- The Bat! 3.65 Postmaster of the High Standard — Suppose you are choosing a new e-mail client (don’t ask me «why?» — You’ll understand in a second). What would you want from it if you could request absolutely anything you wanted? May be your wish list would look a bit like mine: my email client must be: pretty and convenient; flexible and wise; secure and reliable. The order of these requirements may vary, but the entire list is constant…
- CellFighter Game 2.04. New Life for Game of Life — Almost 40 years ago, when computers were large working machines and the phrase «computer game» sounded absurdly, a famous British mathematician invented the so-called «Game of Life», which by no means was a game, it was rather an example of a cellular automata clear for even a child. You certainly have seen those black-and-white cells (and possibly even have written you own example in the middle school). Many…
- 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…
- 360 High Definition Screensaver Version 2, The Beauty Is Around — When you are looking at your computer’s screensaver, it’s about the same as if you were looking through a virtual window. You see something there, that thing may be pretty or scary, but it’s «behind the monitor». Many screensavers try to convince you, «you’re not in a stuffy office, you’re outside», but instead, you just see «one more window». 360 High…
- 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…
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