Skip to content
Geek in Sydney

Geek in Sydney

Science, education, games, gadgets, rants and more.

  • Contact

Making

Activities Making 

Maker Faire replaced with DIY Day – is making the same as DIY?

July 24, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

It appears that MAAS has lost the rights to run the Sydney Mini Maker Faire – careless of them, wouldn’t

Read more
Life in general Making 

Man vs Opal Card: implants aren’t the bleeding edge we need

June 29, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Someone has implanted the Opal Card into their arm – sort of. I wrote way back in 2015 about the

Read more
Activities Making 

Young Creators Conference 2017 – expressions of interest are open

June 9, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Expressions of interest are open for the MAAS Young Creators Conference 2017. The 2nd annual MAAS Young Creators Conference will be

Read more
Activities Making 

A makerspace for kids – in Manly

March 2, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

What’s billed as the first kids makerspace in Australia has opened in Manly. TinkerTank has it all – robotics, coding, design

Read more
Competitions Making 

Makers weekend: Young ICT and Maker Faire

August 15, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

What a weekend. Saturday was Young ICT Explorers; Sunday a visit to the Mini-Maker Faire. There is some awesome stuff

Read more
Making 

Marrickville gets a makerspace

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Marrickville has a shiny, bouncing new makerspace, and it’s a big one. The makerspace is in a 1200-square-metre warehouse and caters

Read more
Making 

Ben Heck’s Bitscope mod

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Ben Heck has applied his famously inventive making skills to an oscilloscope from Sydney company Bitscope. Ben Heck has legendary status

Read more
  • ← Previous

Political Gadgets

political gadgets Gadgets providing insights into Australia's politicians in action.

Govt info

Featured

Judging student IT competitions
Competitions Featured 

Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Featured Life in general Opinion 

Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
Featured Internet Science 

When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
Featured Opinion Toys 

Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
Featured Kids Life in general 

Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to get posts by email.

RSS

RSS posts
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Copyright © 2023 Geek in Sydney. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.