What goes, "pieces of seven, pieces of seven?"

Compered by self-confessed geek Adam Spencer, the keynote session at Microsoft's Tech.Ed conference celebrated the geek.

Steve Jobs, who leads Apple and makes the decisions that matter, has clearly decided that the iPad mute-lock switch is simpler and easier when delivered in a consistent manner with his other iOS devices, but does this mean he’s a geek?

'Artist in residence' programs are commonplace these days. More innovative is the 'geek in residence' program being run by the Australia Council for the Arts to help provide arts organisations with technical expertise.

Think you know Linux? Test out your geek street-cred and that of your friends in this test!

Pressure from open source luminary Eric S. Raymond led to geek feminists hosting code created by one of their detractors, which otherwise would have disappeared for good, a post on Raymond's blog reveals.

Nick Hodge is, in many way, the modern face of Microsoft, a techie with excellent social skills. He has an additional attribute - a catchy designation: Professional Geek.

Love Linux? Want to be known as thatguy @ linux.com? Now you can.

It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according to a new online support group for the tech crowd.

If only this worked it could have been the year's must-have Christmas gift for the gadget lover or the hard-to-buy-for. I'm talking about a pocket projector which on paper sounds brilliant: a tiny, battery operated, portable 10 lumens 640x480 video projector. Use it on the plane, the car, your roof, anywhere, without a care for power or weight. If only it worked.