12.31.2007: On the last day of the year, it's only appropriate to highlight a site that is dedicated to the coming year. And what kind of year is 2008 destined to be? Why, it's The Year of the Potato.

12.28.2007: The concept is simple and requires constant hand-eye coordination. The timer optimistically will keep track of days, but you'll most likely only use the minutes in Don't Let Go.

12.26.2007: Who says an electric car has to be boring? Why can't it look more like a car of the future? It can, and does, thanks to the innovative designers and engineers at Aptera Motors.

12.24.2007: Everything about this site is related to chopping, from the site owner's name to what he calls his happy place. The production values are high as we see the results at Terry's Chop Shop.

12.21.2007: You know about Tetris, and you know about shish kabobs. You can't read the instructions and it takes some experimentation before you get the hang of Souvlaki Tetris.

12.19.2007: Many mysteries have endured over the years. But in these times of outrageous gas prices, one that has gained new interest is, How far can you drive with your Tank on Empty?

12.17.2007: It's the Christmas season, during which surface mail is bloated with holiday cards. Not just from you and me, but companies too. View 30 years of LucasFilm Christmas cards.

12.14.2007: You don't see too many games whose sole purpose is for you to solve puzzles. With no instructions and cryptic clues, see if can you figure out what to do in Guest House.

12.12.2007: Two musicians, dressed in tuxedos, perform their artistic works with staid decorum. Whether they call it hand music, or others call it musicfarting, they're still The Four Squeezins.

12.10.2007: These days, even neighborhood gossip takes place on the internet. And what better way to talk about your neighbors (and hear what they're saying about you) than Rotten Neighbor?

12.07.2007: A game about weight and balance is easy enough: match up the weighted balls to make the scales even out. It's simple, yet a bit trickier than you might think, when you play Mass Attack.

12.05.2007: 20 years ago, a fake chain letter offered a famous cookie recipe (Mrs. Fields or Nieman Marcus). It started one guy wondering, and now he figures out Top Secret Recipes.

12.03.2007: We've all been in places that don't allow you to take photographs, such as a museum or an art gallery. Of course, the internet offers us pictures of these places at strictly no photography.

11.30.2007: How well do you know countries, cities, capitals, and notable locations? You get more points the quicker and closer you click the answer in How Well Do You Know The World?

11.28.2007: Some places on the internet serve a very specific market. For example, say you want to have a tiny crashed car for your bonsai tree. Then you'd need someplace like Crash Bonsai.

11.26.2007: Stop-motion photography, one of the earliest forms of animation, is still a popular technique today. Such as the simple, compelling movies by Canadian filmmaker Paul Whittington.

11.23.2007: There's no score, only a timer to play against yourself. Just move your block from the start to the finish. Yet each level challenges you to quickly solve a new puzzle in Blockout.

11.21.2007: Origami normally is the art of creating objects out of paper. But what if the idea is to use something on the paper? You don't need to read Japanese to see the clever money faces.

11.19.2007: Sharing things is not a new idea, although commercialized sharing can take some work. First there was FlexCar, and now, for those that are too busy for their own dog, FlexPetz.

11.16.2007: A simple game where you compare two almost-identical paintings to find the one difference between them. Some are easy, others will have you perplexed as you play Counterfeit.

11.14.2007: Most everyone knows about origami, the oriental art of paper folding. One style uses only dollar bills and is called, not surprisingly, moneygami. See some examples here and here.

11.12.2007: People like to be different, and for some, that means a vanity license plate for their car. Some are easy; some must be decoded. Join the fun (and add your guesses) at License to Rant.

11.09.2007: If you're an old school gamer, you remember the classic text adventure game, Zork. And you also have the Pac-Man maze memorized. Test your typing and memory skills with Pac-Txt.

11.07.2007: Even with all of today's technology, it doesn't mean people who have it know how to use it. So when 1996 calls, make sure it gets its web site back from the geeks at Video Sonic Labs.

11.05.2007: There are many wonderful sights on our planet, such as these locations that combine the work of men with the work of nature. Check out the Seven Island Wonders of the World.

11.02.2007: Seriously, if you haven't played Hangman before, what planet are you from? But this is an entirely different version than you've ever played before. It's Hangman Extreme.

