Tag: virus

  • Show Us Your Geeky Masks For Fighting COVID-19

    Show Us Your Geeky Masks For Fighting COVID-19

    I know many of you like to create all sorts of fun, geeky things to show off your geeky passions so I want to see your geeky COVID-19 creations!  I want to see pictures of your geeky masks to protect you from the coronavirus! What are you using to try to stay safe?  An old…

  • Global Geek News has been Hacked [Announcement]

    Last night, I noticed it was taking me forever to log in to Global Geek News but didn’t think much of it as I was currently getting slammed by traffic from Reddit for an old post.  It turns out, the massive traffic spike wasn’t the problem.  The real problem was that we have been hacked!…

  • Scammers tell guy hard drive has virus, bill for $6 million

    In the past, I have been very critical of the idiots at Best Buy’s Geek Squad and their outrageous prices but I think its safe to say I have finally found somebody worse than them.  The picture below posted on failblog has the whole story but apparently an extremely gullible computer owner was convinced that…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #40

    Here are the shownotes for episode #40 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: FTC: Bloggers must disclose paid reviews Obama bans texting while driving for 4.5 million government employees Man arrested at an Apple Store after threatening to shoot his iPhone…