In Praise Of USBs
I was cleaning out a box of adapters and computer parts the other day, and I came across myriad USB cables from bygone eras. Curious, I plugged one unusual device in . . . and it worked. If I wanted an IDE-to-USB adapter to muck with any ancient hard drives,...
What Makes A Good Headline?
Writing a headline should be easy, right? It's just a few words that summarize a story so people can decide whether they want to read more. How hard can it be? Actually, a good headline can be just as challenging as writing a full article, if not more so....
One Weird Trick To Play More Games
I'm an introvert who fights with my own brain a fair bit of the time. Here's a "life hack" that's worked well for me which might prove beneficial to some of you. My little family likes to play games. However, whenever we have some free time, we're often vapor-locked by...
Leave Yourself Notes
Let's say you have a game that you figured out a house rule or solution for something to make the game more fun for your group. As a pro-tip: Write it down. Leave yourself future notes. Even if it's jotted on the back of a fast-food napkin with a ballpoint...
Recommending Recommendations
My first experience with GURPS was likely seeing a copy of GURPS Wild Cards on the games-and-geekery shelf of a Waldenbooks. (I believe I have just enough references in that previous sentence to date me like the rings of a tree . . .) I recall flipping through that book...
FLGS Spotlight: Giga-Bites Café In Marietta, GA
Earlier this month, when Steve and Jean were in town for Dragon Con, we got to sneak away for a couple hours and visit one of my favorite places on Earth. If you're a gamer in the Metro Atlanta area, you probably already know and love Giga-Bites Café....
Joyce L. Jackson
Joyce Lairmore Jackson, my mother, passed away yesterday evening. She was 95. She is survived by a sister, two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren . . . and the oldest will remember knowing their great-grandmother. Mother taught me to read and write. A writer herself, she encouraged everything her...
Talk Like A Pirate Day Sale
Avast, ye hearties! Set sail with Steve Jackson Games and our "Talk Like A Pirate Day" Sale! From September 18-20, you'll get 15% off select merchandise! Celebrate the scurvy scallywags of the Seven Seas by becoming one of them! In Munchkin Booty, you'll face off against monsters like fearsome Viking Kittens,...