Sonja Thompson

Sure, Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome gets around, but we’d like to think that TechRepublic swag has reached remote corners of the world as well.

If you’ve ever received TR swag, please send us a photo of it to trol@techrepublic.com so that we can add it to this gallery (be sure to include the state and country where you reside).

If you don’t have any TR swag, but you’d like to receive some (and are willing to send us a photo of it in your natural surroundings), send us an e-mail with your mailing address to trol@techrepublic.com.

We took advantage of TechRepublic’s page on Facebook to ask the TechRepublic community what geeky vacation destinations they’d recommend. Here are some of the places that top their geeky travels.

For the most part, IT professionals are self-proclaimed geeks who love to play with gadgets. So, the TechRepublic community was the perfect group to ask, “What is your favorite geeky gadget?”

Take a look at this photo gallery to see how some TR members responded. And if you’d like to add your favorite geeky gadget to this photo gallery, either send us an original photo or just tell us what it is and we’ll secure an image and add it to the list. Send all correspondence to trol@techrepublic.com.

Here’s a collection of fractal images generated from XaoS, free fractal zoomer software that is available for Windows and Mac.

If you’re looking for geeky gift ideas for Father’s Day, either to purchase for a dad or to drop hints for someone buying you a present, we’ve assembled a gallery of some of the geekier Father’s Day items available online.

In this teardown gallery, TechRepublic member Hal 9000 cracks open a Solar Ball.

In case you missed the announcement in the discussion forums, TR member OldER Mycroft (OM) passed away.

Not only was OM active in the discussion and questions forums, but he also participated in the TR Member Spotlight interview series, sent in numerous photos for the TROLOV video series, and even recorded an audio greeting for TechRepublic’s 10-year anniversary celebration.

We’ve compiled some of these photos and audio clips in memory of a valued TR community member whose intelligence, humor, and friendship will be greatly missed both on and off the site. RIP, OM.

For folks who can’t view Flash video, you can choose to just listen to the audio file.

This TechRepublic’s Hot 5 takes a quick look at the most popular discussions of this past week and acknowledges the community members who have been the most active on the site.

If you’re not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.

This little handheld networking USB gadget is a green alternative to business cards. Will the Poken catch on in the business world?

The questions highlighted in this Questions of the Week post address issues with network file storage, remote desktop, wireless access, Word for Macs, and more.

Rajesh Srivastava, Bing’s Principle Group Manager, talks about how Bing is more than just a search engine — it’s a tool that helps you make informed decisions.

TechRepublic’s 10-year anniversary (and first annual Community Event) was held in Louisville on June 26, 2009. We streamed the event live and also provided the recording as a download. However, we also now have this condensed version, which includes some of the member interviews, for your enjoyment.