Software of the Month Club April 1998 CD-ROM Program Guide - Windows Software Research Institute - - Business - Book-It 2.0a Membership system This administration system is perfect for clubs, associations, societies, institutes, fraternities, recreation, sports groups and more. Easy inquiry handling, member terms, dues and renewal, credit notes, event scheduling, bookings, payments and more. * Quick searching, filtering, sorting and reporting * Prints letters and labels individually and in batches (Application by Instinctive Systems, Ltd.) Slide Show Pro 1.1 Professional presentations Create slide presentations with this fast program. Great for trade show demos and continuously running displays. With real-time editing capabilities, you can drag 'n drop pictures and text to the exact locations you want. Right-click in Preview mode to bring up additional text and picture editing functions. * Select BMP backgrounds or picture boxes * Add background colors * Add sound effects for each slide * Add bullets or paragraph style text * Manually advance and rewind slides with the mouse or keyboard -- or set a timer for each slide (Application by Galt Technology) TimeSheet Filler 1.6 What time is it? Automate your time clock with this handy program. It remembers your name, department, employee code and descriptions. Produce a full printed timesheet, complete with signature box. * Automatically calculates the period of the last sheet * Export timesheets to a file or paste them to the Windows Clipboard * Export data in CSV, plain text and HTML formats (Application by Rhizomatics) - Children's - Arcadia Educational games This fun and educational game helps younger children with spelling, coordination, logic, memory, strategy and general knowledge. Kids must master the games to earn the coins for the arcade games. It includes six modules. * Concentration Match: Match tiles to reveal multiple choice questions * Plankman: Hangman-style game helps improve vocabulary and typing skills * Word Search: Find hidden words * Arcade games include Falcon Lander, BlockTris and Space Hunt (Application by G. L. Alston; Requires 256-colors) Ident-A-Child 1.5 Child safety Keep updated records of pertinent data on your children. Maintains identification records like descriptions, parent contacts and medical data. A must program for parents! * Easy-to-read print outs * Holds information on up to five children with photos * Includes a Baby Sitter Kit * Online information about child abduction and safety tips (Application by Gary Killops) Z & Z Color 3.1 Create masterpieces This simple painting program teaches colors, numbers, and letters, and improves memory. Numbers, letters and shapes are used to indicate which color should be used in each area. Color one of the images or make your own. Great for kids three and older. * Import images from Windows Paintbrush * Scale to Perfect Fit option * Prizes awarded (Application by Z & Z Software) - Desktop Publishing - My Movies 1.40 Lights. Camera. Action! Play movies with this computerized projector. Supports most Windows-compatible movies, including AVI, RLI and MOV formats. Organize your collection with Movie Book. * Movie Book supports long descriptions * User-defined controls * Set volume and playback speed (Application by Blind Mellon Software) Multiple Document Editor 2.40 Text editor This is an excellent tool for anyone who frequently works on multiple documents. Quickly and easily manipulate several documents simultaneously. This is a fast, complete text editor. * Open multiple documents * Print documents * Format, cut and paste, search and replace, merge and edit (Application by Blind Mellon Software) Quack 2.0 Whirl, chirp, snap, pop Create your own collection of sound effects with this amazing program. It provides a wide variety of audio components, including oscillators, filters, modulators, envelope generators and noise sources. * Saves files in WAV format * Modelled on an analog "patch board" synthesizer * Incorporates existing WAV files into sound effects (Application by Morello Publishing; Requires a Sound Card and Windows 95) - Education - AnyAngle 1.7 Advanced geometry Solve and graph geometric equations with this powerful system. Complete with a scientific calculator. * Analyze area, perimeter, altitude, center of gravity, vertex coordinates and inscribed circles * Calculator solves for powers, roots, logarithms and trigonometry * Save and print results (Application by Rite Item) ChemWords - Bonding Terminology reference Practice chemistry terms associated with bonding in an arcade platform. Increase speed for a more exciting game. * Includes 41 terms. * Review and study bonding terms with the Study Screens (Application by Richard T. Carman) Hulbert's Upgrade Center 1.0 Computer systems Learn to upgrade your computer with this handy tutorial. It shows you how to install a CD-ROM drive, add or remove a floppy drive, expand memory and more. Also learn to create your own Web page with the easy-to-follow instructions. * On-screen tutorial and animations * Print options (Application by Kevin J. Mulholland) Web Words Internet fun Learn the acronyms, terms and phrases associated with telecommunications and the World Wide Web as you play this challenging game. Use the arrow keys to move characters to the correct word or acronym. Avoid the baddies or they steal accumulated points. * Five levels of play * Glossary contains 48 terms, covering data communications, networking and the Internet (Application by Richard T. Carman; Requires 256-color) - Games - Barraging Barriers 1.1 Overcome obstacles Can you solve this challenging multi-level puzzle? Score points by collecting bonuses as you advance to higher levels, trying not to get barricaded by the barriers. * The game grid gets larger with each level * Various barrier setups are available on each level * Bonus points increase at each level (Application by Sage Software) Cyberdice 1.0 Shake, rattle and roll You'll enjoy this fun Yahtzee-style dice game. You'll want to reach out and grab the 3D-rendered dice. Roll five die to get different combinations, including three, four and five of a kind, full house and flush. * 3D ray-traced dice * Play solo or challenge one of the MoraffWare development team members * Three game modes (Application by MoraffWare; Requires Windows 95) Make24 2.2 Adding Up Get four given numbers to equal 24, using arithmetic operators, like addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and more. A challenging math game for kids age 8 and older. * Use the Solver if you get stumped * Top ten scores * Check your answers (Application by Nianqing Huang)