Today’s geek = A cool geek dad who is the definition of cool. He's a confident, tech-savvy, engaged father who shares his passion for tech with his kids, creating new family traditions in his own way. Personally it's one the most attractive aspects to my man. He's into making sure we have all the right tech, that it works properly and that we ENJOY using it!
I found this really interesting - The Confessions of a Geek Dad survey conducted by Cisco Linksys sought to shed light on the emerging generation of guys fed on technology as children, and is now passing on this passion to their kids. The survey conducted in December found that a lot of dads are straight up Proud to be geeks! Nearly 70% of geek dads consider themselves to be cooler than other dads, with 75% of them attributing it to creating a home their kids’ friends enjoy hanging out at. I just LOVE this! Also, 70% of geek dads say their kids think they’re cool because they’re tech-savvy, and that makes 87% of geek dads proud or humored.
The Survey also pointed out that being savvy still comes with some trade-offs. They found that 35% of geek dads say their partners get annoyed when they spend time alone playing with technology, yet 92% say their partners expect them to be the ones to maintain the home tech. One in five geek dads admit to using technology in secret to avoid being discovered by their wives. This cracks me up because I know this happens in my house but I don't care.
The last stat I found interesting shows an interesting redefinition in what's considered "quality time" with the kids. The numbers show that 71% of geek dads spend more time doing activities with their kids than their fathers did with them. 72% are more excited about teaching kids how to use tech tools than traditional tools, like a hammer or power drill.
The survey showed that slow Internet (25 percent) and Wi-Fi connectivity issues (19 percent) are the top frustrations geek dads face when it comes to home technologies. Cisco says its new Linksys E4200V2 Maximum Performance Wireless-N Dual Band Router, might be the answer to that, geek dad or not, users get maximum streaming speed for HD/3D quality video streaming, superior wireless coverage, and faster USB hard drive disk performance for streaming media.
Also Geek Dads, check this out. Cisco is giving away $10,000 in cool geeky tools to a lucky winner on their Facebook page! Go to their Facebook page and tell them "What kind of new family tradition you or the Geek Dad
My question is - What's it like in your home?
