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12 Days of Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Gamma World
If your family is anything like us, you take gaming seriously. My husband and I have an amazing group of friends with whom to play games, but none so dedicated as our D&D group. We’ve been campaigning for about two and a half years, now, and I’ve got to say, I never imagined it could […]
Continue Reading12 Days of Awesomely Geeky Gifts: KwiqApps’ 12 Days of Christmas + Giveaway
Our sponsor KwiqApps just announced a new title just in time for the holidays. 12 Days of Christmas is an interactive music game, full of holiday spirit, right on your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. From their description: It blends the game play of Rock Band with a hint of Whack-a-Mole that will delight kids of […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #6: Grown-Ups
Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingA Sort-of Merry Christmas: The Importance of Remembering to Give
Occasionally I find my reality thrown into harsh perspective. It started the other day with a car wreck. Not my car wreck, some other poor unfortunate souls played real life bumper cars, therefore I got stuck in traffic. Normally this would not have been an issue except that dinner time was fast approaching and I […]
Continue Reading12 Days of Awesomely Geeky Gifts: The Nintendo DSi XL
Full disclosure: I’ve never really liked hand-held games. I’m a console girl, and I love my XBox, thankyouverymuch. And sadly, even though the Wii was cool at first, it failed to impress me overall. We ended up selling ours after a few months since we just didn’t get much mileage out of it, unlike the […]
Continue Reading12 Days of Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Telegraph and Lightbulb Kits from Harris Educational
While it’s always great to meet geeks from around the nation, and the globe, I always find it thrilling to connect with local geeks doing amazing things. North Carolina-based Harris Educational is one of those such local connections, doing awesome science right here. The best part? The offerings from Harris Educational are both geeky and, […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #5: Toys For Most Any Age, Including Grown-Ups
Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingThe Top Ten Classic Gifts: Not So New, But Must Haves
This season’s hottest gifts run the gamut of motion sensitive gaming systems to harmonizing toothy creatures with inexplicable appeal. But now that Black Friday is done, Cyber-Monday wrapped, and the prices back up to what we normally pay, there is still a chance to save some money and get some great gifts for those left on […]
Continue ReadingCaution! Get All the Facts Before You Get Your eReader!
As the holiday season approaches, and you make the list of all the new tech gadgets you’d like to find under the tree, let me offer one suggestion. Do the research on that iPad, play around with the Sony Reader and that amazing new Kindle, but then do one more thing: Go to the website […]
Continue ReadingPortable Pumpkin Cakes for Halloween Parties on the Go!
Over at Serious Eats, their column, Cakespy (dedicated to all things cake), featured these cute little jarred pumpkin cakes. Great for those neighborhood or church Halloween parties, or sharing with friends, family, or co-workers for the holiday. What fun it would be to create little costumes for the jars with felt or construction paper with […]
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