Wow pretty smart 4th grader...

Well lets see.

For a start, The first time that I probably considered myself a geek, Was when I pulled apart 3 computers, Picked the best parts out of them, And then put them all back together... I was 12

Yea, sounds like you were quite a bright one to be able to do all that.

Isnt it scary the things we learn when we are young at such a tender age?

Yup, you can learn some pretty nifty and helpful stuff.

Always learn from trial and error, I am a hands on type of person, so you can explain all you want, but unless I can see it, I have no idea what your talking about. And "Packard Bell", no idea how I missed that one! That brings back some memories. I still remember playing with them and old Apples around school (elementary and up) but never to the extent I do now, still oddly, I always knew more than the teachers. :D

I think my passion for tech stuff makes me a geek, and not only that i'm obsessed with the latest and greatest gizmos

Well, I guess I'm qualified by the fact that I have 2 servers and 7 computers running in my house. The two servers run 24/7. One PC has router firmware installed, so it's nothing more than a router, it also runs 24/7. I work full time in an IT department and I also own my own business. I'm a busy person!

When you get over the top excited by knowing new technology and features coming out.... You're a geek.

When you have to join tech gear anonymous meeting........been there!