Most Popular Posts
On this page, you can view the most popular posts on Xatal based on how many views each post has. If you’re looking for a quick list of the best of the best on Xatal, this is where it’s at! This page lists the top 25 posts on Xatal as decided by the readers.
You might also try looking through the Archives if you’re looking for something older, or maybe the Resources section if you’re looking for something specific.
- 50 more unique Fantastic Contraption solutions!
50 of the most clever and innovative Fantastic Contraption solutions!
- The Top 35 Web Design Galleries on the Internet
A list of the 35 best CSS galleries. Great sources of ideas and web design inspiration.
- 108 College dorm necessities to have on your checklist
A comprehensive list of everything you’ll need when you move into a college dorm
- Funny Google searches: Who searches for this stuff?
Funny and awkward results from Google Suggest, the box that suggests Google searches as you type.
- What happened to all of my hard drive space on Windows Vista?
How to reclaim lost hard drive space from Vista’s System Restore feature.
- Semester vs. Quarter System: What’s the difference?
Most colleges divide the school year into either semesters or quarters. Understand the difference and the good and bad about both systems.
- How do I ask a girl to prom in a cute way?
Some ideas and suggestions for cute and memorable ways to ask a girl to prom.
- 19 great Firefox extensions that everybody should have
A list of my favorite FireFox extensions.
- Which CSUs and UCs use the quarter system? Which ones use the semester system?
A list of all of the CSUs and UCs, explaining which ones use the quarter system and which use the semester system.
- How to make Zoey and Louis scream in Left 4 Dead
How to bind a key to make characters scream in Left 4 Dead as if they’re dying. Very entertaining!
- How to search websites from the location bar in FireFox
How to run searches from the location bar. Search Google by typing: “google <search>”.
- 50 college tips for freshmen
50 suggestions for how to make the most out of your college life.
- Fantastic Contraption: Possibly the most addictive flash game I’ve ever seen
I found the cool flash game, Fantastic Contraption. A few of my solutions and some other cool ones.
- How to practice playing as Infected in Left 4 Dead
How to use the Left 4 Dead console to create a one-player Versus game to practice playing as a special Infected and to spawn specific Infected characters.
- What’s the difference between a UC and a CSU?
An explanation of the differences between both of California’s 4 year college systems, the CSUs and UCs, and what each one has to offer college students.
- The school uniforms debate rages on!
I explore the pros and cons of schools requiring students to wear uniforms
- 5 reasons why many long distance relationships fail
The five biggest factors that cause long distance relationships to end.
- The 10 biggest differences between high school and college
The 10 most prominent differences between the two that I’ve seen.
- How to rip music from your iPod onto your computer with WinAmp
How to copy music from your iPod to your computer using WinAmp.
- Why aren’t Coke and Pepsi sold together at restaurants?
An explanation of why Coke and Pepsi are never sold together at restaurants.
- Open campus lunch
The pros and cons of enjoying an open campus lunch in high school.
- Long distance relationships: Should we stay together or break up?
How to decide if your relationship should continue after high school and become a long-distance relationship, or if you two should break up.
- School becomes more like prison: Ankle bracelets to keep track of kids who ditch class?
A school decides to put GPS ankle bracelets to keep track of truant students. Is this a legitimate method to discipline students, or is it crossing the line?
- The student’s budget: A look at how college students spend money
A graph breaking down how college students spend their money.
- An introduction to the 10 colleges of UC Santa Cruz
An introduction to the college system UC Santa Cruz uses and an overview of how your choice of college affects you.


