Running a Friendly Online PolyTrack Tournament
Time-trial racers are perfect for small online tournaments: everyone races the same track, nobody needs to be online at the same time, and the leaderboard does the judging.
Small Web Tools Notes
Short practical notes on free browser tools, puzzle games and small creative apps.
Work Profile Photo or Dating Photo? What Should Change
The same face can make a very different impression depending on the photo. A headshot for a work profile and a photo for a dating app are trying to do different jobs, so a few choices should change be
Using a Daily Music Puzzle as a Classroom Warm-Up
A five-minute starter that gets everyone talking is worth a lot at the start of a lesson. Daily artist-guessing games work surprisingly well for music classes, English lessons and form time.
Shopping Secondhand With Your Body Shape in Mind
Charity shops and resale apps are full of good clothes, but sizes vary wildly between brands and decades. Knowing your proportions saves you from buying things that only looked right on the hanger.
Snake, Minesweeper or Sudoku? Matching a Brain Game to a Five-Minute Break
Not every short break needs the same kind of game. A few minutes of play can wake you up, calm you down or give your working memory a stretch, and different classic puzzles do each job better.
A Farewell Video for a Leaving Colleague, Made in an Afternoon
When someone leaves a team, the card gets signed and the cake gets eaten, and then everyone wishes they had made something a bit more personal. A short AI video built from team photos sits nicely betw
A Birthday Treasure Hunt With Three Cipher Levels
Codes turn a treasure hunt into a mission. The trick for a mixed-age party is to raise the difficulty gently, so younger kids crack the first clue and older ones still have something to chew on at the