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After Hours

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

By tricialiebert March 10, 2008, 4:43 AM PDT

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TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The side of the building

The side of the building

This is the first you know that you are in the office park of office parks. Fortunately for us, the GPS knew exactly where we were going. I saw the sign and knew we were almost there- after 13 hours of nearly non-stop driving and way too little sleeping!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The front door

The front door

This is it, the entrance to TR. This door is locked but Sonja and Beth were waiting for me.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Mark Kaelin

Mark Kaelin

One of the sweetest guys you will ever meet, I stopped in to chat with Mark about his habit of taking things apart. On the corner of his desk is the poor little MacBook Air that he disassembled. It was happily running Leopard when I saw it, so I guess no harm done.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Mark and I

Mark and I

Couldn’t resist getting a picture with Mark.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Tandy CoCo

Tandy CoCo

This is the Tandy CoCo that Mark took apart just a few weeks ago. Yesterday it was a star. Today it is sitting alone against a wall.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Commodore 64

Commodore 64

I believe that the Commodore 64 has fallen victim to a screwdriver wielding Mark as well.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

TR-80

TR-80

These were referred to as the “Trash80” back in the day. I have no idea if this one works. I know that there is one in my closet that DOES still work. We even have all the bits that go with it.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

John Sheesley

John Sheesley

In an office that is a shrine to Snoopy and a couple of great museum pieces, you’ll find John Sheesley. He is at least three of the most easy going people I’ve met. While we were there, we got to take a look at some computing dinosaurs. Very cool. If you haven’t checked out his new blog yet, I suggest you do so. It’s called Classics Rock

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Tandy 1000 (I think)

Tandy 1000 (I think)

You can tell how old this machine is by the photo. Believe it or not, it’s running Windows- 2.0 I think.Ah the memories!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Early laptop

Early laptop

This old laptop was found on John’s credenza. While obviously an older specimen, it is actually quite small.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Mary Weilage

Mary Weilage

We don’t see Mary on TR but she is lurking. Mary was a finalist for the Best of the Best Chairman’s Club award from CNET. She is also a lovely lady.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Selena Frye

Selena Frye

Didn’t get much time with Selena. On this day, I caught her with work to do and deadlines to meet.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Eve Lee

Eve Lee

We know Eve on the forums as Leee. Eve is only recently back after the birth of her daughter.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Jenna Miller

Jenna Miller

This is as good as it gets trying to get a picture of Jenna. Great puppy photos, though!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Office mascot

Office mascot

I thought that Timmy the monkey was unique to Think Geek but perhaps not. This guy was parked outside of Jenna’s cube.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Cube toys

Cube toys

There is no shortage of toys at TR. And no shortage of books either. I learned to look around me very carefully so I didn’t miss anything.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Beth Blakely

Beth Blakely

Now see? Beth isn’t fearsome! Actually, I have to take this space to publicly apologize to Beth for leaving without saying good-bye. Not even remotely intentional, just the way things went. I realized that I hadn’t checked in with her when we got back to the hotel. But think of it this way- we didn’t cry or get all mushy on each other either! And the next time I’m there, you know there will be prezzies!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Toys in Beth's cube

Toys in Beth's cube

Everyone needs toys, right? These are a few of the things you will find in the Beth zone. I love the Twinkie lunch box!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The end of the row

The end of the row

This was taken from the head of the row looking back. This is where you will find Jay, Smorty, and Beth. Enter at your own risk!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Jay Garmon

Jay Garmon

One of the many pleasures I had this week was to get to know the Trivia Geek a bit better. Jay is a wonderful person with a very quick wit. I can see where he did well in advertising but am glad that he has a niche at TR.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Jay's overhead bin

Jay's overhead bin

What else were you expecting? All I ever keep in an overhead bin is tech books. Not so, the Trivia Geek!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Shawn Morton (Smorty)

Shawn Morton (Smorty)

I knew from reading Shawn’s blog that he is VERY into Guitar Hero. I got to see evidence with my own eyes. The guitar had a loose screw and he had just fixed it. Of course that meant that he had to test the fix. He is amazingly good at that!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Toys of TR

Toys of TR

If you are going to write about something, of course you are required to test drive it.You are looking at the “Game Test Lab”.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

More toys

More toys

Guitar Hero, Rock Band, everything you need to become a rock and roll game god!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The TR Test Lab

The TR Test Lab

You knew that there had to be a test lab on site, didn’t you? And being geeks, you wanted to see pictures. Being a geek, I took pictures.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Racks in the Test Lab

Racks in the Test Lab

Where there is a test lab, there are racks and wire. I would say something about wire management here, but it’s a test lab and entitled to have wire in odd places.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The office of the Big Guy

The office of the Big Guy

Jason was out of the office the whole week I was there. And when the cat’s away…

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Sneaking into Jason's office

Sneaking into Jason's office

… the mice will play! I initially thought about filling his office with balloons, but I decided not to. Would have been funny though!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

In the seat of power

In the seat of power

Yep, I actually sat at Jason’s desk. Very interesting to be in the “power chair”. I felt like editing something!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Getting comfy

Getting comfy

I had to do it. It was a moral imperative. Wouldn’t you have done the same thing in my shoes? I think that everyone secretly wants to put their feet up on the bosses desk. I actually got to do it!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Leaving Jason a note

Leaving Jason a note

Since Jason was out of town, I decided to leave him a note from TiggerTwo.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Jason's press passes

Jason's press passes

Jason has been at this for awhile. This is his collection of press passes.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Jason's office door

Jason's office door

This is the cartoon that Jason has on his office door. Funny!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Sonja in the podcast studio

Sonja in the podcast studio

Poor Sonja was working around me all week. I can require much of a person. Here she is editing a podcast. I managed to completely interrupt her.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Sonja Thompson

Sonja Thompson

When I decide to intrude on someone, I don’t go half way. Fortunately for me, Sonja was extremely generous with her time.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Chatting with Sonja

Chatting with Sonja

I had a podcast scheduled with MicroFocus to discuss COBOL the next day. Sonja took a moment to get me familiar with the equipment.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The TR banner

The TR banner

This is pinned to the wall in the podcast studio.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

The basement

The basement

This is the basement of TR. It is home to discarded office chairs, a ping-pong table, a fooze-ball table and…

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Boxes of swag

Boxes of swag

… the mother-lode of TR swag! I’m wondering how much I will be able to smuggle out.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

Picking through boxes

Picking through boxes

It was almost too tempting to make up an excuse to bring my computer bag down and “accidentally” drop a few choice items in.

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

This will fit me!

This will fit me!

You have to know that I am not leaving that room empty handed!

TR under the covers- I cracked TR!

TR Swag

TR Swag

Actually, I didn’t leave empty handed. I think that Eve was behind the book, I know that Sonja was behind the rest. The dart board is great and I love the little flag. The tool kit is perfect, the tee-shirt is something that I have wanted for some time, my cats think that the little light up ball should belong to them but the ultimate in cool is the wine cork and opener. Now, if I could just get them to change to a pink flag for the 3 Day! It was a great trip and I will likely do it again. Thanks to everyone at TR for making me feel so at home!

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