Author Archives: Ken

About Ken

Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as a civil engineer. He also wrote the NYT bestselling book "Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids to Share." Follow @fitzwillie on Twitter.

The GeekDads Podcast Live Tonight 7:00pm/10:00 PDT/EDT

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ken

For those of you who enjoy our GeekDads podcast, we’ll broadcast the recording session live tonight. So if you’d like to waste an hour and participate via chat room, stop by right here at 7:00 this evening, Pacific Time. We … Continue reading →

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3D Printable Maker Playset

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ken

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GeekDad 2012 Father’s Day Gift Guide, Part 2

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ken

The following gift suggestions were carefully selected by the GeekDad writers. Need more ideas? Be sure to check out the part one of our list. Darth Vader & Son by Jeffrey Brown Here’s essential reading for fathers who love Star … Continue reading →

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for June 5

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ken

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading →

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‘GeekDad’ writer shows parents how to encourage a child’s nerdier …

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

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Watch Captains Kirk and Picard soar to the edges of space for the first time [Video]

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

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Kickstarter Alert: Goblins Drool, Fairies Rule

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

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A Start Up Trek – Creative Commons

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

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Find the Best in SF Literature Whenever You Need It

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

BestSFBooks.com Adam Doppelt is something of a Science Fiction geek. He loves to read Science Fiction, especially really good Science Fiction. He also created some silly app you might have heard of, called Urban Spoon, but that’s not important right … Continue reading →

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for June 4

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ken

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading →

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