Software of the Month Club March 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide - DOS Research Institute - - Business - Basic Bookkeeping 2.1 by Otto-Williams, Ltd. Simplicity is the key to this great bookkeeping system for small businesses. Without any accounting experience, you can track income and expenses using single entry bookkeeping as recommended by the IRS. It includes fiscal or calendar year accounting and supports up to 1,000 different expense accounts. Produce your own income, expense, profit and general ledger reports. Easi-Plan Micro 3.3 by Invest Tech, Ltd. Outline your business goals with this easy- to-use planner. Prepare comprehensive financial projections, budgets, funding applications, business plans and more. Incorporate this program for strategic planning and financial appraisals. It is ideal for small businesses with annual sales of $50,000 to $250,000. FED Forms Editor by MicroFox Company Fill out your forms with this easy-to-use program. Create a standard form with any text editor and use this program to fill it out and print it. If your business deals with many forms, this program will prove its worth. Complete with search features. Truck Data System 6.1 by TLC Software Keep track of your fleet with this full- featured maintenance package. Track vehicle descriptions, repairs, fuel use, maintenance schedules, permit-tag expirations, tires and more. Print repair schedules, fuel reports, maintenance due flags, parts inventory and reorder charts. Includes extensive file maintenance selections and built-in backup routine. - Children's - Crossword Power 7.0 by WISCO Computing Create and print your own crossword puzzles. Printing options include printing the quizzes and answers. Enter your own words or choose from the four word lists provided. It's not only fun, it's educational. Kites Made Easy by Paul DeMay Let's go fly a kite! Learn how to build some of the most popular types of kites with common items. You'll find out how much fun and enjoyable the sport of kite flying can be. Sir Addalot's "Mini" Math Adventure by Landmark Solutions, Inc. Battle dragons as you brush up on your math skills. Defeat Scorch, the tricky dragon by solving addition and subtraction problems. This is an exciting and educational math game for kids 6- to 12-years-old. With colorful graphics and sounds, this will keep your kids entertained and educated. Treasure Hunt Math by Adventure Learningware Teach kids addition, multiplication and fractions with this great educational game. Explore sunken pirate treasure in four different game phases. You must solve the math problems to find the treasure. Great colorful graphics! Vocabulary Power 3.0 by WISCO Computing Create word games that will keep the keenest puzzler happy. Design personalized word searches, bingo cards, magic number squares, matching, multiple choice quizzes and flash cards. Use the provided word list or create your own. - Desktop Publishing - QuickView 1.03 by Wolfgang Hesseler View multimedia files, including animations and video, with this handy tool. This excellent DOS-based multimedia viewer supports a wide range of file types, including AVI with sound, FLC, FLI, GIF, ICO, TGA, VOC, WAV and more. Show Maker 3.0sw by DareWare, Inc. Finally -- a DOS-based multimedia package! Create custom presentations, advertisements, self-running demos, educational projects, tutorials and more. Supports common formats, including PCX, GIF, TIFF, VOC and WAV. This program is an invaluable tool for your multimedia projects. - Fonts - Brushstroke Plain by Kevin Willis, Ransom Group Design Use this paint brush font for brochure and flier headlines. (TrueType) Overexposed by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things This typewriter-style font looks like overexposed film -- funky, yet legible. It is best used in sizes larger than 12 points, but looks even better at 16 points. Perfect for video graphics. (TrueType) Smash by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things This typewriter-style font looks like it's been smashed. It's nicely distressed and has cracks, chunks and blobs. (TrueType) - Education - Grading Skills Power 3.03 by Wisco Computing Keep track of student skills in Outcome Based Education programs with this educational database. Generate student skill mastery reports with up to 900 skills per student. Create databases for up to 15 classes, 36 students per class, 60 skills per group. Skills can be weighted, revised and dropped. Add your own comments to this customizable program. Language Lab 2.0 by Skillware Brush up on your English with this excellent tutorial. Instructional areas include word roots, spelling and word usage. Based on multiple choice and single response testing, this program is an excellent tutorial. If You Want To Learn U.S. Geography, You Gotta Have This Program 2.2sw by Kidstuff Software Improve your knowledge of geography with this excellent educational tool. Choose from 11 different activities, like naming geographic regions, locating major cities, listing professional sports teams, matching capitals to states and identifying state flags. Verbal Vanquish 2.3 by James Bair Vanquish your college placement anguish with this great program! This tutor really improves your entrance exam scores. Several lessons emphasize study technique strategies, not boring lesson drills. The strategic word lists show how you can improve your SAT score. - Games - Backlash - A Turret Gunner Simulation 1.2 by Sanctuary Software, Inc. Attack! This space-age game has excellent 3D arcade action. You're a turret gunner on a mother ship, defending it from enemy spacecraft and drones. Complete the training level before battling against real fighters. With its great graphics and sound this is a fantastic program! Mimi & The Mites 1.01f by Unobstructed Reason Corporation Solve puzzles in this action game! Progress through each level by solving a puzzle. Beware of the mites -- they are unflappable, agile, morph-manic and out to get you. Each level becomes more difficult as you progress. This game is great fun! Rock Man 1.2 by Soleau Software Don't get stuck between a rock and a hard place with this challenging puzzle game! Collect all the Pink Moths in each puzzle. Once gathered, reach the Red Flag to solve the puzzle. This challenging game is ideal for older children -- and adults! Trololo by Cedric Francoys Solve several puzzles in this mind-boggling game. Work your way to the exit by negotiating a series of obstacles. This excellent game with colorful graphics will get you thinking!