Online Museums, From Interesting to Unique to Freakishly Strange
There are many great museums in the world, but sadly most people will only ever get to visit a fraction of them. Fortunately, a lot of them have an excellent online presence—along with a huge number of...
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Sam Loyd: Classic Puzzles and Riddles
Have you seen this puzzle that’s been making its way around the net lately? Count the number of men, wait for them to shift, and then count them again. Confused? Or did you spot the secret? As it turns...
View Article10 Great Webcomics You Should NOT Share With Your Kids (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
One year ago, you were reading this by Patrick Orndorff: I am a huge fan of comic strips. The comics section is the first place I go when reading the daily newspaper. (Newspapers, how quaint!) My kids...
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Ye Olde Map Maker is a Gamemaster’s Best Friend
Last Friday I needed to whip up some quick dungeon maps for my Saturday night Dungeons and Dragons game. I was planning on bringing my players into the Shadowfell for the first time and their first...
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The Curious Rise of Rebecca Mayes
My posts are usually objective, mildly authoritative and thoroughly third person. Here though, I want to share something more personal – to track one particular journalism journey I’ve had the past...
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The Simple Path to Fun Family Photo Keepsakes
Digital cameras have made it too easy to capture any moment in a family’s day-to-day life. The trouble is organizing the really good shots into something memorable. Shutterfly aims to help that with...
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10 Geeky Web Tricks with HTML5 and CSS3
It’s a glorious time to be a web geek! Did you see the cool effect the folks at Google added to their logo the day before they made their big announcement about changes to the perennial search engine?...
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Top 10 Things Science Fiction Promised Us That DID Happen in 2010
Earlier this week I published a list of top 10 things science fiction promised us that didn’t happen in 2010. So, lest you think I’m completely negative, let’s take a look at a few things that did...
View ArticleTake the CDC Flu App Challenge!
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC to their close friends) is looking for a few good apps, and they want you to make them. The CDC Flu App Challenge is open to anyone who wants to...
View ArticleTake the CDC Flu App Challenge! (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Take the CDC Flu App Challenge The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC to their close friends) is looking for a few good apps, and they want you to make them. The CDC Flu App Challenge...
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Webkinz Provide a Safe Online World for Kids to Explore
Let me tell you a little bit about my son. He’s obsessed with automobiles. My wife, Natania, wrote about her life with cars back when our kid was three, and his obsession with things that go vroom...
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Inkd Gives Webcomics Their Own Platform
Having noticed a gap in tools for publishing and organizing the many webcomics available on the Internet, Benedict Jones and Justin Salsburey are looking for help to launch Inkd, a digital version of...
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