10.31.2007: He proclaims to be a true vampire (his bio certainly is interesting), but that doesn't stop you from enjoying his vampire info, list of cemetaries, and horror classics at Dagon Bytes.

10.29.2007: The site may be a bit slow to load, but you'll marvel at the ingenuity (and perhaps future neck pain) that these people display when trying to catch some Zs at Sleeping Chinese.

10.26.2007: Word association games are one thing, but a game where words and ideas are linked and part of a larger whole, and saves your frustrated progress, can only be Funny Farm.

10.24.2007: They say every man's home is his castle. But homes aren't as safe as castles these days, what with criminals and natural disasters. You need steel-plated peace of mind: Steelcastle.

10.22.2007: One of the big problems with touch-based consumer electronics, and popular devices like the iPhone in particular, are finger smudges. Keep your screen clean with Phone Fingers.

10.19.2007: What's it like to work in a library? You know, shelving books left by readers and supplying information from the library's resources? Find out by playing the Library Arcade games.

10.17.2007: The Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki, Japan, looks to live up to its name. But it's also home to a unique structure: the world's largest indoor water park, called Ocean Dome.

10.15.2007: Photography covers a wide variety of subjects, from tourists to landscapes, and from architecture to distant galleries. Or, the winners of the microscopic 2007 Small World competition.

10.12.2007: There's no score to track. No clock to pressure you. Nothing but your powers of observation and creatively interesting pictures. All you need to do is spot the five differences.

10.10.2007: One of the biggest problems people have with traveling (other than getting through security) is overpacking. With the holiday season approaching, learn how to travel light at One Bag.

10.08.2007: People like to collect things, that's a given. But some people go to much more extreme lengths than others. Such as the web interface to Joshua Budich's Star Wars figurine collection.

10.05.2007: Role-playing games are a classic genre, but there aren't many that are easy and that you can play in your browser. You can even purchase upgrades in Battlemachy Jade Bandit.

10.03.2007: If you do a detailed and time-consuming task, that's one thing. But ask your viewers to send in pictures, and you'll see how much better they are than you at coin stacking.

10.01.2007: There are a lot of homages to movies in The Simpsons, but there may be more than you suspect. One geek is trying to catalog Simpsons scenes and their movie references.

09.28.2007: In shooter games you, predictably, shoot things. But this one's different because of what you shoot, and at whom. "Build up couples using your ninja love powers" in Ninja Cupido.

09.26.2007: Usually you know what you need to get something done, but sometimes you don't have the materials or fancy tools the job requires. Amazing ingenuity is on display at AfriGadget.

09.24.2007: Sometimes it takes an eye for detail and a bit of imagination to look at an ordinary object and see it depict something quite different. One person does that by finding Faces in Places.

09.21.2007: Some games are about puzzles, and part of the fun is figuring out how to solve the consecutive conundrums. Combine a robot, an adventure game, and posers, and it's Gateway.

09.19.2007: Ordinary people seek regular, everyday conversions, like miles to kilometers. But try something a little different, like giraffe necks to human tongues, at the Weird Converter.

09.17.2007: If you've been to fancy restaurants, you've seen the creative ways that they can fold napkins. But how do you duplicate those designs at home? By using the handy Napkin Folding Guide.

09.14.2007: Whether you're familiar with Mr. Men and Little Misses or not doesn't really matter, because you don't need to know anything about the characters in order to play Mr. Men Pinball.

09.12.2007: Geeks love their sci-fi (and, to a lesser extent, anime). And the best place to get that concentrated sci-fi experience is at a con. Keep up to date with the Fanboy's Convention List.

09.10.2007: Some artists capture the world around them in a realistic manner. Others create works using only their imaginations. Alain Mailland turns solid pieces of wood into amazing sculptures.

09.07.2007: It's a simple playfield with some strategy and power-ups. Eliminate the competition until you alone remain. The difference? Jelly men. And there's online multiplayer. It's Jelly Battle.

09.05.2007: Morphing is a creepy software process that allows you to combine two separate images into one. Most people can't do it on their own and need an easy tool like Morph Thing.

09.03.2007: People love enclosed pet systems like aquariums and terrariums, but they can be a lot of work. Unless you get a truly enclosed system that requires no care at all: the EcoSphere.

