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  John Pope Lead Editor/Moderator
  21 Posts	About John Pope, a.k.a. JohnP@Dell, has been involved with social media since 2006 and computers since, well, let's just say... Recent Posts New One-Stop Warranty Service Available to U.S. Consumers Web Cams on Ubuntu? Easy as Saying Cheese 100 Things to Better Brand Yourself Online Online Conversations Circa 2138 And the Most Dangerous Web Domain for Web Surfers is …

  

  Jay Pinkert Raconteur

  11 Posts

  About To paraphrase the Bard, some are born great bloggers, some achieve great blogging and some have blogging greatness thru... Recent Posts The ROI on GPS Dell Dock Rocks (and/or Rolls) with Its Own Momentum Dell (PRODUCT) RED laptops now available with Windows Vista Home Premium Color (Connect and Organize) My World: Dell launches the “Studio” brand and Dell Dock Surf the Web at 30,000 Feet … Possibly on a New Dell XPS

  
  

  Natalie M. Davis Manager, Global Operations for Community Team
  11 Posts	About Natalie and her team engage in conversations on Dell and non-Dell social media sites. She has over 10 years of marketi... Recent Posts Protect It, Without Comprising Chic Geek Style Wishing Prosperity, Wealth to the Superstitious Olympic-Bound Chic Geek A Girl’s New Best Friend: The Price-Is-No-Object Mobile Phone Le Chic Geek, Sur La Plage Green with Envy of the Eco-Chic Diva

  

  John Blain Gaming Guy
  9 Posts	About John has been active in social media at Dell since April of 2006, starting with the blog outreach team, and now as the ... Recent Posts Memory Lane: The Making of a Gaming Griefer In Search of Joe Average Gamer PC Gaming on a Budget There’s a Fine Line Between Gamer and TV Producer, Apparently The Keyboard Concern

  

  Anne B. Camden Consumer Product PR
  8 Posts	About Anne has been with Dell Corporate Communications for 10 years, proudly practicing product PR the entire time. Started o... Recent Posts So Easy Your Mom Can Do It Drinking From the Fire Hose Dell’s "Excellent" Desktop PCs Something from Dell at D6 Calling All Gamers…

  
  

  Chris Byrd Digital Life Liaison
  7 Posts	About Chris works closely with the online community on all things "digital life" and is known on Twitter as @ChrisBatDell. Wh... Recent Posts Hey DJs! It’s the Million DJ March Techno Tots – Graco iMonitor BLIP – What Are You Listening To? IndiFlix Presents MyFestival Reebok NXT Speaker Backpack vs. the Boom Box

  

  Randy Gibson Imaging & Display Guy
  5 Posts	About Randy is a technical writer and senior analyst for the Dell Solution Network. A nine-year veteran of Dell, he specializ... Recent Posts Your One-Stop Solution for Photo Editing New Options for Home Theater Inkjet Printer Tips for Great Photo Quality Pain-Free Wireless on the Way Print Photos You Want Fast and Easy

  

  Jesse Leonard Vista and Ubuntu Linux Liaison
  4 Posts	About Jesse Leonard, a.k.a. Dell-Jesse_L within the online Dell community, has been involved in the Dell Forums for eight yea... Recent Posts Firefox 3 Download Day Logs More than 8 Million Takers Firefox3 Update Latest Mozilla Firefox 3 Update Firefox 3 Fans Target World Record for Downloads

  

  RichardatDELL Two Ears, One Mouth Advocate
  4 Posts	About After a career in Canadian politics, Richard moved to the U.S. to build out a career in communications. He joined Dell ... Recent Posts RichardatDELL Finds a More Beautiful Way to View Photos on the Web That Dreamy Infrared Photographic Feeling Returns, Thanks to LifePixel Geotagging Your Photos Online Photo Fun

  

  

  Richard Bernier Dell Community Security Liaison
  3 Posts	About I have been with Dell for five years; two of those have been spent with the conversations group. You may have seen me o... Recent Posts Show a Little Laptop Love! Same Phish, Different Scales Look Out for Phishing E-mails

  

  Winnie Wong Alienware Marketing Communications
  2 Posts	About Winnie has been a part of the Alienware family since 2000, when there were only 64 employees on the payroll. Her passio... Recent Posts Microtransactions Becoming Major Issue with Gamers First Sighting

  

  Lionel Menchaca Chief Blogger
  2 Posts	About Lionel Menchaca (LionelatDell in Twitter) has lived and breathed social media for the last couple of years and wishes ... Recent Posts Alternative to Roku for Streaming Netflix Vista Tip: Use Snipping Tool for Screen Captures

  

  Ed Hassinger Software Engineer for Austin-based NetQoS
  2 Posts	About It feels like I bought my first "IBM-compatible PC" just last year. And despite two decades and stints with nine failed... Recent Posts Windows Vista + Windows XP: The Best of Both Worlds The Vista Media Center PC – This Isn’t Your Father’s DVR

