Taken from PC World Magazine, August 2011 Edition

Geek pride day comes along every May 25th, but just about any day is a great day to bask in being a geek.  If you have or know at least a few of the following things, congratulations.  If you don’t, consider this a shopping list of the items you need.

A Geek Should Own…

Flash drives: Not just one or two – you should have an entire collection.  You should also know how to partition your flash drives properly, and they should contain system utilities and perhaps a Linux installation or two.

Lots of Cables: Keeping a box of miscellaneous cables is a great idea, since you’ll have them handy for pretty much any unforeseen circumstance.

A home-built PC: Nothing shouts geek cred like a homemade computer.

A soldering iron: You never know when you’ll have to hack together some hardware.

A geeky tee: Any kind of geek slogan or motif, or something to do with geek culture, is legitimate and potentially cool.

A Geek Should Know…

How to code: Depending on what coding you find most interesting – be it computer programming or Web design – you should be able to lay down the basics from memory.

Keyboard shortcuts: Knowing your way around a keyboard is pretty useful, especially if you mouse stops working and you need to shut down.  Plus, keyboard shortcuts save a ton of time on the desktop.