- ScreenVirtuoso 1.91: A real virtuoso of "learning by looking" — Explaining something to somebody is really a big problem. But to explain how to use a complicated program to a user sitting on the opposite coast is even a greater problem. It would be much easier to explain everything if there were an opportunity to demonstrate an example. But, you can’t travel 300 miles away, or more, to show somebody that «All you need to save your…
- 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…
- Virtual Stopwatch 3.0, Like Real, But Much Better — Many years ago, a multi-functional watch was a dream and a charming attribute of virtually any «real man». It was a relatively huge thing, which had to have a multitude of functions and displays, be elegant and reliable. In today’s computerized time, every man can have a Virtual Stopwatch, which does all the best the «real watch» has done, and a much more. I’d like to call…
- 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…
- OZUM: Discover the Real Net — You might have heard of Usenet or maybe even have attempted to read newsgroups. But did you know they had much more than just information contributed by users? Newsgroups are loaded with binary and multimedia content, and it’s available for free to everyone. However, finding what you need in the vast expanses of the Usenet and downloading it to your computer could be a major challenge — with a couple of your…
- Fishing Simulator 2 - land your best trophies anytime, anywhere! — For millions of men and women across the world, fishing is the number one way of escaping the hustle and bustle of hectic city life and the easiest way to get closer to nature. Unfortunately, most fishing fans simply don’t have time to make frequent and time-consuming long trips to their favorite destinations. If you are one of those people who get carried away whenever they see a turbulent river or a placid lake and you…
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