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The Geek Weekly: Live Traveling With Your Gadgets From the Editors of The Geek Weekly Craig Cohen flies to China and Europe a half dozen times a year in his job as a vice president at a Portland, Ore., boot manufacturer. His secret to a successful trip: a little satchel that never, ever leaves his computer bag. Inside the satchel are power cords, adapters and flash drives -- everything Cohen needs... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live High-Tech Gadgets for the Master Bath From the Editors of The Geek Weekly Many a man -- and woman -- have spent more time in the master bathroom than in the kitchen. That's why the latest market for computerized home gadgetry is a dream come true. What was once a simple bathroom can now be transformed into a high-tech oasis with a shower that remembers your... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live A Home with a High IQ From the Editors of The Geek Weekly Jim Lipsit’s wife, Cindy, knows exactly when her husband’s car pulls into the driveway -- even if she’s still at work -- because the house sends her a text message. And that’s not all. The Lipsits’ 2,500-square-foot home in Lake Worth, Fla., also turns off lights when people leave the room, automatically shuts off... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live Offload Old Gadgets Now From the Editors of The Geek Weekly Congratulations on that iPhone! Your cumbersome travelpak of cell phone, PDA, laptop and portable margarita blender is a thing of the past. (OK, so the iPhone can’t make margaritas. Yet.) The buy was easy. Everyone wants the hot new thing, which remains the hot new thing until the very moment you walk out of... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live Online Shopping Smarts for Geeks From the Editors of The Geek Weekly In 1908, you could buy a saddle, a corset, and a two-story house all at the same time -- and do it all from home -- with the help of the gigantic Sears, Roebuck catalog, of course. With over 530 pages of home goods ordered from the comfort of the kitchen table from a brand... more »

Using technology makes filling in and shipping out your tax forms easier. Now, your use of gadgets can help you even more by reducing the amount of tax dollars you owe. Computers, iPhones, GPS devices, and other gadgets may be tax deductible if you use them for work. Congress recently added recession-era provisions to the tax code to allow small businesses to write off purchases of tech assets up to $250,000. To Qualify for Tech Deductions You... more »

Less than ten years ago, GPS devices were slow and sometimes inaccurate. And even when they were accurate, their interfaces were often impossible to, well, navigate. They had a nice following among geo-caching geeks, but for the rest of us? Forget it. These days, even the most technologically impaired motorists swear by the GPS navigators on their dashboards. Today’s devices are accurate, fast, and easy to figure out. They often come with traffic guidance, Bluetooth for hands-free... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live The Best Defense Is a Good Offense From the Editors of The Geek Weekly Just about everyone with an email account has heard from an earnest but grammatically challenged Nigerian at least once. If you send over your bank account information, he’ll be able to transfer his leftover oil money or his chunk of a deceased tyrant’s estate, out of Nigeria -- and he will cut you in... more »

The Geek Weekly: Live The New Face of HDTV From the Editors of The Geek Weekly If there's one thing that's crystal clear about big screen high-definition televisions -- aside from picture quality -- it's that now is finally the right time to invest in one. Not only has fierce competition forced prices to drop considerably, but these HDTV displays look much better than ones available just two or three... more »