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BookDB - Developer's Site Description: BookDB let you catalogue all the books you own. Never make a mistake and buy a book you've already got, because you can create printouts of your database and take copies with you. The program lets you make a note when you've lent someone a book: who you lent it to, and the date. The database has fields for the title, author, publisher and category, and lets you look up titles on Amazon.com. BookDB is a simple library program for home use; if you're a book collector, you'll need a more extensive program. Price: Free Platform: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.spacejock.com/BookDB_Download.html Size: 2.52 MB

ConverTable Planets - Developer's Site Description: ConverTable Planets is a freeware weight converter... for use on other planets. Plus, you can view the planets in their true relative sizes, and learn your age on other planets. Price: Free Platform: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or newer Download: http://www.synergycreations.com/freeware.html#planets Size: 1.53 MB

Easy MEMO - Developer's Site Description: Want a fun way to improve your memory? Easy MEMO is a concentration game that you can play against the computer, or against other players. The game is available in a free version, which is all you need if you're playing for entertainment, but if you're using the program as an educational tool it has more enhancements in the Pro version, including a Teacher mode and a GamesBuilder. The game comes with some built-in game sets, and you can download 70 additional sets from the Web site. Price: Free Platform: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Download: http://easymemory.my-free-games.com/free/games/Downloads.php Size: 587 KB

Lucky Dip Lotto - Developer's Site Description: Lucky Dip Lotto will handle your lottery numbers for you. Its features include picking one to ten random numbers from a user-selectable range and Powerball support. Price: Free with ads Platform: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.joshordan.co.uk/software.html Size: 403 KB

Moonphase - Developer's Site Description: When's the next full moon? If you're a gardener or like to go fishing, you'll enjoy this free calendar that shows the phases of the moon. This small program consists of just a calendar and an image. Click on the calendar to see which moon phase occurs on which date. The black and white photos of each phase are wonderful. Price: Freeware Platform: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.tingan.com/index.asp?top=top&left=meny&right=space&main=w3 Size: 1.04 MB

Word Search Factory Lite - Developer's Site Description: Although it's designed mainly for teachers to create word search games for students, parents can use Word Search Factory Lite too to enhance children's learning, especially in subjects that they find a challenge. You can create puzzles for children of any age, and can print out as many copies of the puzzle, and the answer key, as you need. To create a puzzle, all you need to do is create a word list, and the program does the rest. The program installs with several word lists, and you can download more from the developer's site. Price: Free Platform: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.schoolhousetech.com/products/download.htm Size: 6.74 MB

yWriter - Developer's Site Description: If you've got an idea for the next Harry Potter blockbuster, yWriter can help you to write it. This free story writing software helps you by breaking down novel-writing into tasks. yWriter offers two modes: a writing mode and a story-board mode, so you get a sense of your project as a whole. Your chapters are broken down into scenes, and you work on a scene at a time. Summary cards show the structure of your novel. To keep you working and build your confidence, a log file tracks your progress with the words you've written each day. Price: Free Platform: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter_Download.html Size: 2.97 MB