The Classy Geek

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Five (More) Tips for a Geeky (and Classy!) Valentine’s Day

    Here we are: another Valentine’s Day is right around the corner – I mean so close that it’s getting pretty difficult to get something shiny shipped in time for the event – and you’re stuck wondering what you should do for that special someone in your life. Well, last year I shared Five Tips for […]

  • The Classy Geek Guest Posts at Lifehacker!

    Last week I had the opportunity to do one of those things that’s a landmark as a writer, and really affirms your belief that deep down in there somewhere you actually know what you’re talking about: I had the opportunity to guest post at Lifehacker, one of the Web’s most popular blogs that’s chock full […]

  • Classy Gear – Gear We Like :: January 2011

    If you didn’t get what you wanted for the holidays and you’re still sitting on a pile of gift cards that people gave you – mostly because they couldn’t tell what you really wanted either – I’m here to help. This month’s Classy Gear column is dedicated to those folks who may not have a […]

  • Create an Elegant, Simple Landing Page with About.Me

    If you’re wary of making your Facebook profile public or you don’t feel like putting all of the time and energy into building your own Web site just to stake your claim on the Internet or make a digital business card for yourself, you might think you’re out of luck. If you’re more a technology […]

  • What Can The Classy Geek Do For You?

    So with a new year comes new opportunities to make The Classy Geek better than ever, and to help you be more of a classy geek yourself. However, in order to make those things real, I need to know how I can help you! The Classy Geek already focuses a great deal on food and […]

  • Stalking the Wild Bean: Zeke’s Sumatra Gayoland

    If there’s anything that I love when I pick up a bag of fresh roasted coffee beans, it’s the ability to tell right from the bag how fresh the beans are. The best roasters put their beans into a bag and stamp it with the date the beans were roasted. This way anyone can pick […]

  • Classy Resolutions to Start the New Year!

    2011 is just around the corner, and while everyone’s certainly making their own New Year’s resolutions – or at least thinking about some of the things they’d like from the new year and behaviors they’d like to change, here at The Classy Geek I decided to think hard about some of the things I’d like […]

  • 5 Last Minute Gifts Music Fans Will Love

    So here we are, on Christmas Eve Eve, the next to last shopping day of the holiday season, and tomorrow lots of stores will be shuttering early to give their employees an opportunity to spend time with family and loved ones. And there you are, still missing a gift or two for someone important on […]

  • Top 10 Gift Wines for the Holidays

    If you haven’t finished all of your holiday shopping just yet or you know you’ll find yourself at holiday parties very soon and want to impress your host or hostess when you get there, there’s always one thing you can buy — assuming your gift recipient doesn’t have something specifically against it — that’s perfect […]

  • Classy Quickie :: A Curious Case of Mistaken Identity

    We break from our regular coverage of classy tips, tricks, lifestyle tips, and overall geekiness to chat about something I think is pretty important: mistaken identity, and having your identity hijacked for the purposes of authoritative commenting on random blogs. I posted about my experiences having my name used by at least one troll over […]

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