  

  Jacqui Zhou Lead Editor/Moderator of Direct2Dell Chinese (http://chinese.direct2dell.com/)
  2 Posts	About Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Jacqui always wanted to travel and see the world. After she earned a college degree... Recent Posts “Bandit” Cell Phones: Part II “Bandit” Cell Phones Find Favor Among Chinese Consumers

  

  Ellen Murphy Consumer Public Relations, EMEA
  1 Posts	About Ellen works on the Consumer PR team in EMEA. She has nine years of marketing and communications experience, ranging fro... Recent Posts Dell UK Formula 1 Test Day Event at Silverstone

  

  Bob Blomquist Senior Manager, Electronic Media
  1 Posts	About Bob has spent 15 years at Dell working in a number of communications roles ranging from video productions to broadcast ... Recent Posts Social Network for Pedal Mashers

  

  Ricardo Guerrero Global Online Project Manager & "Twitter Dude"
  1 Posts	About Hailing from Colombia, South America, Ricardo has worked at Dell since 1999 as a content developer, and most recently ... Recent Posts Twitter: It’s Not Just TMI About Your Friends!

  

  Dawn Lacallade Lead Stormchaser
  1 Posts	About Dawn has been with Community for several years and is currently the Lead Stormchaser for Dell Ideastorm. She has been w... Recent Posts Wii Fit: Who Says Exercise Can’t Be Fun?

  

  MoneyGuyBK
  1 Posts	About MoneyGuyBK is one of our most active and helpful customers on the Dell Community Forum, where he has earned “Supersta... Recent Posts You and Your Idle PC Can Help Humanity

  

  Jennifer Allison Global Consumer Internal Communications
  1 Posts	About Jennifer joined Dell’s Corporate Communications group in 2006 to focus on executive and employee communications for t... Recent Posts Separating Ourselves from the Animals

  

  Matt Parretta Dell Analyst Relations
  1 Posts	About Matt has been at Dell since 2006 and is responsible for relationships with consumer industry analysts. He spent four ye... Recent Posts Photography PhD Not Required

  

  Eric Erway Program Manager, Global Online
  1 Posts	About Eric serves as a program manager for Dell’s Global Online team, working with multiple groups to translate customer re... Recent Posts Making Technology Work for You

  

  Rick Scott
  1 Posts	About Rick is a PADI open water scuba instructor and photographer. He splits time between his home in Austin and his ranch ne... Recent Posts For Under $500, Gear Up for Amazing Underwater Shots

  

  Todd Smart Dell Community Outreach Administrator
  1 Posts	About My job is to support our Community Liaisons as they help to resolve customer issues. I’m originally from Western New ... Recent Posts Wireless Networking is Great, But There Are Practical Concerns

  

  Jennifer Hughes Community Content Manager
  1 Posts	About Jennifer leads the content coordination for Dell’s social media properties. She has been involved with social media s... Recent Posts Technology to Tri

  

  Geoff Knox Supervisor, Global Operations for Community Team
  1 Posts	About Geoff has been with Dell since 2005 and has been working with Dell’s social media efforts since 2006. He has been a f... Recent Posts To Be, or Not To Be, on the Vista SP1 Bandwagon?

  

  aikiwolfie Frequent Contributor to IdeaStorm
  1 Posts	About I got my first Atari when I was only 2 years old - 1980 I think - and I've had a computer of some kind ever since. Past... Recent Posts Thoughts on Simplifying IT and After-Sales Support

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  • Hey DJs! It’s the Million DJ March
  • Show a Little Laptop Love!
  • In Search of Joe Average Gamer
  • Web Cams on Ubuntu? Easy as Saying Cheese
  • Protect It, Without Comprising Chic Geek Style
  • Memory Lane: The Making of a Gaming Griefer
  • The ROI on GPS
  • New One-Stop Warranty Service Available to U.S. Consumers
  • Windows Vista + Windows XP: The Best of Both Worlds
  • Microtransactions Becoming Major Issue with Gamers

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  • I already picked up the
    battlechest. Yep, the graphics in
    the older games are bad by to...
  • Looking really forward to get new
    Win 7. Jaak, http://shop.it.ee/
  • Twice faster than ee PC, screen
    from border-to-border, same
    size/weight and equipped wi...
  • You can download it for
    free http://www.sightspeed.com/del
    lvideochat
  • Unfortunately I throw my sticks in
    my suitcase(purse) I throw it in
    the car seat. I lea...
  • John: I have to admit... I've spent
    an obscene amount of time playing
    Diablo I and II, ...
  • The game looks like it will be a
    winning. I am looking forward to
    its release. Thanks...
  • These were most wonderful articles
    - my sincere congratulations and
    warm regards, Boris Petrov
  • Wow, it is nice to see that
    something is being done about these
    scams! ;)
  • I'm glad there is an option to have
    North American tech support now but
    I'm not impress...
  • I've seen this trend in online
    gaming, and am currently playing an
    Asian game called Pe...
  • I'd also like to know where I can
    download the Dell Dock
  • Wow, that looks great. Its nice to
    see Dell branch out like this.
  • I submitted an idea for an optional
    docking station for the Inspiron
    Mini that would ho...
  • Here is another good article on the
    mini-laptop. http://www.business
    week.com/magazi...

