| 5 days, 5 ways
Even for us unattached women, Feb. 14 is more than just another day. But unlike the partnered people among us, we won't be grinning at our newly delivered roses (sent to the office, no less) or excitedly planning a home-cooked meal for our beloveds. No, for us, Valentine's Day just gives us 24 hours to think about flying solo in a 2-by-2 world. "Whether you buy into the Hallmark holiday, there are visual reminders everywhere," says Barbie Adler, founder and president of downtown's Selective Search Inc. Singles "see the ads and they're just another reminder, 'I'm not with someone special.' " .
OpenXML Translator; Magpie
In brief: Microsoft has announced OpenXML Translator 1.0, an open-source application that converts documents back and forth between the OpenDocument (ODF) and Open XML formats; the only Microsoft application supported at the moment is Office Word in the 2003, XP, and 2007 editions.... Magpie Outfits has put out a new line of cases for the first-generation iPod shuffle, sold for $20 each in 10 exotic patterns. The cases are made from vinyl with a clear plastic cover for the clickwheel.... Big Fish Games has released the Mac version of its puzzle game, Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst. The full game costs $20, but a free demo is also available.... Emails show that Microsoft felt threatened by Dell's new Linux systems in 2002, and considered cutting off the company's cash flow.... NEC has released the NP60, a projector it calls the brightest under four pounds that also benefits from a rapid start-up and configuration sequence.
Posted on 28 Feb 2007 by Nick2444
Electronic Arts, a company that all of us know very well, and iVillage, which for those of you who don't know is a division of NBC and a website aimed exclusively at women, have come together to make a Games Channel that will be added onto iVillage's website and will be powered by EA's Pogo.com, which is already favored the best with women 25-54, this channel will allow women all across this country to stop whatever they are doing to get what we all need in these all too stressful times: enjoyment. How will this be accomplished? Well, very simply..there will be a number of enjoyable games featured on the site such as Poppit!, First Class Solitaire, Word Whomp!, Hearts, and Spades. All of these games, which are made possible by Club Pogo, can be accessed at http://games.ivillage.com. Pogo, incidentally, is the According to ComScore Mediatrix, which is a tool used for market analysis, 39% of women who surf the net take some time out of their day to play games and those that do play games spend 83M hours at it.
Hands-on
The PSP is home to a number of excellent racing games, including the stunning Ridge Racer and extreme speed racer WipEout Pure. It's also received a fairly successful entry in the long-running aerial combat series Ace Combat. But what about players who have been longing for a mixture of the two? Where is the aerial combat racing game? OK, perhaps it's not a question many people have been asking, but with M.A.C.H. Kuju Entertainment is attempting to combine the two genres. M.A.C.H. sees you piloting numerous ultra fast jets, with the top end craft capable of reaching 1300 mph. It's a fast game but the early planes ease you into it gradually. Working through the game's main career mode earns you money and this lets you access new planes and new upgrades. You might not notice the increases in speed, but by the end the speed you were flying at the start of the game seems completely pedestrian.
OpenXML Translator; Magpie
In brief: Microsoft has announced OpenXML Translator 1.0, an open-source application that converts documents back and forth between the OpenDocument (ODF) and Open XML formats; the only Microsoft application supported at the moment is Office Word in the 2003, XP, and 2007 editions.... Magpie Outfits has put out a new line of cases for the first-generation iPod shuffle, sold for $20 each in 10 exotic patterns. The cases are made from vinyl with a clear plastic cover for the clickwheel.... Big Fish Games has released the Mac version of its puzzle game, Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst. The full game costs $20, but a free demo is also available.... Emails show that Microsoft felt threatened by Dell's new Linux systems in 2002, and considered cutting off the company's cash flow.... NEC has released the NP60, a projector it calls the brightest under four pounds that also benefits from a rapid start-up and configuration sequence.
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