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geekDadNath@fitzwillie I understand,makes sense for the brand...
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fitzwillie"Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Confessions of a Geek Dad" http://t.co/Su4N7ES3
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fitzwillie@geekDadNath No so much giving away,as building brand awareness (and Wired has a content-sharing agmt with them).
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fitzwillie"Beautiful transfer of a 1957 color home movie of Disneyland" http://t.co/7FntMFrL
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geekDadNath@fitzwillie I see. Seems odd to through away hits though,although I guess @cerebus19's post got us some traffic back!/cc @ethanfreak
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fitzwillie@geekDadNath @ethanfreak @cerebus19 wholly approved. They came asking first.
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fitzwillie"A Brief Note In Support Of Making Weird Al The Next Super Bowl Halftime Show Star" http://t.co/icNO4AcO
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Soy un Padre Friki! (that’s Spanish for I’m a GeekDad)

Here’s the cover of the upcoming Spanish-language version of the first GeekDad book. I have no idea when it’ll go on sale,but I LOVE the cover!

I am a Geek Dad!

Happy New Year and Welcome!

Ken Denmead

Welcome to everyone visiting the site for the first time! I know that at least a couple thousand people received this book as a holiday gift and are just starting to explore the projects. Please feel free to ask questions in the forums,and exchange experiences with the other readers.

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Geek Dad Nominated for Books for a Better Life Award!

Geek Dad has been nominated for a Books for a Better Life award by the National MS Society in the category of Childcare/Parenting! To say the least,this is quite exciting. Ken has this to say about the nomination:

I’m totally gobsmacked by this nomination. I know the saying ‘it’s an honor just to be [...]

Geek Dad Book #2 is In the Works!

I’ve been a bit quiet over the last few weeks –my apologies. Turns out,book #1 was so well received that the publisher wants a second one –on the same schedule. Meaning where I had around nine months to write the first one,I have three for the second. Needless to say,it’s [...]

Geek Dad Book Trailer is Live!

This video takes you right into the Geek Den with the Geek Dad himself,Ken Denmead. Don’t miss it!

Review:Geek Dad Projects are Fun For All

Heather Vale,who blogs at Heather Vale Unwrapped:Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,didn’t quite know what to expect when she first saw Geek Dad. She wondered:“would these be projects that only computer hackers and programmers could hope to pull off?”But,suffice it to say,she was pleasantly surprised with the ease and [...]

Doing Great at Powell’s (@powells)

Just had to include this screen grab of how well the book is doing at Powell’s Books. If you don’t know,Powell’s is one of the most respected independent bookstores this side of the Rockies,and being included in their Featured section this month is a true honor.

I’ve also been told that the book [...]

Illustrations by Bradley PaytonIllustrations by Bradley Payton

Through a terrible oversight between proofreading and printing,the illustrator’s name was left off the book. I hope to get that rectified in future printings,but for now all I can do is make sure everyone knows it was:

BRADLEY PAYTON

who did all the wonderful illustrations in the book!

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Amazon ranking 284! Holy carp!

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Amazon sales rank at 398! Over 300 pre-orders have shipped!