Archive for May, 2009

Editor’s Letter : A little help please

Hail all Geeks Hi guys, It’s with great pleasure that I bring you issue 2 of GeekDeck. I was concerned at how this whole thing was going to work out. Whether I’d be able to fill the magazine with an average of 10 articles each month, but so far, it’s going just fine. We still [ READ MORE ]

Walkabout: Ken Vandine

If you’re a GNOME user and happen to attend open source events, chances are that you’ve either met or seen Ken Vandine, and how could you miss him? Founder of the Foresight Linux distribution and long time contributor to open source projects in general, he is the most upbeat and easy going person you’ll ever [ READ MORE ]

Review : Cherry Picks of the Month: Sliced Bread

This month’s edition of Cherry Picks of the Month has a review of a very special product that will definitely turn many heads. It is one of those products that you proudly claim to be “the best thing since the invention of sliced bread.” At least I think so! But first things first: DISCLAIMER: I [ READ MORE ]

Gaming : Hello, my name is: _’Gamer’_

I was in a computer store the other day browsing high end graphics cards and the latest games, killing time waiting for a train, when the salesman came up to me and asked in a rather excited manner “does one like playing games? Is Sir a hardcore gamer?” Worrying that if I didn’t stop him [ READ MORE ]

Feature : The trouble with pirates

We’re a small outfit here at GeekDeck. We don’t get asked to visit games studios or talk to famous people. We just write about what matters to us and that’s why we’re able to take on such a large, controversial topic as piracy. Thinking back only a few years ago, the term piracy was reserved [ READ MORE ]

Gaming : Multiformat Releases == BAD?

It’s hard sometimes to pick out quality among the huge amount of just average mediocrity that paves our games market.  Finding something truly stunning and groundbreaking is not only difficult but sometimes almost impossible.  It’s true to say that a great title comes along around 3-4 times per platform, per year.  For your average casual [ READ MORE ]

Culture : Come on Lan, let’s have a party

LAN parties.  Is there anything more exhilarating?  Probably.  However, few geeks can deny the certain “Je ne sais quois” that they feel in the belly of a damn good LAN party.  It’s not just about the games, it’s about the pizza, the beer, the company and most importantly beating the pants off your mates.  I [ READ MORE ]

Programming : Code optimisation

I started programming when I was around 10 years old, after my dad showed me how to program on the Atari 800XE. I remember progressing on from that to QBASIC when we got our first PC. It was QBASIC that stayed with me for a good few years on from that until I believe I [ READ MORE ]

Retro : Shiver me timbers

Hmmmmmm. Sleek, silky smooth black body. Nice tight little footprint. Little grippy rubber keys. It’s Christmas 1986, you’re 14 years old and you’ve just unwrapped what in the future will be seen as a monumental shift in home entertainment. The Sinclair Spectrum 48k had arrived and you’re as excited as you were when you saw [ READ MORE ]

Review : HandBrake

For a long time, I’ve been looking for something that will take media from a DVD and put it in a suitable format for watching on [insert media device here]. It’s an age old problem, you want your media on a different device, but often getting it there is a problem, especially in the open [ READ MORE ]

Sign-off : I HATE MY PHONE

So we come to the end of another issue of GeekDeck and with it, the sign off. The place where someone gets the last word. Surprise surprise it’s me again. So what have I got to moan and whinge about this time? Mobile phones. Now don’t get me wrong. I have a mobile or cell, [ READ MORE ]

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