- Double Solitaire, Another Dimension of the Old Game — The computerization of good old board games (like cards) sometimes brings awesome results. I am talking about cases where the author of a «virtual equivalent of a real game» can find and embody some new features, because of which the game remains almost the same, but its playability receives a completely new dimension. The good example is Double Solitaire, which harmonically combines the logical challenge of the classic…
- World Time Clock 2.8, Clock for World Citizen — In today's world, interweaved with digital communications and accustomed to freelance work, for many of us there is a vital requirement to "feel the time". It stands for always understanding "what time is it now" for all of your friends, coworkers and interlocutors all over the world, in different countries, cities and time zones. It also stands for flexible planning of your actions and reminders in time zone-aware manner (for example, "call Jim, at 10 AM his time"). World Time Clock is a simple…
- SpamBrave 5, Cruel To Spam, Tender To Your Mail — In August 2002, a prominent computer scientist, programmer and philosopher Paul Graham published an article named «A Plan For Spam», which has discovered not a completely new but almost an unknown method of spam filtering. This method is called «Bayesian classification», and since Graham’s article it has proven itself as the most efficient (if not to say «the only working») tool against…
- xplorer2 1.7.0.5, Classic Goodies and New Strengths — File Managers have a long history. Both their strengths and weaknesses have been strongly associated with the operating system they had been running under. In the old times, inexperienced users often thought Norton Commander *was* DOS; nowadays, they think Windows Explorer *is* Windows. The reasons for that are natural: file manager is the most frequently used utility in any OS. But, hear me, guys, Windows Explorer is not your obligatory tool…
- Cool EasyCard 2.55, Card In A Click — With technology changes, most of people activities are developed like a spiral. Greeting cards being invented, were always hand-made things, and very personal. But then, only an artistic person could do a pretty greeting card, so, they became like well-paid though still rare craft. Then, the industrial age came with its factories and cheap typography productions, including greeting cards of course. During the entire XX century, most of greeting cards…
- Easy Card Creator — When you urgently need to print a large number of badges or ID cards for your class, department, a conference or any other event with a large number of members, you will most definitely have to resort to the services of a local print company for a quality result. However, when time is of essence, you may not be able to do that. If you are seeking a tool that will guarantee your independence…
- Q-Merchant, Accept Credit Cards with QuickBooks — If you accept credit cards for merchandise sold offline — via fax, phone or mail order, at tradeshows and other places not equipped with POS terminals — every credit card payment you have accepted would have to be authorized by the merchant processor. You can get that done through your regular terminal client or, if you use QuickBooks as your accounting system, take advantage of Q-Merchant, a merchant-friendly add-on…
- StudioLine Photo Classic: Intuitive Enhancement and Archiving — What’s the good of over-enhancing a photograph if there is no way to find it when it is most needed? On the other hand, browsing through a streamlined gallery of sloppy snapshots doesn’t do a pleasure either. How would you like to resolve both these issues with a single shot? Check out StudioLine Photo Classic. Unlike «heavy» and sophisticated image editing applications, StudioLine…
- Blocker Plains - a great version of the all-times classic — A lot of people play games and thoroughly enjoy it. Some prefer serious titles that take weeks or months to beat and some like simple and fun «time killers» that can be started and stopped at any time and that can be played during short breaks between tasks. If you are a gamer of the second type and like playing simple arcade games just for fun, check out Blocker Plains — another great incarnation…
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