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Fred Showker
Shareware Manager looks at educational games, home Video surveillance, the GIS, Kid-safe browsing, and more...
Snakey Math is an educational game combining arithmetic practice with classic arcade action for 1-4 players. Each snake can be controlled by players or the computer. It offers support for practicing negative numbers, mixed reviews, and various ranges for operands. Version 2.1 corrects an issue affecting some Macs and other minor improvements.
Sol Robots has upgraded Crossword Forge to version 4, featuring a new, single-window interface, unlimited undo, and many other new features, Crossword Forge 4 helps users create Crossword and Word Search puzzles in minutes. The multiple undo feature allows user to easily experiment without losing valuable information; it also now supports having more than one puzzle open at a time. In addition, Crossword Forge now supports more image formats, including JPEG, GIF, BMP and most QuickTime-compatible formats as well. Version 4 also adds Traditional and Simplified Chinese to its list of more than a dozen built-in language sets. Use Mac OS X 10.1 or later. Download the free demo which will display the finished puzzle with answers or circles in place. While you're there, download their wonderful Road Trip Effect app that builds a QuickTime map animating your vacation route! Try it!
iFlash is a flash-card learning application designed to help when studying foreign languages, geography, math, and other subjects. iFlash includes audio and image support with built-in memorization tracking, a deck library to instantly find and download other decks, and iPod exporting. Version 2.6 adds interval studying, card flagging, and many other useful changes.
SecuritySpy is a multi-camera video surveillance application for the Mac. With features such as motion detection, real-time compression and network video streaming, SecuritySpy has "everything required for demanding video surveillance applications." Version 1.2 adds several new cameras, improves handling of network devices, and integration with QuickTime Streaming Server.
Atomic Mac 6.2 is a minor update to the software periodic table of the elements for the Mac. Version 6.2.0 offers the "Periodic Spiral" display, which is an alternate way of arranging the elements. The Atomic Mac contains a wealth of nuclear information on each isotope including half life, decay mode, and daughter products.
OpenOSX Grass is a Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphics production functionality that operates on various platforms through a graphical user interface and/or command line. A state-of-the-art NVIZ 3-D visualization program is also included. Features include Ortho-rectification, 3D/4D visualization, digital elevation model creation and editing, and much more.
Kids GoGoGo 9.6 prohibits the browsing of adult-only content on the Internet. Major chances in version 9.6 include turning an iPod into a key for filtering, extending "Compulsory Safe Searches", and support for filtering sites that use "deflate" compression. The update is free for version 9.x users.
Spell-O-Gram is a word game to practice flash cards with scrambled words. A dictionary is created from which scrambled words show up in the game, with five turns each lasting 30, 60, or 90 seconds. A countdown provides visual feedback when the end of a turn is near.
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