16 Ways to Waste Time on the Internet
August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Articles, Computers, Linkification, WWW
After a long day of web programming, why not relax for a while? These sites will help with that.
Free Games
- Sodaplay - Contains some different physics games. You can build moving creations out of springs and masses, make a minigame, or draw shapes in different colors and animate them.
- Phun - You can build 2D things out of parts like boxes, circles, hinges, fixates and springs. When you’re done you can upload it to Phun Box to share it with other people a nd get ratings and comments.
- iSketch - A game like Pictionary, but played online with people from all over the world. One person draws an object, and other people try to guess what it is. The winner is the person with the most points, which are obtained by drawing good pictures or guessin correctly.
- Free Evo2 4×4 Evo 2 is a game that originally came out in 2001, but has recently been released as a free download. It has lots of offroad tracks, a career mode, and multiplayer online play. The only catch is that most of the trucks have been removed from the game and replaced with a few custom ones.
- Falling Sand Game - A collection of online as well as downloadable games. This is sort of difficult to explain, but it’s more interesting than it sounds, especially if you download one of the games and install modifications (in the wxSand, Enigma Sand, and Burning Sand forums.)
Websites
- StumbleUpon - This is a toolbar integrated with a website. After you sign up, you can tell the site what your interests are. Then you can click the Stumble! button to visit sites related to your interests. After you arrive at a site you can click the I like it or Not for me buttons to affect what sites it shows you in the future. You can also review websites, or add people that you are interested in as a fan to see the sites that they have rated.
- PyWeek- A contest for games made with the Python language. You can enter your games in the contests, or download games other people have made (there are a lot).
- Computer Stupidities - Stories about stupid people trying to use computers!
Blogs
- TechCrunch - General tech blog.
- Gizmodo - News about new tech products.
- Oddity Central - Funny pictures!
Resources
- HotScripts - Largest collection of scripts in all languages.
- Dafont.com - Lots of free fonts, in many different categories.
- Good-Tutorials - Tutorials for just about anything.
- Zymic - Free hosting, tutorials, and templates.
- YoungCoders - Help forum for young programmers.