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GeekJack Reviews: iCade for the iPad — Old-School Gaming With New-School...

Okay, so maybe having a 3-year-old test a joystick-based console isn’t a 100% fair proposition to begin with — we’ll grant you that. For certain, an older boy (like a certain boy-dad, perhaps, 40 years...

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GeekJack Reviews: Crayola for the iPad — Old-School Crayons With New-School...

Like most kids, Jack loves drawing with Crayons. And if you’ve been following his review series here on Geek Dad, you know he also has an especial affinity for all things iPad/iPhone. So when we got...

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GeekJack Reviews iOS5 in 60 Seconds

If you’ve been following Jack’s reviews here on the blog, you know we generally love all things Apple. Not this time, however. You’re about to watch the shortest review ever published on Apple’s new...

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GeekJack Reviews: Unicorn Adventure – Sidescroller Teaches Healthy Eating Habits

It's been a while, but GeekJack is back! This time, he's reviewing the PBS KIDS sidescroller app for iPhone and iPod, D.W.'s Unicorn Adventure. Watch as Jack helps D.W. save a lost unicorn using the...

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GeekJack Reviews: Satechi’s Divoom iBase Station

As iBase stations go, Satechi’s new Divoom is compact, lightweight (considering the decent base bass) and simple to use. But don’t take my word for it. Check out Jack’s latest review below. To check...

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Horton Doesn’t Hear An Apology

It was bedtime last night and I was reading some Seuss / To my son, who adores Seuss like he adores apple juice / With cookies, never milk, yes my son’s a bit odd / He prefers fish to candy: ...

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What’s the Geekiest Thing You Ever Did as a Kid?

Sure, you’ve done plenty of nerdy or geeky things as an adult and parent (Organizing that party around the Curiosity landing? Your outrageous Harry Potter cosplay at ComicCon? Getting STAY GEEK...

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Twitter: The New Old Customer Service?

We all know how hard it is to speak to someone who not only speaks your language, but can address your customer complaint quickly, promptly and efficiently. But if recent experience is any indication,...

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Siri’s New, Expanded Vocabulary Remixed

Siri's new, expanded vocabulary is pretty impressive in iOS 6. Here we experience all the different ways she answered one simple baseball game score question, remixed with a nice, funky beat.

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The Virgin America Barking Robot Dog

I’ve often wondered what that sound is that I hear after the plane lands on certain flights, most noticeably on Virgin America. My son calls it the “barking robot dog sound.” Listen to the recording I...

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How to Create an Apple Puzzle

With only four cuts, you can turn any apple (orange, Asian pear, etc.) into a cool (albeit geeky) puzzle.

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Top 10 Twaggies

Twaggies is a blog that illustrates tweets and turns them into funny cartoons, preserving them in what they call The Twitter Hall of Fame.

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Why Is the Bass So Overwhelming in Live Concerts?

I recently went to an Alanis concert (yes, I'm really an angry white woman at heart) at a smallish hall here in Los Angeles and was once again reminded of why I hate going to live concerts: TOO MUCH...

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After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Let’s Try Giving Tuesday

Okay, so we've had a day of thanks last Thursday, followed by Black Friday and yesterday, Cyber Monday. Is everyone accounted for? Hmm. Not the 501c3s! At least not until today. May I introduce you to...

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12 Painfully Bad Excerpts of Hold Music

I know what you're thinking: What hold music isn't terrible? Clearly, I spend a lot of my life on hold, as this short list represents only half the total I've recorded over the course of the last...

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Shazam: Now Tagging Classical Music, Too!

Like many of you, I've had Shazam on my iPhone since the app launched in 2008. What started out as a party trick for me (look what MY phone can do!) slowly, over time, morphed into a "So what are ...

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Abbott and Costello Meet Darth Vader?

Teaching my son Star Wars has started to resemble Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?"

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The Case Against Episode Drifting

If you're like me and my wife, you and your significant other have a few shows you both watch as a couple. But what happens when one gets ahead of the other? Episode Drifting!

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Page Turners | How to Self-Publish Your Very Own Children’s Book

Ever think about writing your own children's book? I have, for many years, actually. Last year, I finally followed through and produced one. Here are the steps I took from concept to finished product.

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Meet Oscar

What if Oscar posted an online dating profile? This is what it might look like.

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