Julia Sherred's Geeky Pleasures

Yes I know this is two days early, however as of today I am away until next week getting my game on with GottaCon. This means no site updates for about a week. The timing of becoming aware of this week’s Geek of the Week could not have been better. A friend of mine sent me an email with the title Hey Jules… the following... 

TigerDirect US has some new deals effective February 3 – 10, 2010 (or while supplies last). FREE* Shipping on all orders over $100 at TigerDirect, LIMITED TIME ONLY! *FREE Shipping offer valid on orders over $100 with a weight less than 25 lbs. This offer is only valid for orders that qualify for and ship via UPS Ground... 

TigerDirect Canada is having a Valntine’s Tech Shop event to find hot deals for your sweetheart! These deals are effective February 3 – 5, 2010 (or while supplies last). FREE* Shipping on orders over $100 at TigerDirect.ca, LIMITED TIME ONLY! *FREE Shipping offer valid on orders over $100 with a weight less than... 

For the next 2 days (valid through Feb 3, 2010), Lulu is offering 15% (max. saving of $50) off of all orders in honour of Groundhog Day. So if you are interesting in saving money plus helping fund scientific research for the treatment and cure of Lupus (something I myself suffer with) then head on over to my storefront, purchase... 

GottaCon is only 3 days away and I couldn’t be more excited! With 233 events, it is hard to keep track of every thing that is going on and even harder to make people aware of all the awesome that is GottaCon. Because of this, I have decided to write the following post to let people know more about the panels you can attend... 

Here is today’s update for TigerDirect US deals effective February 2 – 6, 2010 including some exclusive Samsung HDTV coupon codes, printers, notebooks and desktops (or while supplies last). FREE* Shipping on all orders over $100 at TigerDirect, LIMITED TIME ONLY! *FREE Shipping offer valid on orders over $100 with... 

– Mysterious in-game footage reveals a glimpse into horrific fate of Kingsmouth – – First full color in-game footage to be revealed at GDC in March – Before I get to the latest press release from Funcom, I need to make a personal aside about how excited I am about this game. Ever since I got to meet with the developers... 

Today’s NASA Image of the Day is stunning! (click image for full view) Image Credits: Hubble: NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); Spitzer: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center/Caltech) This is an infrared picture of our Galaxy’s core taken with the... 

Combat Arms will unveil an updated user interface in its planned content update, which is scheduled for Wednesday. The popular multiplayer online first-person shooter launched in Fall 2008 and has added multiple maps, game modes and dozens of new weapons and items. These updates help Combat Arms continue to offer the three-million-plus... 

On Saturday February 6th only between 9:00am and 6:30pm, come out and take part in the GottaCon gamers silent auction brought to you by GottaCon Conventions. Convention goers are welcome to bring out their own items for sale as well as bid on the wide variety of items that will be available. What is a silent auction? In this...