Author Archives: Ken-Denmead

Ikea Hack for a Cool Kids Bedroom Gets Repeated

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

Almost three years ago, I wrote my first big project post for GeekDad. It was fairly well received, and has had “legs” as it were – getting the occasional comment or email each year afterward. But now I finally have evidence that it wasn’t just a fun proof-of-concept, but is actually repeatable. GeekDad reader Melissa […] Continue reading →

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Dork Tower Friday

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Call for Artists for a Sorta-Secret GeekDad Project

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

We’re putting the call out again for artists – graphics people, photographers and the like – for our sorta-secret geeky music video project. If you have the inclination to find out, check out the Flickr pool we have set up for it:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1276628@N22/
And ask to be added, if you’re interested. We need 36 more images for […] Continue reading →

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Dork Tower Wednesday

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

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The GeekDads Episode #59: Please Give Generously to the GeekDad Haiti Relief Fundraiser

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

The GeekDads are back with a huge crew to talk about all the geeky news of the last two weeks, including smoking in Avatar, GeekDads on TV, and our fundraiser for Haiti relief. Enjoy!
GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead, Matt Blum and Chris Anderson. It is a community […] Continue reading →

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GeekDad on ABCNewsNow Today at 3:30pm Eastern/12:30pm Pacific

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

You might remember back in August, I was invited onto the show Parenting With Annie Pleshette Murphy on the ABCNewsNow digital cable channel. Well, I must not have screwed up too badly, because they asked me back, this time to talk about iPhone apps for kids (something we do talk a bit about around here). […] Continue reading →

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Robots + Monsters is Back to Help Haiti

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

More than two years ago I blogged about Robots + Monsters, the brainchild of artist Joe Alterio, selling geeky custom illustrations to raise money for good causes. The program had been on hiatus for a while, but in light of the recent events in Haiti, they’re back.
The destruction and human suffering wrought by the earthquake […] Continue reading →

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Dork Tower Monday – All New Comic!

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

Dork Tower #782, by John Kovalic.

This is it, friends, the first in a long line of all new comics from John Kovalic. Enjoy!
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.

Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Dork Tower Saturday Extra!

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

Because John Kovalic demanded we run this in celebration of the engagement of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. By your command.
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