- Macromedia Style Menu. Flash Done Right. — Every serious web site does need a navigation menu. Any objections? OK, let’s go further. The best looking and acting menus are Flash ones, it’s a well-known statement. As well-known, as Flash technology’s drawbacks: large size, difficulties of design, search engines unfriendly-ness (they can’t follow Flash links, and thus can’t index entire web-site properly). Less known fact is that you CAN really use…
- Restorator 2007. All in This World Can Be Changed. — There are complex historical reasons, which have caused the situation, where some things possible theoretically, are impossible practically. Sorry for the hazy phrase; all I had to say is that I would want to have all programs in my computer to be like «Lego» things: If I like some piece, I can get it and use it; if I dislike some part, I can just throw it away. I’d want to have…
- Personal Chess Trainer 2007, And Now, It's Possible! — The chess game is one of the most ancient, non-trivial and brain-changing game since the humanity’s origin. It is well-known that it is much easier to «understand the rules» (how each figure moves, and what to do basically) than to really «learn chess». Some have even argued that there’s no way to learn chess on your own by just playing or reading books. But now, it’s possible! You…
- 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…
- Fast Explorer 2007 v2.2.9, Click What You Need — There’s a very handy «file context menu» concept implemented in Windows Explorer, which means you’re always only «one right-click away» from the most appropriate actions for this type of file or folder. Unfortunately, Windows doesn’t provide the direct user control for those menus; so, when some application that you dislike also brings its actions into the context menu, there’s nothing you can do about…
- Trust Toolbar — Trust and reliability is something we strive to find in both real and virtual worlds. This is by far one of the greatest problems in our lives, but it truly becomes a challenge of ultimate complexity in the exponentially growing online space. Hundreds of millions of websites, hordes of hackers, credit card fraud, meticulously crafted website clones used by perpetrators for phishing — all these factors make…
- UI Builder for Access - a drastic usability improvement for your Access applications — Microsoft Access is one of the most popular solutions for quick creation of database-driven applications mostly used in office environments. Being in essence a very powerful tool for creating complex forms and reports, Microsoft Access unfortunately lacks a lot of standard UI elements, which makes the process of creating a user-friendly application a real pain in the neck. UI Builder for Access solves this problem and allows…
- 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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