- 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…
- Folder Guide. Quick Access. — If you want to do your job quickly and with no hard work, if you are sick and tired of clicking your mouse endlessly while trying to find the folder you deeply need this very minute, you must install Folder Guide. Folder Guide is a free handy tool that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. Just two mouse clicks is all you need to navigate to the folder you want, so quit wasting your time moping…
- War Games Construction Kit — Do you sometimes think it’s high time you took a break and put your work off for a minute? You definitely do. Wouldn’t it be nice to release the tension and wreak some havoc on the battlefield? But what would be a good time killer in a situation when you don’t have any games at hand? There is an answer for all action-lovers out there — War Games Construction Kit! This game is ideal…
- Lines Push 3.45, The New Old Game — You definitely know the old classic Lines game, which was like «move the colorful balls through the field to make the combinations (lines) of a color». And if you know the game (you do!), there were times when you fell in love with it and spent days to solve that puzzle seemed to be so easy. If the above is the story of you, (it is!) you probably remember the sad day when you noticed you were bored. Even…
- My SUDOKU 1.62, The Game From Endless Time — In 1849, prominent mathematician Leonard Euler published his work «De quadratis magicis» («On magic squares»), describing properties and construction of «squares of digits» with special constraints for sum by rows and columns. In 1979, American architect Howard Garns published in Dell Magazines a puzzle called «Number Place». In 1986, Japanese puzzle publisher Nikoli republished Garns’ puzzle…
- Lode Runner, Back to ZX Games — If your teen age happened to fall in the era of ZX Spectrum, you’ll recall it with nostalgic tears. (That time is finally back!) If during your school age you spent time at a PC-compatible box, you’ll love it the moment you give it a try. Violence-free, suitable for all ages, action games that suck you in the play atmosphere. The idea is plain enough, and that makes the game really playful. With…
- Video Guide to Paint Shop Pro - all you need to create a masterpiece in no time — Starting with Paint Shop Pro is not easy. As intuitive as it is, it’s still a complex solution which requires months to get used to. Luckily, there are many ways to accelerate this process — books, tutorials and lessons are widely available in stores and online. However, most of them are too wordy, too general (or, on the contrary, too focused) or do not give a clear picture of the process…
- Dr.Explain: User Guides Done Right — No matter how great is the value hidden in your program, it won’t worth a penny until user figures out how the program works and how to get started. Manuals of all kinds are supposed to help users get along with software; however, the composition of a decent user guide can easily turn into a full-time job by itself, if all the operations are done by hand. With Dr.Explain, the job of creating manuals can just…
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