You may feel as Soren Kierkegaard who said, “Once you label me, you negate me.” Well then fine, we won’t call you a geek if you happen to say yes to the following list. We’ll just let you know that you have incredibly compelling geek tendencies. :)
1. You own THIS tie.
ThinkGeek.com is known for its nerdish gear and its witty pranks and this 8-bit tie is a prime example of both. Intended to be a joke, this product got so many requests that ThinkGeek commented, “Quit emailing us to make this for REAL already. We promise, we'll make it. In fact we are already working on it…I guess the joke is on us this year.”
The silk clip-on tie resembles a pixilated image and is the perfect accessory for any nerd outfit.
2. You know how to overclock a computer.
Tasso of Appeal Media explains, “Overclocking is when you make a computer run faster than it was meant to.” The science behind it? Tasso continues, “Basically there are two numbers which effect the processor speed. There's Bus Speed and then there's the Multiplier. You can't increase the bus speed too much because then you also have to increase the Ram Bus speed too (they're interconnected) so you increase the multiplier instead. Multiplier x Bus Speed = Processor Speed.”
BasicHardware.com gives a further step-by-step explanation of overclocking on THIS page, in case you want to attack this geeky challenge!
3. You want THIS.
Swiss army knives are keychain lifesavers. For a computer dude, though, a lifesaver would include far more than just the standard Swiss army knife. Including a USB drive, ballpoint pen and LED flashlight, this handy gadget is rightly called the “ultimate geek multi-tool!”
4. You know what an AGP actually stands for.
In the computer world, acronyms form a language of their own. There’s USB, AGP, PCI, ISP, HTML, XML, RAM, BIOS, CGI, GUI and OS to name a few. A true computer nerd can identify each of the actual terms, though. Can you?
USB = Universal Serial Bus
AGP = Accelerated Graphics Port
PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect
ISP = Internet Service Provider
HTML = Hypertext Markup Language
XML = Extensible Markup Language
RAM = Random Access Memory
BIOS = Basic Input Output System
CGI = Common Gateway Interface
GUI = Graphical User Interface
OS = Operating System
5. You know what an hreference tag is.
An hreference tag is a common HTML term that web developers use when creating a link. This tag “creates a link to another page,” explains an online HTML tag dictionary, “or a link to another spot on the same page.”
6. You have multiple MySpace accounts.
Computer nerds are known for their addiction to computers. Myspace is known for its addictive attractiveness. Therefore computer nerds are often addicted to MySpace. Not just one will do!
7. You read. Binary code.
Princeton.edu defines binary code as a “code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters.” For example, saying “hello” would translate to “0110100001100101011011000110110001101111.” Check out a Binary to Text translator and exceed even the nerdiest nerds’ binary skill.
8. You say ‘LOL’ when you’re actually laughing.
Like an addiction to MySpace, computer geeks often have an addiction to chatting. Internet lingo is their language of choice. Big fans of LOLs, BRBs and G2Gs, true nerds may find themselves accidentally blurting a term or two outside of the chat room.
If you don’t understand, use THIS translator to figure it out.
9. You speak l33t.
As you may have noticed, true computer geeks speak more than just audible languages. Chat lingo, binary code and acronyms bring them well over the bi and trilingual mark. To add to the list, we have l33t. 7r53 n3rP$ $p34|{ #337. Translation: True nerds speak l33t.
So there you have it- the 9 reasons you know you're a computer geek. It's compliment, though. Really it is. After all, you're fluent in multiple languages, have an intersting form of style and attain knowledge far beyond the basics. Embrace it like Lee Eisenburg who said, "I'm PROUD to be a nerd!" | 
