It's not all that difficult to run a Minecraft server. In fact, you likely have everything needed to do it in your home right now. On top of allowing for online play with friends, you can even run your own single-player worlds on a server too. Here are my top tips to get started with running and maintaining your own Minecraft servers.

While Steam is the place to buy PC games, especially with the frequent discounts, in the '80s and '90s, if you wanted a cheap way to play games, you'd need to turn to shareware. This method of distribution combined physical disk swapping and mail order, at a time when the internet was in its infancy and computer games were taking off in a big way.

The Arcade1Up X-Men ’97 Arcade Machine is just as magical in person as it appears online. While it might not be quite full-sized or have functioning coin slots, it still managed to transport me back to middle school within minutes of turning it on.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

I play most of my games on an Xbox plugged into a 65-inch OLED TV in the living room. Despite this comfy setup, I caved and finally bought a Steam Deck in late 2024, and I’m so happy that I’ve started padding my neglected Steam library once again.

Have you ever wished you could just swap out your phone full of apps and features and go back to the simpler times where you just texted or called people? Light has a product line that fulfills the exact purpose, and its latest phone, the Light 3, is as minimalist as it gets, but I'm honestly failing to see the long-term market vision here.

4K monitors are some of the highest resolution monitors you can buy for a desktop setup, and that means you're usually going to pay quite a premium! So is it worth it?

The PlayStation 5 is closer to the end of its lifespan than it is from the time of its launch in 2020, but it has received a few upgrades and it has a healthy ecosystem of games. If you don't have yours yet, you can get yourself a neat discount on one—and you'll even get a free game on top, too.

Curious about mechanical keyboards but put off by the loud noise that makes them impractical in a quiet office or bedroom? Let me walk you through various keyboard options so that you can enjoy the benefits without the disruptive click-clack.

A blood moon, properly called a Total Lunar Eclipse, will appear on the evening of March 13th and the early hours of March 14th—they're rare, so you don't want to miss it. Here's everything you should know about when and where you can view the blood moon, and why the moon appears red.

The new Notepad update, version 11.2501.29.0, comes with two main features. The first one is a summarization tool, and the second is the Snipping Tool helping you make boxes and arrows more professionally.

Google Play Games on PC started off as a way to play Android games on Windows computers, with your purchases, save files, and other data synchronized across PC and Android devices. Now, Google is turning it into a full-fledged competitor to Steam, the Microsoft Store, and other PC game stores.

Anker Soundcore is now offering its AeroClip Clip-On earbuds. Announced in January, the earbuds' open-ear "ring" design allows you to hear your surroundings and provides a stable fit when exercising or performing other physical activities.

I love Minecraft. But, more than playing it at my desk, I love playing Minecraft anywhere I am. Here's why I keep my single-player world on a server instead of just my local desktop.

Minecraft is a fantastic game. Not only has it defied the odds and survived 16 years as a game, but it's still thriving today.

If you've become bored with the default theme of Pi-Hole, there's an easy way to change that. If you didn't know, Pi-Hole actually has a sort of theming engine. While you used to have to manually install them, the LCARS theme now comes baked in, and here's what all it entails.

If the PowerBeats name seems like an older one, it’s because the last release was six years ago. The new Beats PowerBeats Pro 2 fitness-focused earbuds are packed with new features like a heart rate monitor, but they promise more than they deliver.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

It's become incredibly common for tech publications (and people on Reddit) to give out blanket advice to skip the base iPad and buy an iPad Air instead. I'm here to tell you that for most people, most of the time, the base iPad is more than you actually need.