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I'm a writer from the southern Caribbean. I like writing Creative Fiction in the Fantasy Fiction genre and I'm currently looking for a publisher for my latest novel. I've always been fascinated with Computers from an early age and I consider myself rather

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Dark fantasy: 1 of 133

Chapter 1 Lightning flashed in the dark sky. He sighed. He never liked it when the night started off like this. He really should try to get a decent day shift. This night work was becoming more and more ridiculous. The rain slowly began to patter down, sprinkling his cloak and hood. He groaned; he hated being wet. He reached...
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips How to build a PC from scratch: 2 of 13

The construction of a PC is a simple and painless process once you have the know-how. The know-how is the hard thing to come by. Since one doesn't want to spend an entire three months poring through an A+ Certification text, here's the simple, dirty, easy way to get your PC up and running fast. Now I'm going to assume you wi...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community How massive multiplayer online games have affected the gaming community: 3 of 16

Everyone who considers themselves a gamer has at some point in their gaming career indulged in playing a Role-Playing game, even if it was simply to see the style of game play and decide if they liked it. In its earliest vestiges, Role-playing games (RPG's) were based on pen, paper and dice. The most famous of these early ru...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Tales of horror: 37 of 197

The compass spun around and around idly, not settling on one direction, just turning around and around. The little magnetic needle (if it was indeed still magnetized) rotated about the central pin, turning and turning around and around. "I'll make you a bargain" the old man said to Terri. "Give me ten dollars and I'll give y...
Computers & Technology > Internet Troubleshooting How did Google start?: 1 of 3

Search engines have permeated the internet for ages. One seems to always have a need to find something on the internet and what better way to find it than through a site search. Early search engine algorithms were bulky and they didn't seek to spider the entire internet, but preferred sticking to a set of sites that would co...
Personal Finance > Stock Market Microsoft's free anti-virus software: 6 of 17

Recently it has been announced that Microsoft (MSFT) will release a free antivirus application that will replace the aged Microsoft live OneCare suite[1]. This application is currently code-named "Morro", but as to a specific launch date, Microsoft sources were quiet. For antivirus giants such as McAfee (MFE) and Symantec (S...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Mother: 69 of 192

When I was young, and I used to fall, you would clean me up, you would cure it all And when I cried, You would hold me close Never let me groan, never be alone You, you have held my hand Shown me how to stand, How to be a man Yet, there will come a day When I will turn away, and leave you naught to say But you know me You ha...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Beginner's guide to chess pieces: 8 of 22

Of all the board games ever created, few have stood the test of time. One of the notable ones is the game of chess. When a brand new player is faced with a chess board, it is almost hilarious to see his or her face drop. Most times he or she will simply opt out of the game because the pieces look daunting to learn how to con...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games The history of Internet chess: 1 of 1

Internet chess began with the advent of email. With this innovation, players could email their moves to each other, and on receiving the replied email, they could translate the move onto a physical board, deliberate for however much time they wanted then reply their move to their opponent. Alas, towards the end of the 1980's...
Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History The origins of the Samurai: 1 of 1

The Samurai have influenced Japanese culture for many years. The word "Samurai" is denoted by a special character () which is a verb for waiting or accompanying a person from the upper ranks of society. Land in the islands east of the Asian continent fell solely to the use of agriculture, rice farming being the major use of ...