RSSNow to make-up for the weeklong inactivity, we are back again this time with another geeky personality, whose highly adventurous spirit and gear knowledge have been enthralling all of us for long.
He’s none other than the suave Mike Elgan behind ‘The Raw Feed‘.
Mike Elgan in his own words:
I live in Santa Barbara, California, and work from my (really cool) home office. I make my living as a columnist for Computerworld.com, conference moderator and video host for Ziff Davis Media, and co-author of the LangaList e-newsletter.
For fun I fly airplanes, take digital photos, surf and travel.
My currently active blogs are:
The Raw Feed
The (brand new) Langa Blog
A note about The Raw Feed — this blog started out as an e-mail newsletter I published while editor of Windows Magazine called the Win Letter, the first issue of which was sent out in 1999. After I left Windows Magazine, I started the Mike’s List e-newsletter. When blogging hit, I decided to post a blog of items I MIGHT cover or might want to remember on the Mike’s List site. The idea was that Mike’s List was the “polished,” vetted content, while the blog was just a “raw feed.” Well, it turns out that e-newsletter publishing is hard, and blogging is easy, so Mike’s List became less frequent and the raw feed became almost daily. (I still plan to bring Mike’s List back to weekly status asap.) So I bought the URL therawfeed.com and spun it out a little over a year ago.
For those who want to see what blogging looked like before blogs were invented, every issue of “Mike’s List” and the “Win Letter” is linked to from this page: http://www.mikeslist.com/archives.htm
Links to few of his best posts:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Villain From ‘Spider-Woman’?
VR Gear Makes RC Airplane the Coolest Toy Ever
Hot Biscuit’ Mod? Like GTA’s ‘Hot Coffee,’ But Doggie Style
A Hoax to End All Hoaxes
Tasty Windows Laptop Unveiled
So, just shoot in your questions now!
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Where are all of the questions? I don’t see any comments. Do I need to be signed in or something. Well, my comment is that your very handsome. Thank you for hearing me out and letting me get that off of my chest.
p.s. I hope to meve to Cali someday!
Ah, it is posted. Ok, so where is everyone else? Well it is Saturday so I guess out and about having fun. I do see that I meant to say ”move” to Cali.
Well, I am still looking at all of your stuff and sites, so I guess no questions yet. Oh, wait. Your on the born rich site so were you born rich or aquire through years of hard work and dedication? Need an apprentice? I would volunteer. Well, actually I could really use a paying job. Maybe you could let me know if you hear of a good one of those. Thanks.
Good going Mike, keep up the good work...
i have read some of your posts and they are simply great
hope i could also write like you some day
Congrats once again for becoming the coolest geek of the week...!
Hi Mike, you seem to be quite adventurous (got it from your interests). Let me know one thing. Other than the “price tag” that you mention for most of the gadgets in your posts, what are the things you think can explain a gadget best to your readers in 2 or 3 lines?
Hi Mike, Hats off for your intripid and adventurous interests.
You’re a real geek mike... an inspiration to all bloggers like me, who everyday aspire to inherit the skills that you possess... though I may no nothing of you baring your writings...but they say it all. cheers mate.
I have been reading your writings for too too many years but I really enjoy the strange items you feature in your blog. I have been a subscriber to your newsletters and blog for a long time.
Q: Where do you find the time to sniff out some of the strange items that you feature in your blog?
Rich
Hi Mike!! Cognates for your new title. Getting a lot of inspiration from you coz me too in bloging world but tyro. I have a lot of things to learn from your writing. One thing I want to ask you is how you respond the negative feedback????
All i can say is great going Mike, You sure are the coolest geek of the week. cheers!!!
All i can say is great going Mike, You sure are the coolest geek of the week. cheers!!!
Mike, I have read up on your stuff and I now have a legitimate question. Is it possible in todays world for a business to financially survive WITHOUT using the gadgets and technology out there? I know some may ask why one would do that but I was just curious. Okay, I have to add that your still a very hot geek of the week!
Hey Mike - cool geek? Yeah sure - you have the job I’ve allways wanted, so I guess you qualify...
I just noticed with interest your comment about ” Instablogs Publisher Nandini Maheshwari”. It just so happens that I am reading this from New Delhi. My first visit to India. Did I Zuleyka Rivera happened to be spending the night in the room below mine at the hotel here? Now who has the coolest job? Hu? Huh?
;)
Thanks for a cool newsletter and for saving us geeks from an uncool existence. Cheers m8!
Ok Mike - I guess I should have asked you a question for the interview. Firstly, how long have you been ”into computers”? What did you start on? Was it like some of us, one of those 8 bit Sinclair Spectrums? Or was it a valveomatic from days of yore? No, no, not trying to age you here...
It would be good to have a retro issue of Mike’s list some time - just for old times sake, where users own experiences and memories can be published as one big blog. Come to think of it, I am so old, blog was something done in the ”little room”... but we won’t go there :)
Ciao
Ed
What would make the number pad section of the keyboard stop working in the owner/administrator settings and yet, still work for someone elses settings?
I have another tech question for you, Mike. My computer has been hijacked by a file called wmiprvse.exe. This is a diabolical creation of an evil mind. It hogs up to 90% of my system resources on a regular basis and cannot be disabled like a normal process - it just pops up immediately and repeatedly. Can you tell me, and anyone else who is afflicted with this nasty malady how to get rid of it? It’s enough to make me seriously consider becoming a Red Hatter.
Hi mike, some for an interview:
What is your opinion about WGA, DRM and similar concepts?
How do you feel about the prosects of Open Source, Linux in particular for the Desktop?
Any opinions on Vista, or future Operating Systems after that?