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Posts Tagged ‘Make’

Great Gibbering Electronics Kits, GeekDad!

Great Gibbering Electronics Kits, GeekDad!

Thursday, December 1, 2011 14:33

Be sure to check out the Kit-a-Day Giveaway being put on by our friends over at MAKE. They’ve got $9,000 worth of kits to give away, including 4 MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printers We’re so excited to be launching our massive Kit-A-Day Giveaway. To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the ...

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Becoming a Maker With Make’s Zero to Maker Series

Becoming a Maker With Make’s Zero to Maker Series

Friday, August 19, 2011 9:00

One of the things I am learning as I rise in the ranks of engineering is that you gain more responsibility for the products being developed while simultaneously being increasingly physically separated from the hands-on work. I used to do a lot of hands-on work on projects but now I ...

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Maker Faire Was a Blast! — Gallery Included (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Maker Faire Was a Blast! — Gallery Included (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Saturday, May 28, 2011 8:30

Maker Faire 2011 came and went in a blur of hard work, teamwork, joy, and awesomeness. GeekDads and GeekMoms from all over the country came together and put on a booth to remember. We came out of it with Maker Faire ribbons for being an awesome Education booth, and an ...

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ArcAttack At The Bay Area Maker Faire 2011

ArcAttack At The Bay Area Maker Faire 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:00

ArcAttack uses their two 500KV singing Tesla coils to play AC/DC’s Back in Black while Leah and GeekKid Hannah rock out in the Faraday cage.

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Make Starts a Challenge to Get Kids’ Projects Into Space

Make Starts a Challenge to Get Kids’ Projects Into Space

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 10:00

We don’t often just cut and paste press releases here at GeekDad, but when something this cool, and this relevant to our own goals and aspirations, comes around, we have to get the word out. From Make’s Dale Doherty: Last year, I met with Lynn Harper and Daniel Rasky of the ...

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Make: Live Brings Tinkerers to your Laptop

Make: Live Brings Tinkerers to your Laptop

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:00

So I’m a contributing writer with Make Magazine and Make: Online, and I wanted to share something that the blog is doing that is really neat — Make: Live. Every other Wednesday, my colleagues Becky and Matt are hosting a live 30-minute show were they’ll talk about makery stuff and ...

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So, Who Won The GeekDad/Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition?

So, Who Won The GeekDad/Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition?

Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:00

Meet Ross Daly and his Minifridge Beer Dispenser, the winner of the recent GeekDad/Ponoko/Sparkfun design competition.

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Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition – Vote for the Winner Now!

Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition – Vote for the Winner Now!

Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:15

Entries are now closed for our design competition in association with Ponoko and Sparkfun, but the competition isn’t over yet! We’ve selected our favourite 10 entries from the GeekDad Flickr pool and the comments left on the post, and now it’s up to you, the readers, to pick the overall ...

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There’s Still Time To Enter Our Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition

There’s Still Time To Enter Our Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:50

We’ve had some great entries in so far for our geeky design competition with Ponoko and Sparkfun, but don’t worry, there are still a few days left for you to add yours and be in with the chance of winning the materials you’ll need to make it. The basic idea of ...

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Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition Update

Ponoko/Sparkfun Competition Update

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:00

Our Ponoko/SparkFun design competition has only been running for a week and already we’ve got some great looking entries in the GeekDad Flickr pool, and we’ve picked out a few here to share with everyone. In case you missed the announcement, the idea of the competition is for you to design ...

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