Apple celebrates the iTunes Music Store's first anniversary with a new version of its music software. iTunes 4.5 allows users to publish their playlists to the Net and includes a new "party shuffle" tool for managing random song lists. Read the full story.

An essay on the censorship and subsequent publications of dead soldiers during World War II. Read the full story.

I need more geek t-shirts. I used to get pick up a new shirt or two every year at GenCon, but it's been three years since I last visited that holy geek mecca, and the shirts happily purchased there are starting to show signs of wear. Their once-fine blacks are fading to a dull, flat dark gray, while others have acquired stains and rips from years of hard use.

What's a geek to do? Well, since a road-trip to GenCon or Origins is out this year, there is the Internet, and it's always open.

An essay on trends toward libertarianism and individualism in modern video games, both online and off. Read the full story.

My review of the first-person shooter/melee combat game in which one man must use his fists -- and a few guns -- to fight his way past a horde of hybrid warriors. Read the full story.

After messing around with my iPod last night, I figured out that there was a solution to my "overflow" problem. To re-cap, when you have more tracks than will fit on your iPod, iTunes will automatically create a sort of master play list and load that onto your iPod.

Crimson Skies is an arcade flight simulator set in an alternative reality in which America was shattered into a half-dozen nation-states in the aftermath of World War I. In the game's version of the 1930s, most transportation is handled by giant airships. Sky pirates, flying an assortment of unique prop-driven planes, prey on these airships, battling among rival gangs for the spoils that fall to earth.

It finally happened. After an year and a half, I've finally managed to fill my 10 gig iPod.

The concept that young people -- or anyone -- owes society "community service" simply for having been born never made much sense to me. Read the full story.

The second license goes to XCor Aerospace for its rocket-powered space plane. Anyone else starting to feel like they might, just might, be able to fly into space during their lifetime? Read the full story.