08.31.2007: Take a classic video game and reverse the perspective 180 degrees, and it becomes a whole new game. It's more difficult when you control all four ghosts in Anti-Pacman.

08.29.2007: What do you do when you're totally stinkin' rich? Why, you spend your money on ostentatious aquatic luxury items. Such as the world's most amazing yachts and submarines.

08.27.2007: What does a geek do when hundreds of upgraded CPUs are going to be thrown away? Why, make a desk out of them! His original blog is gone, but some pictures show the results here.

08.24.2007: Who doesn't like dolphins? And who doesn't like dolphins doing tricks? It's a crazy mash-up where cetaceans meet Tony Hawk for a different kind of fun in Dolphin Olympics 2.

08.22.2007: The word "propaganda" has a negative connotation, but the design behind it can be quite stunning. View the graphics and learn the history behind them at A Soviet Poster A Day.

08.20.2007: Geeks like building and fixing computers. Real men like building things and fixing them with duct tape. Combining these skills can only produce something like the duct tape server.

08.17.2007: It's easy enough, control the angle and the power to launch your projectile through the air. So what makes it so much fun? It's a monkey popping balloons! Check out Bloons.

08.15.2007: Most geeks are also fans of comic books. And not graphic novels, the old school kind. So if you want to check out missing issues or just look at the artwork, you can with Cover Browser.

08.13.2007: Everyone likes to watch TV and movies, but it can be difficult to do on your PC. Until the internet comes along and lets you watch over 390 channels in your browser at LikeVid.

08.10.2007: What could be easier? Point and shoot, and your bullet grows to fill the space. Bounce another to get points. Learn to aim and frustrate yourself with Gimme Friction Baby!

08.08.2007: A geek's computer wallpaper is a personal statement. A new hi-res warehousing site has spectacular photos and amazing digital images. Vote and download: Social Wallpapering.

08.06.2007: Geeks love their sci-fi. And that means they are willing to forgive a lot in order to get it. But sometimes it's too bad, even for them, and doesn't last: the Ten Worst Sci-Fi Shows Ever.

08.03.2007: It's not a new idea to solve a puzzle, especially when there's a timer on it. What is crazy, though, is the answer's already provided. Arrange blocks and beat the clock in Stackopolis.

08.01.2007 If you were alive in the 80s, then you should remember HyperColor shirts. While that fad may have faded, the technology lives on in other guises. Such as rad shower tiles called UltraBloom.

07.20.2007: The cutesy graphics, the crazy story line, the pixelization fade outs, the surprises on every level... you'll be ashamed you're having fun and yet you just have to try to solve Hot Air 2.

07.18.2007: Sculptors work in many mediums, but the strange combination of spare parts and steampunk-like imaginings give a life of their own to the weird inventions of Stephane Halleux.

07.16.2007: Different geeks will mod different things, but the wide variety of mods that can be performed on the same humble beginning can be staggering. What can be done with the VW Beetle.

07.13.2007: Games that mimic real life can seem more like work than fun, but there's something about a challenge. How well can you manage a household day-to-day? Find out in Nanny Mania.

07.11.2007: Zombies are a staple of horror movies, but they're also on the internet. There are fun bits like the zombie food pyramid. But for serious information, there's The Zombie Philes.

07.09.2007: Although the Seven Wonders of the World have been updated over the years to include more modern constructions, millions worldwide have elected the New Seven Wonders.

07.06.2007: The concept is simple but mastering it can be an exercise in triumph and frustration. Simply draw a line and bounce the ball, avoiding the obstacles. Easy, right? Try to master Bounce2.

07.04.2007: UFOs continue to capture people's imaginations, and many believe in conspiracies covering up the existence of extraterrestrials. Fuel for the fire: ET technology of the CARET program.

07.02.2007: In a throw-away society with lots of waste, recycling is a way to use less energy and natural resources. Although it can be taken too far. Recycled paper is fine, but from elephant poo?

06.29.2007: You can like a game for lots of different reasons, but "satisfying sound effects" rarely makes the top of the list. Until you play this simple yet confounding puzzle game: Bloxorz.

