‘Smore’: A New Science Magazine for Girls
I chat with ‘Smore’ magazine founder Sarita Menon about her motivation for this new endeavor.
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Print Isn’t Dead: Check Out ‘Tabletop Gaming’ Magazine
Tabletop Games have never been hotter. They’ve gotten hot enough to support a new print magazine called ‘Tabletop Gaming’.
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Daily #DadJoke for January 11, 2016
I am looking forward to discussing the use of drones for magazine delivery…
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Print Magazines Still ‘Round Here
Print magazines are alive and well in Rebecca Angel’s house! What about you? Print or online?
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‘D&D’ Players Beware — A New Dragon Has Been Spotted…
‘Dragon+’ is a free ‘D&D’ resource that is available for iOS and Android devices (best viewed on a tablet, and my screenshots are from iPad–not sure if features and functions are identical with Android tablets). It contains articles and interviews with a mix of individuals and companies that are providing content and services to ‘D&D’ fans, along with videos, hyperlinks to external content, and plenty of eye candy.
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New Year’s Resolutions: Declutter With Next Issue
This “Netflix for magazines” app is pretty great for eliminating piles of periodicals around the house.
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Storytime Magazine
Storytime is a new magazine for children and parents to share that aims to encourage reading and interaction with stories, but without any advertising or free plastic clutter.
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Next Issue is Having a Black Friday Sale
Get three months of the magazine app Next Issue for the price of one, this weekend only.
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110% Gaming Is New Gaming Mag Just for Kids
A new magazine is launching in the UK with a difference: it’s for children and it focuses solely on video-games. Here’s a look at the first issue.
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Torch Skylander Revealed in Game Informer
Here’s a look at Torch, a new Trap Team core Skylander revealed in the June copy of Game Informer. We found the image online in advance of the magazine hitting shelves.
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10 Tips for Teaching Younger Gamers More Complex Games
Yesterday, Jonathan offered up 10 reasons to play board games with your kids… and today I’d like to offer up 10 tips for teaching your young children to play more complex board games. These tips are reprinted (with permission) from an article I wrote for the Winter 2014 issue of Casual Game Insider, a magazine dedicated to casual board gaming.
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Review: The Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 Overhead Scanner
The SV600 is an overhead scanner that allows for scanning of books, magazines, individual sheets, business cards, photos, and much more. It has some very special software under the hood that allows it to not only identify multiple items placed in front of it, but it can also handle the curve of the pages from an open book or magazine scan, flattening the scan and performing clean up to create a clear image.
Continue ReadingA Collection of Steampunk Reviews, Part II: Gears Engaged
One of the things I find most interesting about the steampunk genre right now is how the number of reference steampunk books is keeping pace with the fictional releases. Magazines, fashion, and even collections of essays devoted to a subject …
Continue ReadingShorten Your Book Stacks With 1DollarScan
1DollarScan is a service that will take your books (hardback and paperback), magazines, and other business documents and convert them for you at very reasonable prices. I decided to put 1DollarScan to the test a few weeks ago, and I’m …
Continue ReadingVintage GeekDad Projects
Over the weekend, the family and I visited our local Car Boot Sale. I’m not sure if there is an equivalent of this institution in the US, but they’re somewhere between a Yard/Garage Sale and a Flea Market. Lots of …
Continue ReadingCommunity Input Needed: Modding Compressed Air Rockets
Over at the GeekDad Community, Rick Schertle is looking for suggestions on modding a compressed air rocket. The project, which you can find posted on the Make blog, is a fun one and one my family built a couple of …
Continue ReadingSchool’s Out — Go Make Something With Make: Magazine
If you’ve got kids just out of school (or close to it), then you’ve likely got your hands full with trying to find enough activities to keep them busy. The pool is great, and the library’s always a good option, …
Continue ReadingCapture your Peeps in Places for National Geographic Traveler Magazine
National Geographic Traveler magazine’s Peeps in Places is happening once again! They want all of their readers to send in fun photos for their Peep photo gallery. So get out your cameras! Get out your Peeps! Well, go out and …
Continue ReadingOkido – An Alternative to Branded/Licensed Magazines
Ben 10, Dora the Explorer, In the Night Garden, Power Rangers, Charlie & Lola. All great shows for the kids – entertaining, even educational at times, and we all need the little break from the 24/7 they afford us every …
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