Valley of the Geeks

High Tech Humor Served Fresh Occasionally

Gartner Magick Quadrante - (Found June 29, 2008 )

IT Consultancy GartnerGroup has announced a new, updated version of their "Magic Quadrant". The Gartner quadrant, debuted in 1620 when the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock and has been the hallmark of high-tech marketing ever since.
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/News/GartnerQuadrant.html

Harry Potter's Midlife Crisis - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The latest Harry Potter book has hit bookstores and is breaking records worldwide. But how long can author JK Rowling continue with Harry (and his readers) getting a year older with every new release
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/Features/Harry.html

Recession Cancelled - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The US Treasury today officially declared the recession canceled. "Just because a few hundred thousand people lost their jobs, that doesn't mean the economy isn't fundamentally strong."
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/News/Recession.html

Marathon Training - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Occasionally people ask me advice about training for a marathon. I believe that anyone who really likes running, has run a few 10K races while still smiling and has 6 hours a week to train can run a marathon. But I can't emphasize enough, you have to really like running and be willing to put in the hours.
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/About/Marathon.html

Angel Investing - (Found June 29, 2008 )

For most early stage high tech companies, getting the attention of a top notch Venture Capital firm can be harder than getting an audience with the Pope on Easter Sunday. Having exhausted the traditional sources of early stage financing (friends, relatives, looking under the couch seats for $1 million in loose change) they often look to Angel Investors.
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/Features/AngelInvesting.html

Apple Supercomputer - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Students, faculty and custodial staff at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Monster Trucks announced that they created a new supercomputer powered by thousands of Apple computers, each with 2% market share.
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/News/Supercomputer.html

MP3 Pirates Fined - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has settled with three college students from the University of Houston accused of operating largescale networks of pirated music. RIAA spokesperson Alice Springs was optimistic about the settlement. "We have finally found a new source of revenue for the music industry."
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/News/Busted.html

Marketing Spin - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Once you've got a technology company up and running it generally consists of two groups. Those who build the product and those who sell the product. Meanwhile, Marketing provides an update to the old saw: "Those who can do, and those who can't make Powerpoint slides."
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/Features/Marketing.html

How To Run a Marathon PR - (Found June 29, 2008 )

If you've run a few marathons already and want to know how to achieve a PR (Personal Record) or qualify for Boston, here are some tips.
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/About/PR.html

Santa Ousted - (Found June 29, 2008 )

In the latest scandal to rock corporate america, Santa Claus, CEO of Kris Kringle Retail (KKR), has resigned amidst allegations of accounting fraud. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has accused Santa Claus and auditors Arthur Andersen of bilking investors and tax payers of hundreds of millions of dollars through complex accounting scams. "Santa's been bad this year," Spitzer stated at a well-attended press conference. "Very, very bad."
http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/News/Santa-2.html