06.27.2007: When it comes to housing, many think bigger is better. But how much space do you really need? Affordable, practical, and minimal impact are hallmarks of Tumbleweed Tiny Houses.

06.25.2007: You may wonder what a package sees when it's sent through the mail. One artist found out when he put a digital camera in a box and took a picture every ten seconds: Spy Box.

06.22.2007: Crossword puzzles can be frustrating when you can't figure out the clues. Unless you take away the clues, supply parts of words, and solve from the available letters. It's Crossword.

06.20.2007: We may not yet have the flying cars we'd been hoping for, but the good news is you can get the next best thing, assuming you're incredibly wealthy. An actual, working rocket pack.

06.18.2007: The heyday of boomboxes may be past, but it doesn't mean you can't still make one. Especially if you have an encyclopedic knowledge of car components: Turbo II, Junkyard Bugaloo.

06.15.2007: Mashups happen all the time in music, but not so much in games. If you take the old standard Breakout and add the simple addiction of Bejeweled, you get whatever this is.

06.13.2007: When you hear the word "nun", you think of a stoic, somber woman in the traditional penguin suit. But did you know there can be a lighthearted side to convent life? Nuns Having Fun.

06.11.2007: Words are used to express thoughts and ideas with precision, while art is usually more interpretative. But when you combine words, puns and creativity, you get word is not equal to art.

06.08.2007: In the category of simple but continues to get harder games, this one's pretty standard. Use your shields' angle to protect your station and destroy the attackers in Deflector.

06.06.2007: We've all seen the TV commercials, billboards and magazine ads for delicious-looking fast food. Unfortunately, what you get rarely looks like what you were expecting: Ads versus Reality.

06.04.2007: One of the standards of sci-fi is the Alien series of films. In Aliens, the marines didn't have ray guns, they had realistic weapons. Follow the directions to build your own M41-A Pulse Rifle.

06.01.2007: Some games are really just... strange. It takes a while to get the hang of the movement and targeting, but once you do, you'll be shooting up the course in Cat with Bow Golf!

05.30.2007: The primary talent of a good photographer is finding That Image, the perfect framing and lighting of sights we may see every day. Like the amazing work of Steve Sieren.

05.28.2007: It's hard to consider what smoking, photography, digital editing, and imagination all have in common. Until you see the truly amazing pictures that are Mehmet Ozgur's Smoke Works.

05.25.2007: Here's a game that's an interesting combination of math, hand-eye coordination, and strategy. Combine 3 buttons to equal 10 or 20 and clear the board in the increasingly difficult Plupon.

05.23.2007: Talented people can do amazing things with software tools available to everyone. It's photorealistic rendering: a digital painting by Dru Blair and digital illustration by Miyamoto Yukio.

05.21.2007: You can get lots of free software on the web these days, and some of it can be extremely sophisticated. Like the software that creats these great 3D fractals: ChaosScope.

05.18.2007: Puzzle games are challenging in a different way. They don't require lightning reflexes or perfect hand-eye coordination. Take your time, complete the path, and you'll solve MindFields2.

05.16.2007: An innovator has taken advantage of the Google Maps interface, combining it with the Flickr interface to display a dynamic map of uploaded pictures: the addictive Flickrvision.

05.14.2007: The web can keep you up to date on the newest technology, but it can also be used to preserve pieces of our past. Such as the personal messages saved in the Book Inscriptions Project.

05.11.2007: Here's a fast-paced action game that includes power-ups and lots of levels. It's pretty graphic intensive and older computers might choke, but it's still a 360-degree blast: Luminara.

05.09.2007: Photography can be fun, as shown in today's double feature. Sometimes you need an interesting subject, like urinals with views; sometimes a vivid imagination like fun with clouds.

05.07.2006: If you're a fish enthusiast, you can never have enough fish tanks in your house. And the holy grail is a toilet that doesn't dispose of your fish. Wow your friends with the Fish-n-Flush.

05.04.2007: You've seen zombie movies, where the hero and a small band of outnumbered survivors defend themselves against a zombie horde. Now it's your turn in The Last Stand.

05.02.2007: A spiral is not just an interesting mathematical construct, it's also a visually compelling pattern. Whether natural or man-made, prepare to be amazed by the spiral gallery.

