Author The Geek Daddy

As a family, we dreaded potty training our eldest daughter. The thought of having to surrender our carpets, sofas and selves to a repeated drenching did not fill us with joy or excitement. After consulting...

Having a baby is an amazing thing and you'll be surprised at how much you love that little bundle considering all the hell it is about to put you through. When people say things like 'it puts things in...

By March, most of the fair-weather January dieters have turned their back of their New Years resolutions and that gym membership is just a monthly waste of money... Again! But for those of us who are...

Gadgets litter my house, in a vain attempt to bring the future promised to me in the movies, that little bit closer. From the latest consoles to thermostats that learn your routine, I have embraced this...

The thought of a night out in London with friends set off alarm bells in the calorie-counting part of my brain. With each Gin and Tonic weighing in at around 100 calories each I knew Saturday would not be good...

A few days ago the well-known toy manufacturer Hasbro, who created such toys as Mr Potato Head, Transformers and My Little Pony formed a partnership with 3D Systems; a consumer electronics company that sells...

My resolve is weakening and the whole diet thing is getting very boring, very quickly…. Six pounds lost in six weeks meaning in order to reach my target weight of 11st 3lb I will need to be on this diet...

It's been an astounding 75 years since this book was written and yet it is still compelling, relevant and above all visionary. It tells the tale of a not too distant future where babies are not born, but...

This week was pretty uneventful as I kept to my Slimfast shakes and indulged a little at the weekend with a large roast dinner. My wife has been more supportive at the weekend by getting me a couple of Weight...

O2 have teamed up with the England rugby team and announced their new 'game' called 'Wear the Rose'. This "360-degree virtual reality sports experience" is available for the Oculus Rift that places the wearer...

The first month of dieting is finally coming to a close and amazingly my results are finally positive. After last weeks 'slip up' I was back on track and working hard. I managed to drag myself to the gym three...

u Diets do strange things to you. Food used to be something that was just there, ready to be eaten, enjoyed and created. Nowadays, it seems to permeate my thoughts and take over my mind. I seem to check the...

In an exciting turn of events it seems that there is a fresh crop of rumors that suggest the next version of Apple TV is planned for release in the first half of this year. The Apple TV version 3 is said to be...

There is a lot of fantastic technology around at the moment and if I was to write about the unfiltered list of gadgets I am after it would be a very long post. Instead, I wanted to look at the technology I am...

The Xbox is not synonymous with child friendliness. It's had it's fair share of Lego games and games that appeal to both adults and older children, but overall, the choices for young children and toddlers is...

Making pretend cakes is actually pretty cool and the fact its Duplo means the pieces can be used for so much more. The set comes with two variations of cakes, the traditional corner slice and the smaller...

Totlol is not a new idea, in fact it actually started back in 2008. The idea was to offer parents a child friendly collection of video clips that exist on YouTube in one safe environment. However, being only a...

Crisps, pizza and a burger are not the meals one expects to see on the menu of anyone supposedly on a diet and yet each and every one passed my lips. As you can assume, the mini break to Aldeburgh did nothing...

The title is going to leave a lot of you a little confused. First is the confusion that there was even a sequel to Cinderella in the first place. Surely 'happily ever after' doesn't need a sequel, and to be...

If you don't know already, my children are terrible sleepers and in the early hours of the morning when you have tried everything I use the TV to distract them and calm them down. In the UK there isn't much in...

Squirrels at your door, deer in your back garden and all the comforts of home with none of the chores; these are the ingredients of a great family holiday when small children are involved. Sometimes luxury is...

The weigh in wasn't good. I put it down to new shoes and a change in clothes. Starting with excuses is not the best way to begin a blog post so lets start with the numbers Weight: BMI: Body...

When it comes to children's games, not many indie developers have such an extensive back catalog as Beansprites, a small team from California who have covered cafe culture to dentistry is their myriad of...

It is such a cliche to diet in January. I feel ashamed to be jumping on the band wagon and following the crowd as we fight the flab through the winter months in the faint hope that this year will be the year...