Jeff Somogyi

Media Editor

Our Media Editor, Jeff Somogyi, is constantly trying to come up with ways to surprise and delight audiences the world over. From his work as our humor writer on deals, to his laugh-out-loud features, to his thoughtful and giggle-worthy videos, to the podcast, to his all-too-infrequently-updated blog, to his quirky and irreverent Twitter observations, to his one-man Cirque du Soleil-like standup / acrobatic Vegas show he is dedicated to bringing humor and education to the masses by any means necessary. He takes humor seriously ... too seriously. (Honestly, we've never seen him laugh ... it's kinda creepy.)

Jeff Somogyi’s Most Recent Features

DIY RAM Upgrades: Cheaper Than BTO, Less Expensive Than 6 Months Ago

For many tech savvy people, it may seem like a somewhat obvious statement that buying your own RAM and installing it into your desktop or laptop, DIY-style, is cheaper than configuring a new Built-To-Order (BTO) system with the upgraded RAM option. But is it always? To be sure, dealnews did a bit of investigating~! to see if this hypothesis was correct — and if so, just how much better it might be to go DIY.

Give New Life to Old Tech Items

Turning an old muffin tin into an organizer for your button collection is OK, we guess ... but we're geeks. The kind of things we have cluttering up our house are tech gadgets: Monitors, tapes, hard drives, etc. So we started thinking, "How could we put old tech gadgets to new uses?" Then we thought, "Why bother making any of it practical?" The result is our very creative guide to giving new life to old tech items.