If you know me, then you know that the idea of me writing about any form of organization is a ploy of comedy in and of itself. Still, as all over the place as I am with just about every aspect of my life, that doesn't stop me from trying to be more organized.
Windows 11 brings a fresh interface to the classic desktop OS but to make it personal, Start11 lets you customize the experience.
Windows 11 launched just a couple of days ago and Microsoft had been telling us quite a lot about their new OS leading up the launch, including providing details on how Windows 11 intends to deliver seamless updates that will be 40% smaller than those of Windows 10.
The process of getting a new player into your game and having that been an enjoyable experience can make the difference between success and failure for your game. If you make a game for a publisher, you can assume there will be a milestone that involves the onboarding. Let’s take a look at how Gal...
In news that shouldn't be especially shocking: we really love games here at Stardock.
I am constantly amazed by the things technology has evolved to do.
Within the last 10 years or so, game companies have started remastering their greatest hit games in an effort to keep up with the constantly evolving market.
While I'm downloading new installers and organizing my files, I usually have a couple of file explorer windows open to move and copy items around. This can get to be quite an unorganized mess with a big monitor, so this is where Groupy comes in.
AKA, why we play certain games over and over and over again...
GalCiv IV is so ground-breaking with what came before it because this time was start with a state-of-the-art engine and move from there. Some of these features are obvious in hindsight like…Commanders.
CursorFX has always been one of my favorite customization apps and was an effortless way to get started customizing your Windows desktop. The default Windows cursor is boring, and CursorFX allows you to easily change it to one of thousands available on WinCustomize.
Prior to Chrome, I had always used Firefox. I didn’t ever have any issues with it, so my switch to Chrome must have been because a friend recommended it to me or because I needed it for something specific - I honestly don’t remember anymore.
One of the most requested features in Fences is target-based rules, and that feature was added in the latest Fences update! There's a variety of uses for target-based rules, but the one we'll talk about today is using these rules to make Steam desktop shortcuts for games or software go directly to a...
There is definitely a method to what makes some games more replayable than others. Let’s take a look at that idea!...
When looking at ideology and developing a new system, we really wanted to capture a wider range of possibilities than we have in previous games. Now, ideology is measured on 7 different spectrums that are influenced by the choices you make throughout the course of a game.
Somewhere around here I have the original image of the Yor from 1992. They don’t resemble the modern Yor very much. When I wrote the Yor origin story back in 1987 (when I was in high school) the Yor followed the common trope of AI servants who rose up against their masters. Their masters, in this...
The cyber security industry tries to keep up with new methods, but there are things we can do for ourselves in order to help protect our personal information.
One of the challenges we have in setting up maps is the question of how quickly should players be meeting other civilizations in the game? How quickly should things show up? How much should the game direct you? I decided to take a hard look at GalCiv II and GalCiv III to see how different those fir...
In a world of media streaming, does Acoustic Bridge have a place anymore?...
DeskScapes 11 is fantastic at bringing animated wallpapers to your Windows desktop, but it's also great at using and managing static wallpapers as well. Sometimes I don't want a fully animated desktop and would just prefer a more minimal setup. This is why lately I've been using static .dreams that...
Stardock released their popular desktop management application, DeskScapes, into Early Access on Steam today. DeskScapes brings a host of desktop background features to Windows, including animated wallpapers, advanced background customization, and more.
I just looked at my Steam Library because I wanted to see how many games I have saved in it. It's...a lot.
I grew up playing strategy games long before I knew what the genre itself was. My grandfather had acquired a copy of Warcraft for his PC and I spent many afternoons in his study to refrains of “Zug zug,” and “Dabu.”...
This "Digital Therapeutic" is designed to improve attention function. EndeavorRx is only available via a prescription and is intended for pediatric patients ages 8 to 12 years old with primarily inattentive or combined-type ADHD.
If you’ve never hosted or joined an online game night before, then this post will get you started - if it’s old hat for you, then maybe you’ll find a few new tips!...
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