Fun & Lifestyle

Well, let’s start with the obvious: 2020 has been a tough year for all of us. But even though things have been dark and difficult at times, there have also been some truly amazing things as well. Her...

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many of us either can’t visit shopping malls this holiday season, or we avoid them at all cost. This means that we aren’t subjected to endless holiday-themed songs — ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away — actually, to be honest, it was 2012, and in this particular galaxy — a very gifted writer, artist, and illustrator named Patrick Désilets introduced the wor...

The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and health experts say that even a vaccine will not suddenly end the pandemic. However, there is cautious optimism in many parts of the world that the worst is be...

Recently, Laurence updated our list of the best mobile apps for IT pros. That inspired me to update our list of the most useful websites for IT pros, which was published in 2016. MXToolbox MXToolbox ...

The year was 2016. Giant pandas were taken off the endangered species list. After a 108-year drought, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Moviegoers flocked to see La La Land. And the Devolutions ...

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the U.S. each year on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bans the government from denying citizens t...

Nobody knows for sure if there will be another lockdown in the months ahead. However, if you are mandated or advised to spend your time at home, here are five fun and geeky things that will keep you b...

Most people think that the first electric car was built — and then killed (which we’ll get to in a moment) — in the 1990s. However, the very first electric car was built way back in the 1830s by a Sc...

Last week, we published two seemingly identical images created by Patrick, and asked you to spot the differences. Today we’re revealing the answers: ***WARNING — If you still want to keep searching f...

There are facts – and then there are GEEK FACTS. What’s the difference? Well, pretty much anyone can figure out the former. But only true 100% certified geeks like you are entitled to know the latter....

A couple of months ago, to mark Geek Pride Day, Patrick designed a special image and inserted 26 geeky “Easter Eggs” — everything from Pac Man to Donkey Kong to Star Wars. It was a big hit and many o...

Back in 2016, Joey looked at some of the top cool gadgets on the horizon. His list included a high-tech jellyfish aquarium, robotic finger, multi-room audio system, flying robot, and smart scent dispe...

The ancient Greek playwright Sophocles once wrote, “A lie never lives to be old.” This may be the case in many situations and scenarios — but not in the IT world. That’s because there are some falseho...

A few days ago, we published a special illustration by Sysadminotaur creator Patrick, which featured 26 Easter eggs from the geek world. Now we can share the much-anticipated answers. ***WARNING: If ...

Geek Pride Day is the perfect day to celebrate our geeky side. It’s also the perfect day to make everything as geeky as possible! When we discussed our theme for this year’s event, our goal was to sh...

Whether or not we’re sowing the seeds of our own destruction by embracing artificial intelligence is the topic of intense debate. There’s no question that AI has already proven its value. Machines ca...

What do Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Edvard Munch all have in common? No, it’s not that they have inspired countless memes. It’s that they produced some of their best work while in quar...

On April 23, 2005, the first video appeared on YouTube. It featured the site’s co-founder on a trip to the zoo. It was very basic, raw, amateur. But sometimes amazing things have humble origins, and n...

As some of you may know, I’m a true board game geek. But I’m not the only one. Here at Devolutions, there are many of us who get together during breaks, at lunch, and after hours to play various board...