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Geek And Roamin' Warriors

Setting wrongs right, wherever they go
 
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In this new age of technology the wireless networks of small business are ripe for plunder by anyone with a notebook and a "need" to download a few GB of dross from the net.

I have noticed more and more small business's WiFi networks being secured but there's still a lot that aren't.

Enter the Geek Warrior, Hero of The Battle Of Toys. With a few deft strokes of his stylus he/she can shut down illegal access to your network tighter than a fish's fundamental.

Virus scanning and interception, networking and fast ISP access are all skills learned at the knee of wise and ancient masters, who hail from the turn of the century.

These members of a secret guild of technowarriors are gentle IT-Samurai folks who can turn to furious foes in just moments, repelling DDOS attacks and tweaking up LAN transfer speeds.

Wearing robes emblazoned with either the croissant (crescent) or a fish (icthyus), they could have stepped straight from the pages of Crusades history, but for the electronic gadgetry worn on their ornately crafted utility belts.

All for the cost of a decent coffee and a handful of croissants, before they take to the road again, scanning the digital horizon for the weak and oppressed, to help them attain justice

UnaBubba, Nov 09 2005

The Geek Squad http://www.bestbuy....d=pcmcat38200050030
Best Buy's mobile and highly visible Geek Squad are quickly becoming the technowarriors of choice in the US. There is a nice menu of services, all with preset prices, delivered by Geeks in snappy G-Man style uniforms driving black and white VW bugs emblazoned with the Geek Squad logo. [jurist, Nov 09 2005]

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       //All for the cost of a decent coffee and a handful of croissants.//   

       Having seen the prices in Starbucks, the price of a decent coffee, with accompanying confection, is no paltry sum.
zen_tom, Nov 09 2005
  

       That pun really isn't worth it. How about a machine which grinds up and melts down old, disused tarmac? We could call it the Road Worrier.
moomintroll, Nov 09 2005
  

       Well, it started out with a discussion about warchalking, with [zen-tom]. The name was Geek Warriors, then I realised they also roam, so I added that bit.
UnaBubba, Nov 09 2005
  

       I'd like to see them doing battle in the streets, with evil hackers, dressed in black, [jurist]
UnaBubba, Nov 09 2005
  
      
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