I have many different layers, which makes me complicated but incredibly simple all at the same time. I love to laugh,learn, listen to music, eat out, conversate, travel, discover,play, be introspective, being really silly and sometimes goofy. I tend to be clumsy, intense, and analytical. I am passionate about life, but specially, writing, music, reading, my studies, and finding my purpose.
I can talk for hours about anything and nothing. I’m at a point in my life where I’m about to start making important decisions that will determine where I am in five or ten years. I am a LEO in every sense of the word. I crave affection and I love to be loved. At the same time, I’m very independent.
My SN is BetoGonza on AIM and Betogonza@hotmaildotcom on MSN.
My Setup
Windows Vista Ultimate
Antec Nine Hundred Case
AMD 64 X2 6000+
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2
600w OCZ Power Supply
4GB RAM
2×250 Maxtor 7200rpm Harddrives
Geforce 8800GTS 640mb
LiteOn 20x DVD Burner
Saitek USB Keyboard
Razor Deathadder Mouse
Display
Dual 22″ Acer Screens
Speakers
Logitech 2.1
Logitech USB Headset
Network
Linksys WRT350N Router
Netgear 8-port Gigabit Switch
2×1TB NAS Harddrives
Webcam
Xbox 360 Vision
Camera
Canon Digital Rebel
Canon SD630
Canon SD750
Media Center
Xbox 360
Asus Media Case AMD 64 X2 4400+ 2GB Ram Windows XP Media Center
MP3 Player
8gb IPOD Touch
30gb IPOD Video
4gb IPOD Nano
Geek FAQ
Do you consider yourself a Geek?
Yes
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Drafting engineer, I loved making my drawings and floor plans. I was doing all of this on paper before autocad on the PC came out. I guess I found more interest in the PC.
What is your first memory of technology?
Well I guess my uncle’s Atari. But mostly the Nentendo. My first memory of the internet was in 1997 with a Packerd Bell PII 222mhz 32mb Ram 10gb Hard Drive. AOL was big at that time but I was given 3 months of free Prodigy internet. They not really around anymore but they are the only ISP in Mexico. Even though there wasnt half of what we have today, I still stayed up till 2am just amazed at all the content. It was a real time waster back then with Dialup. I was just surprised almost everyday with the new stuff that would come out. My AIM screen name BetoGonza has been around since it first started.
What is your favorite music to Geek out to?
I dont really listen to music while on the PC. I mainly watch downloaded TV shows or Movies, sometimes Podcast. I do have a huge collection of MP3s in my IPod. The last CD I purchased was back in 1999. MP3s were free and blank cds were 10cents each.
What is your personal definition of innovation?
I huge puzzle that we all need to help put together. The reason we are so slow on things cause we get so greedy, we want to get rich quick when we really just make things take longer.
Do you have your own Website/Blog?
www.doublehstables.com and www.BetoGonza.com I had many websites before, www.directnetworksystems.com and www.187thbrigade.com My very first website ever was www.MiVida.net It was a Blog I started back in my Senior year of High School in 2000. I was the only one in High School to have a site so I had many hits. I had a 1mb Pixel Camera and posted many pics of the High School days.
How many Websites do you visit Daily?
About 20 sites I have open always. I run two Firefox windows open with each about 10 tabs. Theres just so many sites that get updated by the minute.
What are your Frequent sites?
Digg.com
Myspace.com
IMDB.com
Gmail.com
Flickr.com
Engadget.com
Gizmodo.com
LifeHacker.com
Chris.pirillo.com
Hulu.com
Hotmail.com
GameSpot.com
Ocala4sale.com
Twitter.com Friendfeed.com Ping.fm mashable.com Viddler.com YouTube.com Metroflog.com Iminlikewithyou.com
How old where you when you Built your first PC?
15. I built myself PII 450mhz 128mb Ram 20gb Harddrive. I double my PC power for far less. I paid for all my parts online and loaded it with Windows 98SE Pirated version. Big day for me, I built a new pc every 15 months for myself ever since.
How many PCs do you own now?
3pcs and 2 laptops
What is your favorite Geek food and beverage?
I remeber drinking Bawls caffine drinks back in the day but now I just stick to water. As for food infront of my PC it would either be Pizza or Cereal.
If you were a gadget, what would you be?
It would be a cross of the IPhone and the PSP. I want to be mobile and sexy, but that has a great battery life.