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About: Natalie M. Davis Manager, Global Operations for Community Team Natalie and her team engage in conversations on Dell and non-Dell social media sites. She has over 10 years of marketing, online and research experience, and spent several years conducting academic research and publishing in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Recent Posts

1. Protect It, Without Comprising Chic Geek Style July.1.2008_3:41 pm

   Categories: Fashion, Storage

   Error Message: Your files are corrupt.
   “What? My files? My photos? My documents for work? My whole world? Corrupt? What do you mean c-o-r-r-u-p-t? AAAARGH!!! ”
   If you have experienced this error message when putting in your USD stick, you know the fear and drama that undoubtedly ensues when the thought of losing everything sets in. A […]

3. Wishing Prosperity, Wealth to the Superstitious Olympic-Bound Chic Geek June.24.2008_2:34 pm

   Categories: Fashion

   In the 8th second, of the 8th minute, of the 8th hour, on the 8th day, of the 8th month, of the 8th year, the 2008 Summer Olympics will begin in Beijing, China. Far from being just a catchy marketing strategy by the many companies who are hoping to bank gold on this year’s summer […]

5. A Girl’s New Best Friend: The Price-Is-No-Object Mobile Phone June.17.2008_6:41 am

   Categories: Cell Phones, Design, Fashion

   It’s clearly the summer of the phone. From the BlackBerry Curve to the Samsung Instinct to Apple’s iPhone 3G, the buzz is everywhere. Even Samantha and Miranda clearly positioned their phones as their fav accessory in the Sex and The City Movie. You can’t watch TV or read the paper without seeing the latest story, […]

7. Le Chic Geek, Sur La Plage June.10.2008_12:55 pm

   Categories: Desktops, Fashion, Laptops, Photography, Tips

   School is out and summer is almost here! From vacation plans to relaxing at home, almost every chic geek looks forward to the fun and long days that summer brings. It’s a time to kick up our heels and enjoy the weather, water and family.
   One of the things we love to hate about the summer […]

9. Green with Envy of the Eco-Chic Diva June.5.2008_8:52 am

   Categories: Environment, Fashion, Uncategorized

   On this World Environment Day 2008, I’m truly proud to work at a company that has an industry-leading recycling program, has commited to be carbon neutral by the end of the year, already saving 19,200 tons of CO2 emissions, and is the first in the world to partner with its customers to offset their carbon […]

11. Wearable Wi-Fi May.30.2008_8:56 am

    Categories: Connectivity, Fashion, Laptops

    It’s not that I intended for this week to be themed t-shirt week, but I stumbled across a goodie mentioned by the folks on Ideas and Gadgets and couldn’t pass it up. This one may not have the fashion appeal that edoc laundry’s tee’s do, but the functionality, yes functionality, of this Animated Wi-Fi Detector […]

13. Online Social Interaction through Fashion May.27.2008_9:50 am

    Categories: Design, Fashion, Laptops, Social Media

    Ok, I’ll admit it. T-Shirts have come a LONG way. I went through a good 10-year t-shirt wearing dry spell. Maybe it’s because I have several tee’s in my closet that are destined to follow in the long line of t-shirts to become the next dust rags in our house, but have somehow avoided the […]

15. The Chic Geek: Tech-cessories & Accessories May.20.2008_12:18 pm

    Categories: Cell Phones, Fashion, Laptops

    Spending most of my childhood at the cool kids table in the cafeteria and on the jock side of the playground, I remember those kids with pocket protectors and calculators who just didn’t quite fit in. You know the ones who would faint to even talk to the girls and would discuss Dungeons & Dragons […]

17. Who Are These People?!?!?! May.13.2008_4:37 pm

    Categories: Social Media

    When I first stepped into the role of global operations manager for community at Dell, one of the first conversations I had with Dawn Lacallade, our IdeaStorm manager, was about the amazing Super Users we have on our community properties. When she told me about the VIPs on the forums, like Predator, Bugbatter, MoneyGuyBk, SR45, […]

19. Laptops That Move with the Flow of Your World May.6.2008_9:53 am

    Categories: Design, Fashion, Laptops

    We are truly living in an age of self-expression. And when it comes to personal technology, from smart phones to laptops, we love to personalize. What we carry often defines us. It can tell others who we are, who we aspire to be and how we live our lives.
    Since the beginning of Dell, we’ve taken […]