Tag Archives: The Internet
I Swear to Good You Are God At This
That’s the brain-twisting name of a new book dedicated to showcasing websites that highlight the creative arts. It’s published by Holiday Matinee, a marketing company that specializes in artists and graphic design.
I looked at the review copy I received with an eye to finding something new that might interest my kids.
I found a few possibilities. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Projects and Activities, The Internet
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Twitter Geeks all over The Shorty Awards
Last year and earlier this year, GeekDad spent some time making sure you were all aware of the best geeks to keep track of in 140 character form.
So, we are pleased to see that many Geek Tweeps and some good friends of GeekDad have made the final nominations for this years Shorty Awards. Over 250,000 […] Continue reading
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Own Your World With Location-Based Mobile Games
There has been an explosion of location-based games and location-based social networking sites. I have been trying out a few of them because I think there are some interesting possibilities for interactions based on the serendipity of location.
As a parent, I think my life may be too mundane for these games. I hate to burst […] Continue reading
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Tagged Big Nerds in Disguise, BrightKite, FourSquare, Gowalla, Own This World, The Internet
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GeekDad Fundraising Drive for Haiti Relief – $2,500 And Counting!
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We all know what has happened, and how desperate the need for medical resources is right now in Haiti. There are plenty of good avenues for charitable donations out there, and by no means to we mean to replace any of them, but all of us at […] Continue reading
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Tagged Donation, Haiti, MerlinUSA, People, Places, Projects and Activities, The Internet
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Island Living the GeekDad Way
Spreading the family tech projects to other parts, GeekDad has been going in the UK for a few months now. There you will find more of the same GeekDad goodness, but with a UK bent.
It’s not all umberellas, weather-talk and gardening though, there is plenty of family life meets gadget writing. Recently we have been […] Continue reading
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Robots + Monsters is Back to Help Haiti
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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Tagged Armchair Geek, haiti donations robots monsters, The Internet
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Erfworld: Geekiest Comic Ever
Okay, I know, “Geekiest Comic Ever” is a big claim to make, considering there are other comics like “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.” But I had to get your attention somehow, right? And Erfworld is incredibly geeky in a fantastic way. (As opposed to geeky in a sci-fi way.) Here’s the plot: in the magical […] Continue reading
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Tagged Android apps, Armchair Geek, Comics, Fantasy, iPhone Apps, IPod Touch, kindle, Nintendo DSi, RPG games, Strategy games, The Internet
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MythBusters Twitter Sweepstakes and Giveaway!
We on GeekDad aren’t subtle about our love for MythBusters. We, or at least most of us, follow the show’s official Twitter feed, in addition to those of several of its stars. If you don’t follow them yet, there’s no time like the present to start, because there’s an added incentive: you can win cool […] Continue reading
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