Direct Geek

Tech »

NASA’s Curiosity Rover to go through ’7 Minutes of Terror’

Zak Grim August 3, 2012 0

This Monday, at approxametly 1:31 AM (est), the NASA Curiosity rover will touchdown on the Mars surface. Curisosity’s landing will conclude one of the most ambitious projects in the history of science, and that’s

‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ to return on YouTube

Zak Grim July 31, 2012 0

If you grew up in the mid-90s odds are you learned about science from two places. The first was from your teachers at school, the second was from one of two (or possibly both)

Google Announces ‘Google Fiber’ Details…and It’s Pretty Awesome.

Zak Grim July 26, 2012 0

Do you remember a few years ago when cities across the country were trying to convince Google to use them as a test city for ‘Google Fiber’? There were huge campaigns, viral videos, and

ScienceDebate.Org wants a Presidential Debate focused on Scientific Policy

Zak Grim July 24, 2012 0

It’s an election year in the United States, as i’m sure many people know. With that comes the typical attack ads, campaign phone calls, mail fliers and televised debates. Most of those debates have a

Sally Ride, the First American Woman in Space, Dies at 61

Zak Grim July 23, 2012 0

After a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer the first American woman in space has died at the age of 61. Dr. Sally Ride served as a mission specialist on STS-7 aboard the space shuttle

Thoughts from Today’s Apple Announcement

Zak Grim March 7, 2012 0

Every few months Apple does what it does best. Every few months Apple creates a huge amount of buzz leading up to their the announcment of whatever product they’re announcing, today was no different. Apple announced

iPad 3: Wishes & Guarantees

Zak Grim March 5, 2012 0

Here we are, just two days from the iPad 3 announcement from Apple, and the rumors and speculation is at an all time high. As the owner of a 64gb iPad 2 it’s a

Photoshop CS6 is coming including New ‘Content-Aware’ Tools

Zak Grim February 16, 2012 1

Everybody knows what Photoshop is and the best photo editing software for nearly any system is getting ready for a new version to be released to the public. Photoshop CS6 is being created right