04.30.2007: How could we not love something about toast? Especially geeks that use a computer-controlled hot air gun to create custom patterns on toast. It's Evil Mad Scientist Lab's CNC Toast.

04.27.2007: There are games that rely on your twitchy trigger finger, and there are games that require you to solve some sort of puzzle. Add a timer and you've got the pressure of Silversphere.

04.25.2007: Some see LiveJournal as a haven of teen angst, but it also has a thriving artistic side. One member combines miniatures and Tolkien to recreate Bag End; see it in progress and finished.

04.23.2007: You've probably seen some fancy cakes in your time, whether at a wedding or your local ice cream shop. But you may have never seen anything like these amazing Russian cakes.

04.20.2007: You think it's easy to pull a string through a maze, until you realize that the tail doesn't always follow where the head has been. It takes a steady hand in String Avoider Deluxe.

04.18.2007: Geeks are known for embracing technology, but not always in an entirely positive manner. You'll find things to both envy and laugh at in this collection of pictures of geek culture.

04.16.2007: It's been thirty years since the original Star Wars movie came out, but geeks still pay homage to it all the time. Robots seem to be a favorite, such as this steam-powered R2D2.

04.13.2007: It's not the most advanced of games, but there's something satisfying about the "splooch" noise attackers make when you throw them in the air. Fling fast to Defend Your Castle.

04.11.2007: Even years after the movies were released, The Lord of the Rings continues to fascinate geeks. It may take more than ten minutes, but learn to write your name in Elvish.

04.09.2007: The one constant in the universe is change. While we don't notice the day-to-day incremental changes, a photographic record can show us the difference between now and then.

04.06.2007: For some people, being at work is like living under a death sentence. So why not go ahead and finish the job? It's a timed scavenger hunt when you have Five Minutes to Kill Yourself.

04.04.2007: We encounter size differences every day, but don't often consider the scale from the atom on one end to the universe on the other. Compare and contrast sizes with Universcale.

04.02.2007: April First landed on a Sunday this year, but that didn't stop geeks from using web technology for a joke. Someone has thoughtfully collected the best 2007 April Fool's Web Jokes.

03.30.2007: Chain reaction games are nothing new, but few of them combine the tension, patience and luck that this one does. Twelve levels of frustrating addiction await you in Boomshine.

03.28.2007: There's nothing better than waking up to the smell of cooking bacon. But how can you, if you live alone and don't have a spouse or a butler to cook it for you? With the Wake 'n' Bacon.

03.26.2007: These days it's getting harder and harder to find the unique venue for your corporate retreat or extended family reunion. So what could be better than renting your own European village?

03.23.2007: Some of the most difficult games force you to think outside of your normal frame of reference. Which means that true geeks should have no trouble at all playing the binary game.

03.21.2007: Apparently, one of the biggest problems at parties is keeping track of your drink. Now you can keep a handle on your container and show your creative side with etch-it party cups.

03.19.2007: Geeks like to examine information in many different ways. You might be surprised how much you can find out about names from census data. So make a few queries at How Many of Me.

03.16.2007: How many times has this one been done before? Who knows? And although it's got a bit of cheesecake to it, it's an updated and still entertaining recreation of the Tron lightcycles.

03.14.2007: Geeks love do-it-yourself projects in sorts of specialized areas, and it's just icing on the cake when a customized result gets them envious looks. Such as the guy who built a wooden car.

03.12.2007: Surfing the internet means you'll occasionally run into a dead end. Some web sites, though, have a sense of humor or style when it comes to their not found page. The 404 archive.

03.09.2007: One of the basic tenets of arcade game design is to start out easy and constantly raise the difficulty, and this game is no different. How long can you dodge the enemies in Particle?

03.07.2007: It's not often that a legitimate business will use a serious and life-threatening health condition as a marketing tool. But then, not every restaurant is the Heart Attack Grill.

03.05.2007: Many web sites use Flash for all sorts of animation or user interfaces, such as those annoying rollover-flyout menus. But once in awhile, it's used in a novel manner: screenvader.

03.02.2007: It may not be high tech, but sometimes a back-to-basics approach can provide just as much of a challenge. See how far can you go in the deconstruction project of Stick Remover

02.28.2007: Since the geeks cruising the internet are overwhelmingly male, pictures of cute girls are always bound to get clicks. Sometimes you need an angle, like hot girls with hot drinks: Tea Birds.

