I've been a fan of R/C aviation all my life.  A section of my garage is dedicated to crashed airplanes and failed attempts.  This week I finally passed over the threshold of becoming a competent radio control pilot.  

This past May at Maker Faire Bay Area, for the fifth year I had my compressed air rockets out…

Maker Camp opens this next Monday, July 16th.  Put on by MAKE Magazine, it's a virtual camp aimed at teens for discovering, creating and building.  30 projects will be introduced over 30 days.  This free camp is put on in partnership with Google+ and teens can interact with camp counselors via Hangouts and even take virtual field trips each Friday.

I'm excited to be helping kick off Maker Camp at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York this Monday, July 16th.  We'll be…

My dad has always been a train fan.  To help pay his way through UCLA, he worked at Union Station in Los Angeles.  He and my grandpa watched the transition from steam to diesel and lived through the fading glory days of rail travel.  



When I came along, I joined the tradition.  We…

Geek Dad Readers,

I would love to hear from you on some mods to work on this summer for my Compressed Air Rocket and Launcher - You can find build directions on MAKE Projects.  It was posted on the MAKE blog today with some good comments already.  Things I'm thinking are a parachute, glider or helicopter recover system.  How to launch a video comer and have it come back down intact.  See blog post here: …

The Schertle family in Prague... Soon bound for points east in the USA

Our family is passionate about travel and the lessons we've learned while on the road.  So far our trips have mostly been international, but lately our 12 year old daughter and 9 year old son kept pestering us about…