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Apocalypse appropriate movie selections

April 13, 2012 5:19am PDT

Geekend contributor Edmond Woychowsky offers his opinion on which movies to watch and which ones not to waste your time when you're holed up in your bunker.

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Still reading banned books

September 30, 2011 8:42am PDT

Avid reader Edmond Woychowsky discusses 10 books that were banned or challenged in 2010 and 2011.

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Filk mixes sci-fi and fantasy with music

September 15, 2011 9:38am PDT

Wish your musical selections contained more references to Star Trek, Tolkien, and zombies? Then you must not be listening to filk.

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Elektra One and the possibilities of green aircraft technology

April 22, 2011 8:41am PDT

PC-Aero's Elektra One electric plane is an entry in the NASA-funded 2011 CAFE Green Flight Challenge. Edmond Woychowsky considers where the green aircraft's technology might lead.

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Downsized? Career transition services may help

March 10, 2011 6:29pm PST

Blogger Edmond Woychowsky shares his experience with being downsized and explains how career transition services helped renew his job search.

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Stocking stuffer ideas for geeks

December 22, 2010 5:01pm PST

If you're still looking for stocking stuffers or perhaps coworker or hostess gifts for your favorite geeks, Nicole Bremer Nash and Edmond Woychowsky have some great suggestions for under $40.

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More recipes for mad scientist geeks

December 22, 2010 6:29am PST

Edmond Woychowsky likes recipes that make him feel like a mad scientist. He's getting into the holiday spirit this year by baking gingerbread minions and other goodies.

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Six monster stories worth reading

October 28, 2010 10:36am PDT

These works by Shelley, Poe, Lovecraft, and Sigler are among Edmond Woychowsky's favorites when he wants to read a good monster story.

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Add Wiki on a Stick to your development toolbox

October 15, 2010 10:53pm PDT

Edmond Woychowsky is using Wiki on a Stick to organize notes for his next book and to document items for work. He says the sky is the limit with this open source tool.

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Six zombie tales worth checking out

October 7, 2010 5:19pm PDT

Edmond Woychowsky recommends zombie stories that he thinks are worth your time. What zombie literature do you recommend to Geekend readers?

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Convert Windows Media Player playlists to Winamp format using XSLT

September 24, 2010 11:15pm PDT

Edmond Woychowsky tried to copy Windows Media Player playlists to his MP3 player, but the device was expecting Winamp playlists. Feeling a bit rebellious, he decided to write some XSLT to convert...

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Star Trek pick-up lines that never landed me a date

August 20, 2010 11:07am PDT

Edmond Woychowsky shares the one-liners about tribbles, Harry Mudd, and Pon farr that he considered using in his younger days to woo the elusive female geek.

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Gallery: Installing your own U3 applications

April 26, 2010 7:15am PDT

Get tips on using U3 Package Prototyper program and PackageFactory for U3 to install your U3 applications.

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Altova MapForce lets you map data to and from XML

April 13, 2010 6:33am PDT

MapForce lets developers who aren't heavyweights in XPath, XSLT, and XQuery be productive when mapping data to and from XML.

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A required reading list for geeks

April 8, 2010 2:25pm PDT

Find out which books Nicole Bremer Nash says are vital for every geek to read in order to pass into full-grown geekdom.

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Channel your inner Kirk in SpaceTrek: The New Empire

April 6, 2010 9:27pm PDT

Edmond Woychowsky says the browse-based game SpaceTrek: The New Empire is like a cross between the old text-based Star Trek computer game and the open source game FreeCol.

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WonderCon 2010: Kevin Smith, costumed fans, film trailers

April 6, 2010 5:06am PDT

Although Edmond Woychowsky didn't attend WonderCon 2010 in San Francisco from April 2 - 4, he was there in spirit. He shares a few highlights from the comics convention.

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The most disturbing geek movie

March 16, 2010 9:20am PDT

Of the 10 geek films that Edmond Woychowsky finds most disturbing, he says nine of the movies pale in comparison to his number one pick.

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Using a hybrid XSLT solution to send an email

March 16, 2010 7:11am PDT

Edmond Woychowsky recounts how a hybrid XSLT solution that he used recently reminds him of his college days.

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Nine date night movies for geeks

March 15, 2010 2:07pm PDT

Edmond Woychowsky lists films that satisfy his geeky expectations for a movie and his wife's non-geeky expectations. Share your geeky date night picks.

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