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I’ve only ever owned one video game console system and that was the original Nintendo (NES) system. I didn’t have very many games, but I loved playing Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. Several years ago I learned about emulators. I’m not sure exactly how this works, but essentially emulators are software that duplicates …
Hasbro is the maker (either under the name Hasbro, Parker Brothers, or Milton Bradley) of some classic board games such as Sorry, Monopoly, Life, Boggle, etc. They have a website called StarttheGame.com where you can learn about their games. You can also play demos of some of their games. I played Boggle for a bit …
Regular subscriber Pat send me in a link to Nexus Radio and said: Cool free internet radio program, can also record songs to play on your mp3 player! The software is rated highly at Download.com. The software is by Egisca, and their site describes it this way: Nexus Radio is a free full featured radio …
I heard about this site from Chris. On the Couchville site, you enter your zip/postal code, choose how you view TV (cable, satellite, or over-the-air antenna), and then choose your provider (if you have more than one option in your area). You then are presented with an AJAX-based TV programming schedule. You can drag the …
Every issue of the Windows Secrets newsletter has a Wacky Web section. The latest issue of the newsletter had a link to a trailer for a live-action movie based on the game Minesweeper. It’s pretty funny!
Can you believe it? I actually found out about this one from my 90-year-old grandmother! She goes to POGO.com all the time and plays their Poppit! game. It seems similar to Bejeweled. Poppit! uses java so you need to have the Sun Java software on your computer. The site has lots of games such as …
I recently received this press release from Bolide Software about All My Movies: Bolide Software today announced a new release of its well-known solution All My Movies. Designed for Windows OS, this product allows users to easily and efficiently create and manage private video collections. All My Movies turns your idea of sorting and cataloging …
PC Magazine has an article that reviews the various online pay movie services: Chances are that you’ve watched those amusing three-minute viral videos on YouTube and other sites. Cute. But what if you’re in the mood for some longer-format entertainment at a higher image quality, maybe even featuring professional talent? The Internet can help there …
RipIt4Me is a freeware utility that helps you backup your copy protected DVDs. Recently released DVDs are now very often equipped with stronger copy protections – such as ARccOSâ„¢ and RipGuard DVD. Programs like DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter cannot handle these types of discs. It is similar to other programs I have mentioned previously …
I’ve seen this mentioned on several sites lately. DVD Flick is an open source DVD authoring tool: DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool. It can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back …