You’ve probably heard someone trumpeting the latest indie game. You’ve probably caught wind of the Humble Indie Bundle. You’ve probably seen someone advertising an indie title on Kickstarter. If you use Steam, you might have even seen EA’s Indie Bundle (they’re doing it wrong, by the way). So what is an independent game? Just what...

Have you ever wondered what black, twisted mind dreamed up the abomination that is Captcha? Have you ever questioned what stygian depths spawned this horrible anti-spam measure- and why, for the love of all that is right and good, it has to be so illegible? That question occurred to me the other day, actually- so I decided to do a bit of research. We’ll...

Dave writes:I use iGoogle on a daily basis as my homepage. Today I noticed a message at the top that it is going to be discontinued in 16 months. I really like iGoogle as I can get multiple RSS feeds layed out very nicely from websites that I cannot get to at work. Are there any sites out there that do what iGoogle does as far as the gadgets and feeds?You...

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a question for you. Who among you has actually bothered to read a privacy policy in your life? If you have, pat yourself on the back – you’re one of the only people who ever has. Those of you who simply don’t bother shouldn’t feel all that bad. Most people don’t, and with the amount of time one would...

Hey there, folks. Today, it’s time for some slightly different fare. First, a brief sociology lesson. Marshall Mcluhan coined the term “Global Village” back in 1964, well before the development of the Internet. He saw what was coming – a completely unified communications network, connected on an entirely unprecedented scale. People from...

I’m not ashamed to say I carry a particularly strong distaste for Internet advertising. It’s irritating and out of touch, and the core premise of most online advertising models is fundamentally broken. For every advertisement I saw that caught my eye; every well-designed, unique, creative marketing campaign, I was treated to about twenty which made...

I’m a regular Netflix user and do sincerely appreciate the service. When you purposely choose not to have cable or satellite TV and do the cord cutter thing, Netflix is usually what most people choose to go with in combination with DTV. Something I’ve found rather weird is Netflix’s inability to share anything outside of the site with any sort...

As I’ve said time and time again, the best part about running a Bukkit server is all the plugins you’ve got at your fingertips- it goes without saying, though, that some are more useful than others. Here’s a few more addons you might want to look into if you’re looking to see your server climb the ranks- or even if you’re just...

Honestly, the website I’m about to tell you about is really something everyone who’s ever been into PC gaming should be aware of – yet there are still some people who don’t actually know the site exists. That should change. Gaming’s pretty tough on your PC. Games software, particularly modern games software, requires a fair bit of...

Here’s something that may blow a few minds- YouTube is, by far, not the only available video hosting and sharing website on the ‘net. There’s a whole host of (admittedly rather stunning) alternatives to YouTube out there. While most of them don’t necessarily have the advantage of YouTube’s huge user base, they make up for that...