TECHGEEK has been Australia’s latest player in the technology blog arena, but it has just begun.

From humble beginnings with Terence Huynh as the very first writer in its launch and it has expanded. Joining him was James Davis in March and also suggested a move to a new server that would propel TECHGEEK into attention.

The new move required a lot of work, including the switch from an unknown blogging system to the popular Wordpress and hosting on the ScoreRight Services server for a period of three months. We also gained Stewart Wilson as a writer for the site too.

Then in June, we received our very own server; meaning that we could have the freedom of placing whatever we want. Stewart Wilson and James Davis also came along with the new move. We also celebrated by creating our own design, which was called “Blue is Darkness”. The same theme was also introduced to many of our blogs as well.

From there, we had an upgrade to a new theme in November. This also included a ‘clean install’ of Wordpress and a switch from a ‘Blog’ to a ‘News Site’ agenda. This also meant that we would show the first 8 stories in the front.

As time grew, it became difficult to manage.

In 2008, as part of the reawakennetworks revitalisation project, TECHGEEK was announced to have a new theme and plan for this year. Though this was kept secret from everyone else, it was told to the original writers (Huynh, Davis and Wilson).

As well, we gained two new writers during the period, Sean Hyatt and Kenny Yeoh. These two people form up the gaming section of our site, and without them - we would not have given a thought about gaming news. Contributions to the section include Terence Huynh and content from GameDaily.

In April 2008, in celebration on the recognition and the start of what is now known as TECHGEEK, the revitalisation project on TECHGEEK was complete. A new design and a brand new domain meant that TECHGEEK could be easier for people to read and access. It also returned the site to its’ original agenda of being a blog site.

TECHGEEK has expanded from being a small one person blog to a huge commitment by many of the team, many of them volunteers and some have a barter system going on.

In July 2008, within the redesign work within Reawaken Media, the site released a brand new theme. Codenamed “Crystalline”, it was comissioned to Antinomie Designs to focus mainly on text - based on many design influences and contributions by the Editorial Team. The new design also ditches the red colour and goes back to blue.

The new Crystalline theme will also be used within the network, as a blog theme - though not mandatory. The new design also brings a quicker loadtime and a simplist theme - with minimal use of javascript and images. The new design also incorporates a brand new header, that is yet to be revealed.

TECHGEEK, along with its sister sites, are sites owned by Reawaken Media. You can find them on http://reawaken.info.