| Shanghai Double Pack | | Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 4:26:54 AM by BlogJeeves Team | | If you are the type of gamer who can forgive a game with mediocre graphics as long as the gameplay is solid, Shanghai Double Pack is a terrific bargain. For those unfamiliar with the game, Shanghai uses mahjong tiles that have been arranged in specific patterns and layers. It's the player's job to match like tiles (or tiles from the same family) to remove them from the board and clear more of the playing field so more tiles can be removed. Of course, there are rules in place regarding when you can remove tiles, and often there are several possible matches, so a good deal of strategic planning is involved. Like all great puzzle games, Shanghai is far more difficult to explain than it is to play, and it took us less than 10 minutes to learn the basic mechanics. This package comes with two of Activision's popular Shanghai titles: Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye and Shanghai: Great Moments. Purists will love the first title, which has eight tile sets including everything from standard Chinese characters to pictures of flags. We liked Shanghai: Great Moments for adding multimedia flourishes and new modes of play to the standard Shanghai game. The Great Wall mode introduces gravity to the board, making tiles above a removed tile fall toward the bottom of the screen. Action Shanghai is a decent game for adrenaline junkies, as new tiles are added to the board every few seconds. Players have to act fast to make matches before they are blocked by incoming tiles. Finally there is Beijing, perhaps our favorite mode (besides classic), where rows of tiles must be moved all at once to make matches. This mode requires more planning than other variations. We also liked the themed tile sets in the game, depicting great historical figures, landmarks, and artworks. The Shanghai Double Pack is a great overall puzzle compilation for the price. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: Plenty of play modes Highly addictive Two great games for a low price Cons: Graphics are dated Somewhat clunky interface ... | |
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| | | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Classic | | Posted Saturday, September 09, 2006 6:26:33 PM by BlogJeeves Team | | Get ready to travel the world, encounter exotic sights and sounds, meet unusual people--and arrest them! Carmen Sandiego's international crime ring is furiously filching world treasures ordinary thieves wouldn't dare tackle. We're counting on you, Gumshoe. So, when you think you've got the goods on the bad guys, submit your evidence, make the collar, and go to court. But beware! Your evidence must be airtight or your suspect will go free! (Ages 9 and older)... | |
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| | | Creatures 2 | | Posted Friday, September 08, 2006 8:26:29 AM by BlogJeeves Team | | A huge living world and six norn eggs are waiting to be hatched in this sequel to Creatures. Begin with your first baby creature and start exploring Albia for the first time. With dangers lurking around every corner, you must be on your guard if you and your family of norns are to build a peaceful existence. Ultimately, you may even find the genetic splicing machine and be rid of the menace of the vicious grendels forever. ... | |
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| | | Smart Attorney Deluxe | | Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:27:10 PM by BlogJeeves Team | | This comprehensive software helps you minimize legal fees and maximizeproductivity. It offers practical tools to aid in locating documents, whichcan then be used as is, or customized. There are over 3,800 customizableforms and letters, a legal dictionary with more than 2,500 common terms,and a powerful new search engine. The My Favorites folder gives you quickaccess to your most frequently used documents, and quick preview menus helpyou easily find the form or letter you're looking for. Your Smart Attorney Deluxe purchase comes with a free six-month subscription to the SmartOnline.com business center.... | |
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| | | Credit Builder Deluxe 3.2 | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 8:26:32 AM by BlogJeeves Team | | Have you tried to buy a car or home only to find an old, inaccurate claim was standing in your way? Creditors sometimes make mistaken claims against your record. Your record can carry an unearned taint for years. Credit Builder guides you through the tedious process of having inaccurate information removed from your credit report. Credit Builder CardSmart feature helps you get credit cards regardless of your credit history. Don't be concerned if past credit troubles cause your application to be turned down. There are literally thousands of credit cards available. Many are open to people who are experiencing all levels of credit difficulty. Find out which cards have the best deals. Credit Builder's CardSmart feature helps you steer through the credit card maze to find the right cards for you. Credit Builder shows you how to apply and qualify for loans. Credit Builder's Best Loan feature shows you how to organize and evaluate complex loan information. With just a few clicks, you'll have a helpful expert evaluation of your loan options. Credit Builder allows you to know instantly which bank or car loans will be most beneficial to you and your financial situation. Credit Builder's Quick-Fix feature helps you clean up your credit rating. Quick-Fix puts 30 professionally prepared letters written by American Credit Alliance Marketing at your disposal. These letters give you the upper hand in late payment disputes, reinvestigation requests, financial damage questions, settlement agreements, and more. ... | |
