193: Workflows with Geek Dad James Floyd Kelly
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David and Katie sit down with James Floyd Kelly of GeekDad.com to talk about being a geeky dad, iPad productivity, gaming and more.

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Guest Starring: James Floyd Kelly)

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• GeekDad | Raising Geek Generation 2.0)- About

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• James Floyd Kelly)

• James Floyd Kelly (jamesfloydkelly) on Twitter)

• THE AGENTS - A Double-edged Cards Game by Saar Shai — Kickstarter)

• King of Tokyo | Board Game | BoardGameGeek)

• Forbidden Desert | Board Game | BoardGameGeek)

• Forbidden Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek)

• Meteor Math on the App Store on iTunes)

• Stella: "A Multi-Platform Atari 2600 VCS Emulator")

• AtariAge - Atari 2600 ROMs)

• Overview | Bluetooth Arcade Stick | Adafruit Learning System)

• A Great Weekend Project -- DIY Arcade Controller | GeekDad)

• Atari's Greatest Hits on the App Store on iTunes)

• Wiley: Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine, 2nd Edition)

• Ultimate iPad, The: Your Digital Life at Your Fingertips | Que)Due out in July 2014

• 3D Modeling and Printing with Tinkercad: Create and Print Your Own 3D Models | Que)Due out Summer 2014

• Wireless Drives)

• Pogoplug - Online backup and cloud storage for iPhone, Android, PC, Mac and tablet)

• Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 - Contactless Scanner)

• 1DollarScan - Book Scanning Service)

• Chunky Comic Reader for iPad)iTunes Link

• DIY Projects: Do it Yourself Home Improvement: Home Repair: The Family Handyman)

• The Myth of Sisyphus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

• S.: J. J. Abrams, Doug Dorst: Amazon.com: Books)One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire.

• Manilla | Free Online Account and Bill Organizer)Manilla will be closing on July 1, 2014

• Mint)Personal Finance, Budgeting, Money Management, Financial Management, Money Manager, Budget Planner, Free Budget Software, Online Banking

• Put the internet to work for you. - IFTTT)Put the internet to work for you.

• Text Expander Touch ) Text Expander Touch 25) from David Sparks) on Vimeo).

• Evernote | Remember everything with Evernote, Skitch and our other great apps.)

• Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows)

• Pocket)iTunes Link)

• Simplify your life with Clear — the revolutionary to-do app for Mac, iPad & iPhone)iTunes Link)

• goodreader.com :: products :: GoodReader)iTunes Link)

• Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks on the App Store on iTunes)

• iBooks on the App Store on iTunes)

• Frotz on the App Store on iTunes)

• Infocom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)Infocom was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction.

• Zork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game, Colossal Cave Adventure.

• Starcross (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)Starcross is a 1982 interactive fiction game designed and implemented by Dave Lebling and published by Infocom

• PDFpen: Mac PDF Editor - Edit, Sign, and Correct PDFs)

• Box | Free Cloud Storage, Secure Content & Online File Sharing)

• Bartender | Mac Menu Bar Item Control)

• iDisplay on the App Store on iTunes)

• Tinkercad - Mind to design in minutes)With Tinkercad you can quickly turn your idea into a CAD model for a 3D printer.

• Printrbot)

• 3D Printed Cars Becoming Reality - YouTube)

• Repetier Software | The software driving your 3d printer)

• Dilithium (Star Trek) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)Dilithium is depicted as an extremely hard crystalline mineral that occurs naturally on some planets.

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