I am an unabashed outdoor geek, just as obsessed with outdoor activities as I am tech. If you’re thinking “me too”, read on. Last year I took up running and was looking for an adventurous challenge to push me as I trained. I decided to join my father on ...

Ever want to take a picture of that cool insect you found on your last nature hike but all you had was your iPhone? Well I-Wei, a friend of GeekDad and the great mind behind Crabfu Artworks has a hack for you. By attaching an inexpensive field microscope ...

When organizing family vacations, I have to keep in mind that half of the six of us are not beach people. That means wherever we go in the summer, I need to schedule activities both in and out of the water. For the family vacation this summer to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ...

Whether you’re a foodie or somebody who feels like eating just takes up time that could be better used for important things (like playing games), if you’re here on GeekDad you’d probably appreciate any tips on making cooking geekier, right? We’ve mentioned the Star Wars Cookbooks before and last fall ...

Geocaching tends to have quite a few electronic helpers, based on the fact that it’s an electronic sport. Letterboxing, however, the old fashioned analog version of geocaching, has usually been a pen-and-paper kind of activity. I recently reviewed BoxFinder, an app for letterboxing clues. I have since found a second ...

Welcome to GeekDad Guitar Lessons; a new bi-weekly video feature here on the GeekDad blog.  Each tutorial will present strategies on how to play your favorite Geeky/Techie/Sci-Fi influenced songs. First off, let me introduce myself.  I’m John Anealio.  In addition to being a GeekDad and a music teacher, I write and ...

Here’s a sneak peek at one of the projects which might be included in the upcoming Geek Dad 2 book which our fearless leader Ken Denmead is hard at work on: the Death Star Temari. Just like the original, but cuter and it fits in your pocket. Oh, and it ...

We at GeekDad are not new to geocaching. We’ve covered geocaching as a great family activity, Letterboxing – the no-tech geocaching alternative, and geoocaching without a GPS. But if you’re still interested in getting in to the sport, but don’t know how to start or what to expect, there’s a ...

Everyone in our family has an allergy or food sensitivity of some sort, and we’ve always looked at ways to limit our exposure to the things that irritate us. I was more than happy to take Agate Publishing up on their offer for a review copy of “The Food Allergy ...

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