Computer Kicks & Tricks


Meet Elena, a 9-year-old from Elk Point, South Dakota. She reviewed Tuneland, one of the exciting applications in our super-cool software bundle, Starter Pack: The Sequel. Elena is a fourth grader at the Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary School. She's an active 4-H member, and she loves to ride the family's horses, Brigadier and Rein Dancer.


By Elena, Age 9, Elk Point, South Dakota

Well, in this game there's Lil' Howie. I think he's a relative of Howie Mandel. He's a bear, and he plays hide-and-seek in a place called Tuneland. There's a farm with a pond, a barn and a kitchen. And there's mountains, a valley and a train station too. You have to find Lil' Howie in each place because he's hiding, and that means clicking on stuff. It's really fun to do that. Sometimes clicking starts a funny song, and sometimes there's a trick. Like, if you click on the floor of the barn, Little Howie pops out of a trapdoor and tells you knock-knock jokes!

My favorite part is the barn. I like when the horse sings, "She ain't what she used to be." This is one of the best CDs I've tried. It's easier to use and find your way around than some of the other games we have. You should try it right away!


Clara, age 12, New Haven, Connecticut, wrote to us about the cool things she does with Encarta '95. She said, "Encarta is really fun after you try it out. Most kids just think it is like any encyclopedia. They take it for granted that if it's for learning it's probably boring." Clara says Encarta isn't boring at all! You can do a lot of cool stuff. She recommends you try the MindMaze trivia game and the InterActivities.

You can find and open the MindMaze game by following these simple directions: Open Encarta, look in the "Features" menu on the "Main" screen and click on MindMaze. Clara explains that the game takes you through rooms of a castle where you try to answer questions and earn points.

The six InterActivities (Ellis Island, Exploring Fractals, Orbit, Personal Nutrition, World Languages and World Music) can also be found under the "Features" menu, but this time you click on "Media Gallery." When the "Media Pinpointer" box opens, click on the "Media" icon - it's the third icon down on the right. That will display your InterActivity choices. It's fun and educational. Clara says that World Languages lets you see and hear phrases and words in all different languages.

Take it from Clara. There's lots of cool stuff to do with Encarta '95, and it might just make learning more fun. Thanks for letting us know how you use Encarta, Clara. Happy computing!

One of our creative PC Moos For Kids fans, Megan, Westminster, Maryland, sent in a TV show lineup from a "cabull" television listing. It has everything except the late night moo-vie!

  9 am
KAPTAIN KANGAMOO
10 am BEEFWITCHED
11 am COWTOON EXPRESS
12 pm LET'S MILK A DEAL
  1 pm MOOS BREAK
  2 pm LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
  3 pm M*O*O*S*H
  4 pm FODDER KNOWS BEST
  5 pm MOO GYVER
  6 pm THE COWSBY SHOW


Help! This mouse needs to get through the maze. You need to find a clear path from the first arrow next to the mouse, to the second arrow by the computer. Be careful! There're lots of tricky twists and turns, and you don't want to get caught in a mouse trap!

Bob and Shari from Findlay, Ohio, sent in a tip for young Gateway PC users. They've created a special MS Bob room for their 2 1/2-year old son, Shawn. Now Shawn can play in his own room without disrupting his parents' files. Shawn adds cars and balls to his room and he's even figured out how to add a balloon and pop it. Wait until he discovers the treasure chest with the fire-breathing dragon in it!


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