Would you like a laptop?Our first ever twitter contest kicks off with a bang in 2009. We are offering a brand new Acer Aspire AS6530. This laptop is a great machine with lots of muscle and a 16 inch monitor. If your like me and always doing computing on the go you will come to love your laptop more then your desktop.

Last year Vancouver had a few successful tweetup’s where people could put a face to the tweets. I think this can be done in the FraserValley for those that do not want to cross the bridge. This will be the first ever Fraser Valley Tweetup so come out and get to know your fellow twitter followers.When is the course happening?

Congratulations to this weeks geek Marilyn. This weeks questions are…1. What year was Batman first seen in comics?2. What is Batman’s alter ego name?3. Who are Batman’s side kicks?4. What super villain once broke Batman’s back, leaving him crippled and wheelchair-bound?5. What were the names of Bruce Wayne’s parents?

Brrr. Now that we are in the dead of winter, it can get pretty cold out there. You may already have your scarf and winter coat ready to go, but what about those fingers of yours that are about to get frozen? The people at Budget Gadgets have just the right solution and it ties in with your geeky inclinations.These USB-powered gloves plug into an available USB port on your computer, warming up the cotton gloves until they are nice and toasty.

While there are certainly some companies that did a terrific job with surviving the current economic downturns, others haven’t been quite as successful with their marketing campaigns. Listed below, in no particular order, are ten of the biggest marketing flops of 2008.1. Yahoo! Buzz – Largely marketed as a viable alternative to Digg as the social news site of choice, Yahoo! Buzz never did catch on.