02.26.2007: Give a geek a little knowledge of technology and a webcam, and you're likely to get updated views on the internet of almost anything. It's supposed to be boring watching grass grow.

02.23.2007: Balance games are nothing new. Until you find one that plays quickly, is easy yet challenging, and restarts when you lose so you can beat your score. Better than the original, it's Tilt 2.

02.21.2007: A big problem with all the electronic devices used in today's computing environment is the mess. One fed-up geek designed an ingenious and customizable way to declutter your desk.

02.19.2007: There are quite a few hotties working in the Russian nuclear industry, and they're not talking radioactive. Check out the contestants vying for the title of Miss Atom 2007.

02.16.2007: The physics and crazy dynamics of two connected rodent wheels, of which you control the speed, make for a maddening game of collect the seeds. You're even ranked by hamster race.

02.14.2007: It's Valentine's Day. Unfortunately for many geeks, love is a function call that returns an invalid argument. Romance isn't guaranteed, but it helps knowing what to wear and what to buy.

02.12.2007: Every time you think there's no new way to tell time, someone invents a new type of clock. This one will remind you that time, and the internet, is a series of tubes: the Canna wall clock.

02.09.2007: Many companies these days are using the web for indirect marketing. Even when it's blatant, it can still be fun. Create a character and play games when you become an M&M.

02.07.2007: While it's a bit difficult to tell how one goes about taking a shower, there's no doubt you'd be cozy in this concept living space of the future. It's the aptly-named micro compact home.

02.05.2007: Common items we use all the time, from beer to baseball bats, have to be manu-factured. Here's an industry trade association hosting lots of videos of cool stuff being made.

02.02.2007: Complicated games can test your skill at managing complex rulesets and multiple tasks. But sometimes you just want to shoot stuff. It's the most awesome side-scroller ever: Shooter.

01.31.2007: What's more fun than a remote-control vehicle? One with a camera in it. What's more fun than that? One that goes underwater! Check out the homemade ROV submarine.

01.29.2007: When it comes to gadgets, the geekier, the better. And nothing says geeky more than a Star Wars gizmo. Especially when it has a CD/DVD player, projector, and more. It's R2-D2.

01.26.2007: Best get to this one before the nasty lawyers at the evil megacorporation it skewers demand it be removed. It's shrill propaganda, but it's still fun to McRun the McFastfood McCompany.

01.24.2007: Geeks spend a lot of time in front of their computers, and are therefore interested in ergonomics. And comfort. Combining the two provides the ultimate experience: gaming in bed.

01.22.2007: It has a little bit of everything. History. Mystery. Adventure and exploration. A clandestine operation that involves planning and equipment to find the DIY supervillain hideout.

01.19.2007: Few free internet games are as complicated as this one, which includes an economy with a store and all sorts of upgrades. How effective are you at mining the MotherLoad?

01.17.2007: There are many places on the internet where you can sign up for a free email account. Some are well-known, others obscure. But only one sports the longest email address.

01.15.2007: Sure, you may not understand because it's in German, and sure, some of the ideas are better than others, but you can't deny the ingenuity of alternate uses for everyday items.

01.12.2007: It's another one of those "two or more" colored dot games, but it's different enough to keep you trying again and again. Try to clear the board and earn the bonus in Jawbreaker.

01.10.2007: If you have ever driven a car, at one time or another you've dealt with someone whose parking skills leave a lot of room for improvement. Commiserate with your friends.

01.08.2007: If you've ever been to a Ren Faire, you know that there are people that make sophisticated armor. But there's one guy that makes articulated armor for cats and mice.

01.05.2007: A game where you use cascading dominoes to squish a tomato may not sound to exciting. But racing the clock and finding the complete path is the object of Domino Pressure.

01.03.2007: Screensavers originally helped prevent burn-in on CRT monitors. LCD screens can suffer from burn-in, but more often have bad pixels. Along comes a free solution, JScreenFix.

01.01.2007: The new year is upon us, and it's time for resolutions and planning for the future. What better way than to design a new geek home you can manage from your cellphone. It's Pluto.