Here are five samples of some truly eye-catching artwork for your desktop—some of the best original desktop art we’ve seen. These samples are from Blue Sky Heart Graphics’s Desktop Consoles Volume 5 and can be displayed using the Appearance or Desktop Pictures feature in your Control Panels (for Mac OS 8.0 and later). Register to get an awesome pack of creative designs. Pre OS 8 users will need Decor or DeskPicture. Contains JPEGs for 1152x870, 1024x768, 832x624, 800x600, and 640x480 screen resolutions. 68k and PPC compatible.
Drop Drawers 1.0.1 - Shareware
Sig Software, sig@sigsoftware.com, http://www.sigsoftware.com
This interface enhancement will give you floating pull-out, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen to store text, URLs, aliases, pictures, sounds, movies, and more. Have everything you need stored neatly away, but at your fingertips in an instant. It features drag and drop support, a highly customizable interface, multiple drawer usage, sophisticated arrange and clean-up options, built-in styled text editor, and more. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7 or later.
Keep you desktop organized with this handy tool. This Control Panel neatly stacks windows on the fly, logically arranging them to keep all of your mounted disks separated from each other. No more confusion trying to figure out which window belongs to which hard disk, Zip, Jaz, CD, etc. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later.
GoGetIt 1.1.2 - Shareware
Christopher McCready, ccmccready@kagi.com
Quickly access and open your applications, files, folders, URLs, and more, or even send email by simply pressing a hotkey combination to call up this program. Then type in the name of the app, file, URL, mailto:, etc., you want in the floating window, and the program will take appropriate action. You can also “bookmark” your entries to make access even quicker. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas... especially when you load this fun toy on your Mac! String up a virtual assortment of flashing Holiday Lights around the edge of your screen—and it doesn’t even require a ladder! The lights work in the background, allowing you to put your nose to the grindstone while expressing holiday cheer. And it’s not just for Christmas—you’ll get a collection of changeable bulbs that include Valentine’s hearts, Thanksgiving turkeys, chili peppers, stockings, holly, snowmen, happy faces, and more for year ‘round enjoyment! Plus, you can even create your own bulbs with ResEdit. And to wrap you completely up in the season, this package also includes some cheery background music deserving of an office sing-a-long. How’s that for holiday spirit. 68k and PPC compatible.
Snow 2.3 - Freeware
Dave Warker, dave@warker.com, http://www.warker.com
We Californians get a little envious of all you East Coasters and Mid Westerners around this time of year who get to experience that ultimate Bing Crosby holiday. Of course we don’t hold that grudge when you’re all shiverin’ in your boots with snow up to yer knees during the rest of the season! However, thanks to this little app, anyone who wants a little Snow Miser miracle can have it. This fun app will display drifts of snowflakes accompanied by the sound of sleigh bells and sugar-coated holiday music. Now if we could only build a snowman... 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later and QuickTime 2.0 or later.
Speech Recognition is one of the cool technologies that Apple has come up with and integrated into their computers, so how come hardly anyone is using it? Maybe because you don’t know how. Maybe because it takes a while to set up. Maybe because your commands always seem to fall on deaf Mac ears. This program is designed to help you figure out what your Mac hears and doesn’t hear by typing in words or phrases and speaking these to your Mac. Don’t be shy—it’s just like talking to your plant, dog, or cat... Requires a PPC and Speech Recognition.
Here’s a great companion to Kaleidoscope that packs a little extra punch. This Control Panel program will bring out the Martha Stewart in you by allowing you to add different background patterns, pictures, or textures to any window in your Finder, including servers. It also allows you to make a few short-cuts to get to Folders and applications in a click. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
For all you 9 to 5-ers running the rat race, this little application will cloak your penchant for procrastination with a little secret. As you stand around gossiping with your coworkers, sipping coffee, reading the paper, or whatever else it is you choose to do, this app will make your Mac look like it’s chugging away, compiling proposals and what not. So if your boss should ever come around the corner, wondering why you’re not at your desk working, simply point to your Mac’s screen and tell him, “I am.” Requires a PPC.
WriteHere Suite 1.1 - Demo
Foundation Systems, support@tow.com, http://www.tow.com
If you own a Newton or PalmPilot, you’re gonna love this! This program brings handwriting recognition from your handheld device to your Mac desktop. This package allows you to use your handheld as a handwriting recognition engine for your desktop Mac, send command-keys from your handheld to your desktop, play games on your desktop using the buttons on your handheld, and more. Includes software for your Mac OS, Palm OS, and Newton OS.
