Download UpdateStar 2.5 free from Blast

Nov. 26, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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The new UpdateStar version 2.5, the program that keeps a user PC’s software always up-to-date and secure, has been released and is available for download free from Blast Magazine. [...]

Download UpdateStar 2.4 free from Blast Magazine

Nov. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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Thank you to the good people are UpdateStar for licensing Blast to provide all its readers with this software in our November issue!

The Old Shoebox: Download Overkill

Sept. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

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In 1992, Epic MegaGames released this almost forgettable little EGA game called Overkill. You, the pilot, are tasked with destroying all the evil alien forces that captured six otherwise peaceful planets, enslaving the populations along the way. Destroy them.

Zac Browser brings autistic children into their own digital realm

July 1, 2008   2 Comments  

Zack didn’t like computers.

At age 3, he was diagnosed with severe autism. His parents decided to send him to a specialized school, where he could get one-on-one attention. It was there that he was first introduced to computers. [...]

Download Doomsday and the addons

May 24, 2008   4 Comments  

Doomsday and projects like jDoom have kept the game going well into the 21st century, with support for high resolution graphics and textures, OpenGL, new character models, particle effects, high-quality audio and a whole host of hacks, tweaks, mods and fixes for Doom, Doom 2, Final Doom, Hexen and Heretic. It also brings 16-player multiplayer [...]

WordPress 2.5 RC2 available

March 26, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The WordPress Development Blog announced Wednesday that the second release candidate for the upcoming WordPress 2.5 is available for immediate download. The developers also release a video screencast as a sneak peak of what users can expect with 2.5. “2.5 is coming along thanks to the fantastic feedback you guys provided on RC1 (over 580 [...]

The Old Shoebox: Download Bio Menace

March 22, 2008   3 Comments  

Bio Menace screenshot from Blast Magazine

In December 2005, Apogee/3D Realms released the classic side-scrolling action game Bio Menace as a freeware “Christmas present” for its customers and loyal fans. At that time, the game had floundered around incompatibility issues and relative obscurity — DOSBox wasn’t a big deal yet. The game is built on the Commander Keen 2D engine and [...]

The Old Shoebox: Links: The Challenge of Golf

March 11, 2008   Leave a Comment  

One of the best computer golf games is still Links LS 98

The Old Shoebox: Download original AIM and AIM+ here

Nov. 7, 2007   3 Comments  

A lot of people just haven’t gotten used to the new AOL Instant Messenger style. It’s completely different after all, and functionality or not, many people just want to chat — not video conference, not voice chat, just and lol and brb their nearest and dearest Internet friends. So I dug deep into 15 years [...]