- Art of Japanese Crosswords — It’s a game. Moreover, it’s a Japanese game. Created not so far (1987) by the Japanese puzzle-master Tetsuya Nishio, the game, however, soaked up the ancient culture and civilization. It’s an art. The pictures are simple, the drawing is logical, not creative; but when the puzzle is solved, you suddenly see some small piece of art created by your mind and your hands from the plain and unpretentious…
- ProSaver Screensaver Manager 1.0.1, Screensavers as Art — Years ago, in the times of single-task OSes and old monitors, the «screen-saver» concept was introduced as a must (because if the same picture remained on the old screen for too long, the picture would physically damage the screen and create «burnt-out pixels» on it.) Years have passed, and modern monitors have almost no need for «saving the screen». Nevertheless, screensavers are still alive and are becoming some kind…
- Climbers of Fortune, R-Rated Fun — Scary, but hilarious. Very, very bloody game with a very, very brutal «introduction story». So bloody, so brutal — you just can’t turn away! Most of us just need something such a simple, cruel and fascinating game in the «kill’em all» style: When you’re in a bad humor, with this kind of a game you can kill several minutes and tons of virtual enemies, saving yourself from…
- picture-shark 1.0, Just Stump — Do you need to place a stump/watermark on several images? Do you need to do that really quickly and easily? So, you need «some software that Just Works»? Take a look at picture-shark. It is dead-simple, yet powerful and effective. With picture-shark, your entire job can be described in three phrases: select What (to watermark), select How (to watermark), and select Where (to place result…
- Museum of New Psychedelic Art — Although screensavers only occasionally appear on our displays, they greatly add to the aesthetic appeal of our computers, especially now, when the functional role of screensavers has drastically diminished due to the overall dominance of LCD monitors. Standard Windows screensavers are not even nearly as impressive as commercial products available on the market. If you are looking for a bright, eye-catching and unusual screensaver, check out…
- Perfect Clock, It's an Art — Numerous times a day we look at the clock — on the wall, on the desk, on our computer desktop… And what do we see? — A pair of arrows in a circle or a few digits around the blinking dots? Perfect Clock gives a whole different idea on clock and timing, presenting time as a perfect combination of punctuality, power and art. Perfect Clock is a very flexible desktop…
- Mandala Painter, An Entertaining Art — Even the prettiest flower on earth is actually a great combination of simpler shapes (petals), symmetrically repeated around the circle. This is also true about other «tricky» masterpieces — snowflakes, shining stars, and even the most unrealistic designs capturing our eye through the glass of a kaleidoscope. Too sad — all of those exciting figures soon just pass away, and the best we can do about that…
- 15 Puzzle: Endless Fun of Mind Rating — No one knows for sure when and where the 15 Puzzle has been invented. But the invention was truly a success: it’s hard to think of any other puzzle game that has gained such popularity. The whole world, both children and adults, have been playing it even these days. The idea of the game is to sort the 15 randomly placed numbered square pieces in the ascending order without taking them out of the 16-cell box. But although…
- MyVirtualHome: More than a Picture — You’ve got the floor plan for your new home and are holding the picture of its inside and outside look in your mind. You’re so excited about it that can hardly wait to share your vision with your family and friends. But how can you communicate it to others and make sure they get your idea right and in full, with just the blueprints, paper and pencil at hand? A truly full picture of your future home can be obtained…
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