
55. Control Your House Lights with a Computer: overkill much?
56. Play Retro Games without Retro Consoles: emulators are like so kewl!
57. Put LEDs Inside a Lightbulb: even bikers have done it already... very geeky.
58. Create Music with Keyboard: music? talent? geeks? i think not.
59. Make Your Office Ergonomic: a geek doesn't care.
60. Adding a Third Monitor: ... *sigh*
61. How to Convert a DVD to x264 (or XviD or DivX): doom9.net is so hard to find in goodle these days...
62. Flash System BIOS: most systems allow people to do this from inside windows nowadays for crying out loud.
63. How to Irrecoverably Protect Data: TrueCrypt is great, but didn't i already talk about encryption?
64. The Fastest way to Kill a Computer: depends on what you want to kill?
 
Haha, somehow I knew Sue would come around to set matters straight.

42. Keyboard Shortcuts: finally, some truth.

Yeah I was hoping they'd reveal some super hidden secret shortcut that only Tibetan Monks know or something. I'm always on the lookout for those.

Remember kids, "windows key + D" will change your life... forever!
 
Ohhh I wanna try and hack a drinks machine. For the hell of it really, if I muck anything up no one will notice as the bloody things break down all the time at Uni.
 
KQX said:
Haha, somehow I knew Sue would come around to set matters straight.
and i don't even regard myself as being a computer geek btw. pretty close though.

KQX said:
Remember kids, "windows key + D" will change your life... forever!
depending on fingerplacement you might also want to opt for windows+M in times of dire need. :)

but really, even simple use of small things like using F2 to rename files can save you a lot of time. but to most users even Alt+F4 is a magical unknown combination.

Alphadrop said:
Ohhh I wanna try and hack a drinks machine. For the hell of it really, if I muck anything up no one will notice as the bloody things break down all the time at Uni.
difficulty greatly depends on what type/model it is (basic, semi-computerized or fully computerized) and if they forgot to disable debug mode when taking it into production. :)
 
Alphadrop said:
Ohhh I wanna try and hack a drinks machine. For the hell of it really, if I muck anything up no one will notice as the bloody things break down all the time at Uni.

I use a Crowbar.....but hey thats me.
 
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KQX said:
- Bypass School or Work Website Blocks
- Convert Cassette Tapes to Digital Audio Files

The first one, I have actually done that. My school had the most awful website blocker system ever!!!

I just went into the C: disk and found out the folder for the blocking program. I could'nt uninstall it of course, but I didn't have permission on my account, but I just began delete all files I could delete (all except the .exe file) and you know. Hahah... Just terrible, I still laugh at that shit!!!

And the second... WHY!!!!! Casette and vinyl is the greatest thing ever. But yeah, I know how to do it... :roll:
 
SuAside said:
but really, even simple use of small things like using F2 to rename files can save you a lot of time. but to most users even Alt+F4 is a magical unknown combination.

Yep, both very useful. I also like to use ctrl and shift combinations with arrow keys, delete, home, and end when typing. Hmm, what else? Alt+ print screen will take a screenshot of just your active window. Ctrl+Z (undo) and Ctrl+Y (redo) work with most programs and useful when typing too.

Here's a useful program for those interested in enhancing their keyboard shortcuts. Haven't tried it myself yet though so can't vouch:

http://stud.usv.ro/~alexbu/target.php?target=keyboard
 
Pfff, figures... ".ro"

Well it did work earlier. Here's an article about it.

keyboard_tweaker-500x338.jpg
 
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