Software

Rather than add a caption or speech bubble to get your message across, why not consider putting words into the mouths of your creations.

While Adobe controls the PDF standard, other companies have not been slow in developing solutions to take advantage of this technology.

A Search for Lost Treasure

After my recent visit to Buck House (excuse the familiarity especially as there was a distinct lack of tea and biscuits on offer for visitors) in the Hidden Mysteries escape, my next trip took me across the pond. This time the designated target for exploration was America’s most famous residence and home to the country’s Head of State, namely The White House – maybe coffee and donuts would be served.

It is time to enter a world of mystery and fantasy as you take on the role of a young woman in search of her father.

This is rather good music software. However in the form I got it the cost to anyone is FREE, providing of course you were to buy one of their keyboard, microphone or external sound card all of which connect to PC via USB.

The gestation period for the latest version of Nuance’s OmniPage OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software has been slightly longer than I would have expected Checking my records reveals that it was just over 15 months ago that I looked at the previous version of this market-leading software application.

While the main character’s name in this game may have a familiar ring to it, the use of a whip has little to do with this archaeological adventure.

Mix together an old house, abandoned ship and escaped monster might be enough for most developers but not Alawar who go that little bit further by adding a dash of Vampire threats in this next game.

Following a natural disaster you are trapped in a museum. Have you the ability to survive the experience and escape?

Venturing out on to the World Wide Web can be fraught with danger unless you are protected by appropriate software and security measures.

Trips to the cinema can sometimes be spoilt by unnecessary noise from other members of the audience – so why not watch from home?

When using your computer on a daily basis you may not immediately notice any slowing down but the difference will become more apparent as you sit waiting for tasks that were completed in seconds now taking minutes.

With the number of portable devices capable of showing video clips, it can be confusing when trying to decide on the appropriate video format.

The most recent incarnation of Roxio's highly functional multi-media authoring package

While I do not considered myself to be a tourist, this next game puts me in this role as I visit a famous London landmark

In the six weeks between this being first shown and my boxed copy arriving I have made good use of the DVD given to me at the time. I installed it on my Windows 7 system and it was great all my photos and videos are now properly tagged.

You do have a backup schedule, don’t you? If not then read on…….

Putting fish together with chips (the processor not the food type) makes an enjoyable and visual experience as Playrix demonstrates with this new offering.

StarOffice 9 is an office suite that is file compatible with Microsoft Office and will meet the needs of the majority of people – especially as it has the same look and feel with which we are familiar with in MS Office 2003. This could be an important benefit as many people find it difficult, in view of the major changes that have been introduced, to migrate to MS Office 2007.

To produce decent drawings a suitable drawing program is needed. Version X3, the latest incarnation of Serif’s DrawPlus program appears to be easy to use as well as being very versatile and so can be used for a wide variety of different types of drawing.

Usually sequels follow on pretty quickly from the original offering. However there are exceptions but they do not normally take five years to make an appearance.

Diamonds, according to the song, are a “girl’s best friend”. They are also a popular topic of interest when developers are looking for a hook on which to hang the storyline of their latest game.

One way to keep your computer virus-free is to invest in the protection offered by a product such as BitDefender Antivirus.

Described as “archaeology meets adventure” style offering, Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle is an adventure-style game that is set in Cornwall.

Time travel, friendly animal characters, hidden objects and numerous mini games all features in this Alawar title.

Photos and video clips are meant to be viewed not hidden away on your hard disk. So put them to some productive use.

Lex, the cute and friendly bookworm, returns for his third outing in a Popcap developed word creating game. This time Lex stars in the sequel to Bookworm Adventures which, appropriately enough in the style of Hollywood blockbusters, is entitled Bookworm Adventures 2. Yet again your ability to form words from alphabetical tiles, while managing health and power resources, is put to the test as Lex takes on another batch of characters in a series of one-on-one (well some of the time) contests.

When a game plan proves popular, it makes sense to return to fertile ground (especially when the subject matter involves farming) by creating further titles for the enjoyment of users. The result of this type of approach can be seen with Farm Frenzy 3 from the Alawar Entertainment and Melestra stable.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet and editor who is best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre such as The Raven. Now he has become the focal point for a new game from MumboJumbo.