Software

With Christmas and the New Year both a distant memory, and the belt needing to be tightened by several notches any saving is worthwhile, so making your own greetings cards is certainly a possibility.

In one of my breaks from playing the highly addictive Gemsweeper, I took the opportunity to check out another Lobstersoft title.

Rather than ask TomTom the way to go, this device could keep the children entertained.

Whether you are a frequent or infrequent visitor to hotels, do you ever think about what goes into making your stay a pleasant experience?

By the time any product gets beyond version 4 you start to think what is there to add. Here however not only are there new goodies they are also packaged with a rather different interface.

For those not tall enough to qualify for the real thing, computerised basketball management can be an option for fans of the game.

When walkies are out of the question but a puppy is top of your wish list then maybe a computer can come to your rescue.

Not noted for his love of speed, Michael Fereday checks out a street racing game.

I first used a much earlier version of this software (that was a shareware product) umty uhmm years ago. Now it bears little resemblance to that early challenger in the photo manipulation field, in fact the interface initially looks very different to Paint Shop Pro Photo XI the previous offering.

Just how good are your observation and puzzle solving skills? An amazing adventure sets out to test these attributes.

Storing your data and applications in the same location could be a recipe for disaster when trouble strikes. One possible solution could be implemented by this next product.

Not everybody can afford the premium price levels of the market leading vector drawing packages. Fortunately there is a more economic offering.

It’s time to strap on your cannon and destroy creatures that are intent on laying your home city to waste.

Since taking control of Paint Shop Pro, Coral has added “Photo” to its title and provided annual versions of the software.

Some games lead you in gently; others throw up a brick wall. This next title falls into the latter category.

As a long time user of FileMaker Pro, I was keen to check out the latest version of this cross-platform database product.

Time to climb aboard a miniaturised tank and tackle all the enemy can throw at you.

Putting your digital video content to good use is the aim of software available from Pinnacle.

Sometimes a review can be difficult to complete especially when you have become addicted to the game on which the review is based.

Taking its inspiration from a comic book series, this title features a betting scam, bone characters and a great cow race.

Runes, magical artefacts and hairy characters are all waiting for those who venture into an Emerald Tale.

Your personal data belongs to you so make sure others can not use this information for their own use.

Autumn must be here as the round of ‘08’ releases start to rear their heads, the first this year goes to Britannica, certainly one up on Encarta that as yet I have not even heard whispers about.

A childhood recollection and a computer offering come together with a new game from Popcap.

Putting on my director’s hat, it is time to check out a new CD & DVD creation suite from Avanquest.

While protecting your computer is optional, it is a task that you should seriously consider as a top priority.

While wandering around a cloud kingdom, I came across a game of Mahjong that including a points total and the chance to collect artefacts.

Want to do business on the global stage? Need to be able to communicate with people in other languages? Juliet Bernard shows how tranlsation software still has a long way to go before it can replace a highly skilled interpreter.

This is an updated version of the ‘All Tests’ product I reviewed last year. The driving ‘Theory’ test has recently been made harder and now you need to answer 50 rather than 35 questions.

When was the last time you gave your system a spring clean? Perhaps it is time you looked at a suite designed to carry out this task for you.