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...
View ArticleGeekJack 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...
View ArticleGeekJack 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...
View ArticleGeekJack 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...
View ArticleGeekJack 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...
View ArticleHorton 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: ...
View ArticleWhat’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...
View ArticleTwitter: 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,...
View ArticleSiri’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.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHow to Create an Apple Puzzle
With only four cuts, you can turn any apple (orange, Asian pear, etc.) into a cool (albeit geeky) puzzle.
View ArticleTop 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.
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleAfter 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...
View Article12 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...
View ArticleShazam: 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 ...
View ArticleAbbott and Costello Meet Darth Vader?
Teaching my son Star Wars has started to resemble Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?"
View ArticleThe 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!
View ArticlePage 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.
View ArticleMeet Oscar
What if Oscar posted an online dating profile? This is what it might look like.
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