Reviews

Umbrella Adventures: The Castle of Cake

If you are the type of gamer that thinks that game art is equally important as the game itself, then you would definitely enjoy Umbrella Adventures. The graphics is "100% handrawn" in a stylized black and white form. In the game, you travel all across the forest in search of the mystery behind the theft of more than 100 cakes. It's a game that provides not only a solid gameplay, but rich graphics and a cool soundtrack.

Kemuzik: Kemuzik One

Kemuzik One is a beautiful collection filled with tracks that are perfect for any type of listener out there. All of the songs are being offered for free by their respective artists and compiled into this 13- song collection by Przemek Bobins. The album is filled with quiet, folk indie tracks that seem to serve as a perfect background album for your moody Saturday afternoon. Bobins promises that this won't be the first and the last compilation, so while waiting for the upcoming good stuff; sink your teeth into this one for now.

WinDirStat

Freeing disk space is always a great way to speed up your PCs functions, but how do you figure out which program/file is hogging all your memory space? If you have been looking for an effective software to help you with this, WinDirStat is your best solution. WinDirStat is based on the Linux application KDirStat. Both programs offer you a visual display of your memory space and hard drive. It allows you to identify which programs take up too much space, consequently slowing down your PC. It also provides a clean up option if you want to fix the problem right away.

Andrew Lawrence Jackson: The Last Romantic

Andrew Lawrence Jackson’s "The Last Romantic" conveys quiet but subtly strong provocative emotions through the words and melody of each track. Not that Jackson has become predictable, but this album has all his usual overarching themes of life, love, and dreams. And then Jackson uses his own good vocals as a bonus element. The influence of the 80's electro beats is apparent in the album, as much as Jackson’s distinctive way of neatly expressing an otherwise messy pile up of thoughts and emotions in one’s over-analytical romantic head. Standouts in this album are “Your Dreams,” “Return To Love,” and “The Last Romantic” for its haunting melodies that linger in the air long after the song is over. That Jackson can put up a one-man show as singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist brings out the best in each track as he knows which instruments best highlight the subtle points of each song.

Panda-glGo

If you are fond of playing board games and want to try out something new, Panda-glGO might be the right game for you. Go is actually an ancient Japanese game which has a similar look and gameplay as Chinese checkers. The game was developed by Pandanet Inc. The graphics is a combination of 2D and 3D and it provides you with an option to play online against another player or simply play with your computer. If you prefer to play with the computer, you have the option to choose the engine strength to make sure you get enough of a challenge when playing.

This Is My Normal State: Angel Falls ++

Rock, ambient band that seeks to impress through a dreamy bassline and hauntingly sweet vocals. Hailing from Bristol, South West England, This Is My Normal State released their first recorded EP, Angel Falls ++ in 2009. This three song EP is filled with ambient rock sounds that comes with sweet, almost angelic, if you will, vocals from Yuka Kurihara. This album is the remastered version of their Angel Falls EP which the band recorded back in 2008. It is a quiet and slightly haunting trip down melodic soundscapes, much like walking into a colorful, beautiful but lifeless painting.

inSSIDer Wi-Fi Scanner

Tired of having to look for your wireless signal every now and then? If you have been having intermittent connection, then you might want to find out what's causing it and maybe change the channels for your wifi frequency so that it won't get interference from other signals. But, how do you do it? Well, changing the wireless channel is actually easy but if you want to do it easier, you can install inSSIDer Wifi Scanner. It is a helpful program that helps you scan your surroundings for any wifi network, view their encryption type, the channel they are broadcasting, its name and more. This will help you adjust your channel accordingly to get a better signal or simply tap into a free wifi network for all your browsing needs.

Can’t Stop The Daggers: ep one

Alternative indie rock band that brings to mind Radiohead only less weirder and poppier. Can't Stop the Daggers is a four piece group from Phoenix, Arizona. Their demo, EP one, contains four hypnotic indie alternative tracks filled with swelling synths and melodramatic drums. Capitalizing on their catchy and soothing sound, the group instantly captures their listeners attention. Can't Stop the Daggers is composed of guitarist Chris Chattom, Jon Partelow on vocals, Emily Schalick on bass and Lionel Luchessi on drums and percussion. Ep one is definitely a breakthrough Ep that contains great tracks suited for a quiet "me" time.

Neverball

Even though it may seem like years ago, there was once a time when people and children (back in the day) played a game called Pinball. It was an actual board with holes in it and a metal ball. Kids today might not even have the slightest idea what Pinball is but they might know Neverball. Neverball is a fun marble freeware game similar to that of Nintendo's Super Monkey Ball. The game is a fun and excellent way to kill time. Use the mouse to tilt the board and direct the ball through various obstacles. Send it flying in the air, hit or avoid obstacles and obtain coins.