Fun & Lifestyle

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...

March 8 was International Women’s Day, and an opportunity for people around the world to celebrate the many contributions made by women in all walks of life, including IT. Below are five inspiring wo...

With more and more parts of our lives going online and then being stored, it’s no surprise that keeping our computers, networks and data secure is more important than ever. And if you’re fired up to p...

As American philosopher John Dewey once said: “Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind”. Well, we think Mr. Dewey would be pleased with all of the skeptics these days who refuse to...

As an IT pro, you probably read the equivalent of a book a month – or maybe even a book a week. All of those emails, memos, articles, white papers, reports…and let’s not forget the endless TPS reports...

One of the most enjoyable things about the holidays is watching great movies! Here are 7 holiday movies — some classic, some more recent — that we love, and we think you will too. We’ll list them in a...

Hello fellow gamers! Video games have come a LONG way since 1962, when researchers at MIT launched the very first computer-based video game called Space Wars. To celebrate World Video Game Day on Nove...

I’m going to start by telling you that I’m a BIG fan of podcasts. I think they’re a great way to learn about all kinds of new information while you’re in the car, walking your dog, working out at the ...

At Devolutions, we like having a positive impact. That’s why delivering a “wow factor” is one of our core values. It’s also a big part of the ideas we conceive, the products we develop, and the servi...

We all love sagas, like Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and The Avengers. It’s interesting and insightful to see how characters and plots develop over time. For e...

Whether you spend a lot of time In the Trenches or not, you’ve probably spotted one of our favorite power users, “Min Destens”, in the comment section. And if you’ve been to the Devolutions forum, yo...

As Queen Cersei declared, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” Well, the stakes aren’t THAT high in our Game of Thrones quiz – your life isn’t on the line here – but your ability ...

Geeks have many areas of expertise and enjoy arguing about fine details like the weight of the Millennium Falcon, or who would win a battle between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck. If you consider ...

By now, you probably know that I’m huge a Star Wars fan. Need proof? A couple of years ago I created a quiz about the Star Wars’ universe. I also co-manage the Devolutions Force, which is our Star Wa...

A couple of years ago, I wrote about the history of programming. It was fascinating to see how far things have come since Charles Babbage conceived the very first analytical engine back in 1837. Now, ...

Hopefully you work with great co-workers who help you achieve work-related tasks and goals, while also making the work experience more fun — whether it’s having lunch together, discussing geeky topics...