Mike Giannas, Multi-Geek

Securing Your Email

Mike Giannas — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:09:05 +0000

Web based email is super popular these days, especially Gmail. One thing people may be concerned about is being secure while checking email, especially on open Wi-Fi networks. You can check your webmail in a secure environment with ease. If a website contains “http://” it is not secure. When the url contains “https://” you are on a secure site. There will be a “lock” icon in your browser somewhere, depending on what you use. When you want to check your Gmail, in your address bar enter “https://mail.google.com” and login to your account. Once you are logged in there should be a “lock” icon in your browser and you are in a secure session.

[tags]gmail, webmail, secure session, https[/tags]

Behold the Portable Internet Radio Player

Mike Giannas — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:40:46 +0000

Okay, so you can carry tunes on your DAP, Sirius Stiletto 100, or old school Walkman radio. Kids, get ready for another way for portable audio and it doesn’t involve a music store, satellite, or even a computer. Torian Wireless has released the InFusion, a WiFi (802.11b) internet radio player. The device plays any streaming internet radio station, has a built in FM tuner, and can capture streams in MP3. So know when you are at a hotspot you can roam the world of internet radio. Exiting, right?

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[tags]internet radio, streaming, fm tuner, wifi, DAP[/tags]

Teach Your Kids About Their Bodies

Mike Giannas — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:23:23 +0000

Talking to your kids about their growing bodies can be a “touchy” subject. Luckilly, YouTube user qufighter has submitted a video which relieves the tension of such issues. If anyone knows who produced this clip or where it is from, please let me know.

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[tags]youtube, comedy, sketch, biology[/tags]

Dungeon Siege Reviews, Anyone?

Mike Giannas — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:03:51 +0000

Fans of dungeon crawlers have yet to find their place on the PSP. Actually, fans of dungeon crawlers are yet to find happy place on the PSP (Untold Legends). The times have changed and now you fantasy loving PSP fanboys have Dungeon Siege : Thrown of Agony. Thrown of Agony takes the original feel and format of the Dungeon Siege series onto Sony’s handheld with the addition of a new real time hack-n-slash fighting system. As of now, only IGN has reviewed the game and given in an 8.3/10.

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[tags] psp, dungeon siege, thrown of agony, dungeon crawler, rpg, ign[/tags]

Welcome To My Head!

Mike Giannas — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:50:49 +0000

Hello world of Lockergnome. My name is Mike Giannas. It’s simple, I’m a tech enthusiast and enjoy informing others as well as learning about the latest. Basically, I’m going to show the world all the different things I think about, tech and non-tech. That means tips, rants, tutorials, finds, thoughts, and more. This doesn’t sound like much, but content is coming.

[tags]mike, giannas[/tags]