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| | | KidDesk Internet Safe | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 10:26:59 PM by BlogJeeves Team | | Got a computer? Got kids? Then you've probably got stories: Junior erasing the taxes while trying to launch Nicktoons Racing. Baby somehow exporting part of your screenplay while whapping away at JumpStart Baby. Junior's friend using your computer and discovering... You get the picture. KidDesk Family Edition will keep your kids out of your programs, and it cleverly does it by creating (with your help) a kid-friendly environment that the little whippers can't leave. Think of it as a really cool prison. After a quick installation, expect to spend some time and thought setting up KidDesk on your PC or Macintosh, about 5 to 10 minutes per kid. Setup requires you to decide which programs you will allow your kids to access, and then add those programs to their desktop. Every application added to KidDesk is automatically accessible by all KidDesk users, but parents can hide applications from individual users if they choose. Also, adding a program to KidDesk doesn't affect the program in any way--it simply renders it accessible from KidDesk. Now for the fun part: kids can customize their desks. Wild West, frilly, and ultrafuturistic are just a few of the myriad options. Each desktop also has a calendar, a writing pad, an address card file, a clock, a lamp that turns on and off, a calculator, and a fancy nameplate. A phone allows kids to record voice mails and send them to other KidDesk users in the family, and there's a mailbox for sending e-mail within the KidDesk system. There's so much to do with these groovy desktops that kids will soon forget they've been locked out of the mundane grown-up desktop that allows access to freelance articles, taxes, and the Web. Parents can configure KidDesk so that it's the first thing that comes up when the computer is turned on, and the last thing kids see before they log off. If a kid manages to hack through this, that kid deserves his or her own computer. A "secret" sequence of keystrokes enables parents to move around within KidDesk and get out of the system to access their own desktop. If Junior is old enough to find and read instruction manuals, parents can add a password. Oh, and it's probably a good idea to forgo the ubiquitous my-kid's-name-as-a-password technique for this one. --Anne Erickson... | |
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| | | Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business Deluxe | | Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:26:39 PM by BlogJeeves Team | | Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business Deluxe is geared toward small business owners who would like to save some money by preparing their own initial legal documents. While you may or may not eventually choose to consult an attorney for the finished product, you can certainly invest your own time with this program to do the initial preparation work. After installing Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business, you can choose to brush up on your "legalese" or jump right into the program. The Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business library contains reading material on starting and running a small business, legal forms for small businesses, an employer's legal handbook, marketing without advertising, and leasing space for a small business. You can also link to Web sites like Nolo.com's Small Business Law Center and Quicken.com's Small Business Center. Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business includes a wide variety of business document templates, including documents for hiring, buying and selling real estate or goods and equipment, borrowing money, renting office space, contracts, and more. Titles of documents contained within the program include Amendment to Contract (General), Assignment of Lease, Bill of Sale for Business Assets, Confidentiality Agreement, Consent of Directors, Corporate Bylaws, and many more. New features in the 2003 version include a new interface redesigned to be easier to use, interactive forms using an interview format, Web updates to make sure you have the most recent version of the program, and a new book, Leasing Space for Your Small Business, by Fred Steingold and Janet Portman. All Quicken Lawyer programs do advise that you consult an expert on sensitive matters such as these. When you print out any documents, they include the following language: "No general form is a substitute for personalized advice from a knowledgeable lawyer licensed to practice law in your state." With this in mind, Quicken Lawyer 2003 Business can help you do some of your own initial work and cut down on attorney's fees. --Kendra Hayden... | |
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| | | In The First Degree | | Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:26:37 AM by BlogJeeves Team | | Some artists die for their art. James Tobin killed, or did he? As San Francisco's district attorney, you must prove he did. The killing has become the most sensational murder case to hit the Bay Area in years. Who will help you with the truth? The passionate girlfriend of the accused? The socially connected wife of the victim? Perhaps his bitter apprentice? Was it self-defense or cold-blooded murder? Your strategy and treatment of individual witnesses alter the course of the drama, building up to the suspenseful reading of the verdict. Your goal is to unravel a host of lies, secrets, and hidden motives to effectively build your case to prove murder. ... | |
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| | | Red Hat Linux 7.1 | | Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 4:26:58 PM by BlogJeeves Team | | Red Hat Linux 7.1 contains the basics for setting up a Linux workstation or server. Ideal for the experienced user, this standard package gives you the essentials to upgrade or install new machines. Features new to this version include the Red Hat-tested 2.4 kernel, stateful firewalling capabilities using iptables, XFree86 4.0.3 for improved 3-D graphics, expanded USB support for storage, hot-pluggable devices, and the ability to easily set up and administer DNS, Apache, and printing services.For developers, complete Web, mail, ftp, file, and print servers are included, along with multiple programming languages: C, C++, FORTRAN, Perl, Python, Tcl, and GCJ. There is an updated development toolchain (gcc 2.96-RH, gdb 5.0, glibc 2.2.2), and the popular Web application development tools PHP and mod_perl. This package comes with a 30-day subscription for one system to Red Hat Network Software Manager, which will give you access to Errata Alerts, RPM updates, and a free Red-Hat hat when you configure your system. You will also receive 30 days of Web-based installation support.... | |
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| | | FileMaker Server 5.0 | | Posted Sunday, August 27, 2006 6:26:30 AM by BlogJeeves Team | | FileMaker Server 5 for Windows delivers accelerated networked database performance for up to 125 hosted files. This high-performance relational engine supports up to 250 FileMaker Pro 5 guests on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and Mac OS simultaneously with its multiprotocol support for TCP/IP, IPX/SPX (Windows), and AppleTalk (Mac) networks. It also includes centralized and automated backups and remote administration tools to monitor server and network activity and to control guest and file connections. FileMaker Server 5 is designed for ease of use: virtually anyone can use it to optimize a day-to-day FileMaker Pro 5 work-group solution.... | |
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