Marcus Hamaker is The Sleepy Geek

We all have to live with our climate and we all have pluses and minuses where we live, but I think mine are worse in Montreal than someone’s in Las Vegas. They may disagree and in that case we both need the Honeywell TE923W Deluxe Weather Station. These are completely useless gadgets, the kind that rock when you get them for Christmas. I could lose a few hours setting up something like this and then I would be sure to look at it everyday.

The Honeywell is cool because it measures all of the common weather data and can connect to your PC:

Weather
• 12 to 24 hour weather forecast
• 24 hour barometric pressure history chart
• 8-channel capability-accepts up to 4 additional
sensors (sold separately)
• Programmable ice warning alarm
• Indoor/Outdoor Temperature & Humidity
• Infrared remote control of all display’s functions

Included sensors:
• Anemometer measures wind speed and direction
• Rain gauge measures rainfall amount
• Wireless UV sensor measures UV levels
• Thermo-hygrometer measures temperature and humidity
• 200 weather records without PC connection
• PC software (included) and USB port
• Operating range from 100 feet (30 meters) up to
328 feet (100 meters)

If you have a geek that is remotely interested in weather then this is the gadget for them!

Geek on.

I know I bill myself as a techy blog but holy crap! The weather this summer has been horrible the entire summer. This is what we saw rolling over the island of Montreal yesterday!

August 18, 2008 5:30pm - Cloud of doom

It is starting to get a little tired with all the rain. At our cottage one of the local retailers was saying that they were on their 49th strait day of rain up there. Not that we have been blessed with good weather here, we only missed that by 2 days apparently.

This is our current forecast… everyone please wish us luck. I can only hope that things are on the upswing.

Montreal Forecast

How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Are you experiencing what feels like the end of the world as well?

I am a hardcore geek but unlike the stereotype “geek” I am a huge hockey fan and love to play golf. I went out for the first round of the year yesterday and I had a great time. My brother any I were adventurous enough to battle the weather which was supposed to rain most of the morning.

We had a good round. I think he was more frustrated than I was about some shots but I guess I had low expectations due to the lack of frequency of my play and this being the first of the year. I ended up shooting a 98. I should be in the low 90′s by the 2nd or 3rd round of the year. Next time will be father’s day with some guys from work.