randsinrepose.com— Rands explains the inner workings of nerds and what you can do to get what you need out of them. This article needs to land in the hands of the significant others of every nerd.
Nov 11, 2007View in Crawl 4
So instead of assuming that you simply don't fit into the category he calls "nerd", you deride him for not including your own archetype in his description? Why not just think to yourself, "I guess I'm not a nerd in the way he's describing it"?
@ opini, RE: " .. switched to a Mac at the beginning of this year. What's more, it definitely forms the centrepiece of my system. I do everything with my MBP! It contains just about every journal article/file that will ever be of interest to me (so I can spotlight information as soon as it's required); every contact detail I will ever need (Address Book); every appointment I need to attend and everything I need to do (iCal); a fantastic dictionary that often comes in handy; all my music on iTunes; Delicious Library to track my hundreds of books/DVDs/CDs/games that I regularly lend to friends; Mail, aMSN, iChat and Skype to contact anyone from anywhere; Skitch to communicate with friends through screenshots/snaps; Keynote to give a presentation whenever I need to; and WiiTransfer to play my movies from my MBP and through my Wii."What's even more impressive is that when you scan documents into OSX, you have an instant Document Management System built in since spotlight will automatically key index your document for future keyword searches ...
andruNov 12, 2007
This is awesome
manonfire285Nov 12, 2007
i wish i could digg this again and again...This outlines the very essence of ME.Especially the Cave and the NADD.So true, so true...
Closed AccountNov 12, 2007
Goin to teh Cave, BRB.
macenvyNov 13, 2007
So instead of assuming that you simply don't fit into the category he calls "nerd", you deride him for not including your own archetype in his description? Why not just think to yourself, "I guess I'm not a nerd in the way he's describing it"?
neonelixirNov 19, 2007
I'm a little worried about how much of that applied to me....
joshuabowersDec 22, 2007
Your star burns! I require Frozen Treats!
mrbitchJun 27, 2009
@ opini, RE: " .. switched to a Mac at the beginning of this year. What's more, it definitely forms the centrepiece of my system. I do everything with my MBP! It contains just about every journal article/file that will ever be of interest to me (so I can spotlight information as soon as it's required); every contact detail I will ever need (Address Book); every appointment I need to attend and everything I need to do (iCal); a fantastic dictionary that often comes in handy; all my music on iTunes; Delicious Library to track my hundreds of books/DVDs/CDs/games that I regularly lend to friends; Mail, aMSN, iChat and Skype to contact anyone from anywhere; Skitch to communicate with friends through screenshots/snaps; Keynote to give a presentation whenever I need to; and WiiTransfer to play my movies from my MBP and through my Wii."What's even more impressive is that when you scan documents into OSX, you have an instant Document Management System built in since spotlight will automatically key index your document for future keyword searches ...