Why were we calling landlines? Because in 2004, the dream was to call your grandma’s rotary phone from your laptop for 2 cents a minute.… Read More »2004 Classic: The Launch of the “SkypeOut” Service

 Why was the gravity gun so fun? Because 2004 taught us that throwing a radiator at a zombie is the most satisfying experience a human… Read More »2004 Archive: Half-Life 2

 Why was it so dark? Because id Software decided that “flashlight management” was a core gameplay mechanic and that we should all be terrified of… Read More »2004 Classic: The Doom 3 Launch

 Why did the fox hug the world? Because we were all desperate to escape the “security nightmare” of Internet Explorer and finally have tabs that… Read More »2004 Legacy: The Launch of Firefox 1.0

 Why were we so ready for 2005? Because 2004 was the year the “Social Media” era truly began, and we were all too busy checking… Read More »2004 Legacy: New Year’s Eve 2004

 Why did the Game Boy have two screens? Because Nintendo decided that “touching” our games was the future, even if we spent the first month… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Nintendo DS Launch

 Why did we start judging sandwiches? Because someone decided that the internet needed to know exactly why your local deli’s mayo-to-ham ratio was a “2-star… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Launch of Yelp

 Why were our faces so distorted? Because Apple gave us a way to make ourselves look like aliens or mirrors, and we spent hours taking… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Launch of the Photo Booth App

 Why was “Linux for Human Beings” a thing? Because Mark Shuttleworth wanted an OS that didn’t require a PhD to install, giving the world a… Read More »2004 Classic: The Launch of Ubuntu Linux

 Why was it a homecoming? Because the Games returned to Greece, and we all watched Michael Phelps start his quest to own every gold medal… Read More »2004 Archive: The Olympic Games in Athens