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The Print Shop 23 Pro Publisher Deluxe

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Encore Software

August 26, 2008

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Guitar Praise By Digital Praise

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Digital Praise

September 25, 2008
Look, I don't expect that Digital Praise expected out of the gate to be at the Guitar Hero level. Give the guys a break. For a first release product this unit is incredible. For what its purposed for, getting some Christian Music in the gaming world it is spot on. The songs they picked are excellent, i'm very impressed. Its alright that the graphics are not "blow you out of the chair" quality.

The Quality is in the music and the game play and the fun you can have with your kids without worrying about them hearing about immoral innuendos time and time again.

Can't wait for the Rock Band Clone :D

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Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite [Final Draft 7 & Final Draft AV2]

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Final Draft

April 01, 2004
Though I've never sold a screenplay, I keep writing them, keep trying, and my tool is Final Draft. This is an awesome piece of screenwriting software, perfect for a screenwriter wannabe like me. I have been using it for a long time now. The software formats your screenplay for you in proper format, which is invaluable and it saves you oodles of time. It also comes with several other features that help you write the best screenplay you can. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to be a screenwriter, or already is one and worries about formatting.

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Better Homes and Gardens Landscaping and Deck Designer 8.0

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Chief Architect

April 15, 2008
I looked at a few software programs and downloaded free trials and none came close to the power and ease of use of this program.

The program offers many options that you can spend hours looking through. The plant library has a good selection. You can search for plants pretty easy, name, zone, sun requirement and about 20 other attributes. A blank search with no specific requirements showed 3,784 plants.

I found that it was good to design the landscaping in 2D so I could see the flower beds, patio, paths, etc. and where they were located with respect to the house. The 3D tools are helpful in visualizing how it should then look in `real life'. I definitely made changes to my original idea after using the software. ... Read More:

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3D Home Architect Home & Landscape Deluxe Suite Version 9

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Encore Software

May 15, 2007
I thought I was getting a super bargain on some older software. No. Whatever company is making this has just taken the brand name. I was looking forward to replacing a program I had used in the past. This was completely different. The menus and tools don't make any sense. I can't drag walls to where I want them to be; everything ends up with crazy angles. Cheap software made for a quick buck. No effort of any kind went into making this product. I'm just going to throw it away. Would not burden anone with such a useless "gift".

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Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer - Complete Comic Edition

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: GIT Corp

June 16, 2007
The Bad: The scans are of old comic books (not the Marvel original artwork) and they include the staple holes! They also include various graffitti such as ink stamps from a local comic book store - surely a better copy could have been found. A comparison between the first Fantastic 4 comic online at Marvel.com and the same comic on DVD shows that the online version is much more vibrant and colorful. A little more work (such as using photoshop to get rid of those damn staple holes) would have made this collection a lot more attractive.

The Good: You own the comics (you can only view, not download, online). You also get the ads from the comic books as they appeared originally - making them a virtual time machine.

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Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop Win/Mac [DVD]

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Final Draft

April 01, 2004
I think this is a great resource for emerging writers. Very simple and effective tool. Josh Clark The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting

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Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0)

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
by: Inc. The Learning Company

1998
This stuff is a bit outdated, but I have no trouble using it with Windows XP. Suffice it to say that this software is actually quite good, especially now that it's so cheap. There are a lot of listening activities, vocab, etc. In fact, it's oddly similar to the newer Transparent Language products... hmm.

Anyway, give this program a try - it's a great buy and a lot of fun.

Also, look for the Practice Makes Perfect vocabulary software - they sell it on eBay for <$10 and it's just as good as Transparent's $50 equivalent (or Rosetta Stone's $500 version).

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Final Draft Version 7 Academic Win/Mac

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: Final Draft

June 01, 2007
I'm a writer, here's my story. I bought Final Draft mainly because I felt I needed to upgrade from Microsoft Works or get left behind. Well, I've worked with Final Draft for a while, and to be honest I do not think it was worth the $150.00 dollars + postage. It's very hard to format scripts, especially ones that had been saved in other formats - it adds all these extra spaces and it's terribly time consuming to remove them. Also, it sometimes adds in a character heading when one isn't needed and it's very difficult to get rid of those showing up all the time.
I cannot figure out how to use the Tagger part at all. The most disappointing part for me was that it DOES NOT read the scripts back - it does however save your script in a new format that you ... Read More:

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Finale 2009 - Academic

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Home and Hobbies
from: eMedia

July 17, 2008
I'm a writer, here's my story. I bought Final Draft mainly because I felt I needed to upgrade from Microsoft Works or get left behind. Well, I've worked with Final Draft for a while, and to be honest I do not think it was worth the $150.00 dollars + postage. It's very hard to format scripts, especially ones that had been saved in other formats - it adds all these extra spaces and it's terribly time consuming to remove them. Also, it sometimes adds in a character heading when one isn't needed and it's very difficult to get rid of those showing up all the time.
I cannot figure out how to use the Tagger part at all. The most disappointing part for me was that it DOES NOT read the scripts back - it does however save your script in a new format that you ... Read More: