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Massively multiplayer online gaming

Webactive staff — 2004-07-07T14:01:26.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Wednesday 7 July 2004 at 14:01:26

Computer gaming used to be a very solitary occupation, but the rise of massively multiplayer games means you can make friends (and enemies) with thousands of gamers online

The Matrix series of films may have been full of second-rate philosophical clap-trap, but there was one interesting idea hidden among the special effects and wooden acting....

Build your own website: Design and structure

Webactive staff — 2004-07-05T16:48:24.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Monday 5 July 2004 at 16:48:24

Creating your very own corner of cyberspace needn't be hard work. In this feature we cover the design aspect of building a website

Like so many things in life, websites are often - and perhaps unfairly - judged by the way they look....

Surfing your way to a great day out

Webactive staff — 2004-07-05T15:47:46.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Monday 5 July 2004 at 15:47:46

With summer in the air, we find out how to use the web to plan some unforgettable day trips

With the school holidays just round the corner, many parents will be looking for ways to keep their little angels amused over the long break, while others will just want...

Starting your own website

Webactive staff — 2004-07-03T23:00:00.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Saturday 3 July 2004 at 23:00:00

Whether you want to promote your business, share your hobby with like-minded folk, or show off your photography skills, we tell you how to get started ...

Starting with a completely clean canvas, it's easy to feel quite daunted by all the technical, financial and creative questions to be tackled when starting your own website....

Borrow a blockbuster online

Webactive staff — 2004-06-10T15:19:16.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Thursday 10 June 2004 at 15:19:16

Now there is no need to spend hours wandering around your local video rental shop trying to find a film you fancy. Order online and movies will be popping through your letterbox.

There was a time when you weren't able to walk 10 yards down your local high street without coming across a video rental outlet or six....

The ins and outs of email

Webactive staff — 2004-06-10T15:05:35.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Thursday 10 June 2004 at 15:05:35

Email is now part of our daily life. But how did it begin, and how does it actually work? We delve deeper ...

The phrase 'killer application' is bandied about far too loosely. In truth, you can probably count the number of computer technologies that have genuinely changed the world on the fingers...

Internet credit cards: Plastic fantastic?

Webactive staff — 2004-06-09T13:51:55.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Wednesday 9 June 2004 at 13:51:55

A new generation of 'internet' credit cards claim to be able to offer exclusive benefits to online shoppers. But just how good are they? We investigate.

It's always a bit scary when you take out your credit card and get ready to buy something online for the first time....

Build your own website: Email

Webactive staff — 2004-06-09T11:13:03.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Wednesday 9 June 2004 at 11:13:03

Creating your very own corner of cyberspace needn't be hard work. Here we look at all the different ways that you can include and manage email on your website.

If you want to be able to correspond with visitors to your website and receive that all-important feedback, there are a variety of email-related features you can include on your...

Build your own website: Animation

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T16:48:06.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 16:48:06

Creating your very own corner of cyberspace needn't be hard work. Here we show you how to create animations and include them in your website.

Animation can either bring a website alive or turn it into a slow-loading and tacky disaster. The trick is in the implementation....

Traditional games online: Making your move

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T14:47:23.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 14:47:23

There's a wealth of old-style games to be found on the internet. Here's a guide to some of the best around.

Fans of traditional pursuits, such as chess, draughts or backgammon, will be relieved to hear that online gaming isn't just the domain of violent shoot-'em-ups, massive multi-player role-playing games and...

Find your dream holiday online

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T14:46:24.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 14:46:24

Whether you fancy a safari or a stay in a swanky hotel, we put some of the web's biggest travel names to the upmarket test.

Summer holidays are a time to forget about the stresses and strains of day-to-day life and consider instead two weeks of sun, sea and sand.Bagging a bargain doesn't just mean...

Finding love online

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T10:33:51.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 10:33:51

The internet can help you find your perfect partner, if you know where to look. Here's our guide to online dating agencies.

The dating game can be pretty scary. Meeting new people is not always easy, particularly if you lead a busy life....

History of the internet: Origins of the web

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T10:18:45.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 10:18:45

The world wide web is now a part of our everyday lives, but do you know who first thought of it, and how it became the revolutionary technology it is today?

What is the greatest British invention of all time? The steam engine, electric motor, the television? Each of these has made an enormous impact on our everyday lives, but nothing...

History of the internet: Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T10:09:48.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 10:09:48

How the 'father of the world wide web' made his name.

Tim Berners-Lee was born in 1955 in London. He studied Physics at Oxford, where he built his first computer. In 1982, while working as a software consultant for CERN, the...

History of the internet: Unsung heroes

Webactive staff — 2004-06-08T10:09:05.000Z

Webactive staff, Webactive, Tuesday 8 June 2004 at 10:09:05

A brief look at some of the boffins whose innovations made possible the internet as we know it today.

Doug EngelbartLike Tim Berners-Lee, ex-radar technician Engelbart gave away a billion-dollar invention - in fact he made a habit of it....