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A trip around north Portugal through a screen saver. Includes 81 photos. For exact locations go to the screen saver Resources folder. Features Operating System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.0 to 10.6 Platform: PPC/Intel Platforms: Mac

Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone of the popular simulation of the same name marketed by... Platforms: Mac

The Eratosthenes model displays the shadows cast by two gnomons (sticks) at different locations on Earth. For one gnomon, Sun is directly overhead (as would be the case if the gnomon was on the Tropic of Cancer at the summer solstice). The other gnomon is due north of the first gnomon. The sizes... Platforms: Mac

The Galileo's Moon Mountain Model illustrates the method used by Galileo to measure the height of a mountain on the Moon. Using his improved telescope design, Galileo was able to see spots of light in the otherwise dark potion of the Moon. He interpreted these spots as mountain peaks which caught... Platforms: Mac

The EJS Differential Galactic Rotation Model illustrates the model of galactic rotation proposed by Jan Oort in 1927. In Oort's model most of the mass of the galaxy is concentrated at the center. Stars move in circular orbits around the center, with orbital speeds that are inversely proportional... Platforms: Mac

You will return to follow the path of Baal, the last of the Prime Evils, into the Barbarian Highlands of the north. Since the beginning of time, the forces of Order and Chaos have been engaged in an eternal struggle to decide the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the Mortal... Platforms: Mac

A free social novel for your Mac Harrington House is a free interactive fiction novel with a social theme. Harrington House is not nearly as grand as expected. Mother talks about the history contained within its walls, and yes, it???*a*?s clearly old, but it???*a*?s unimpressive. From a... Platforms: Mac

Lazy Gods of Earth is a free interactive fiction novel with a fantasy theme. The Pacific Ocean stretches to the west as far as your eyes can see. The small beach extends north and south, while a few stone steps allow you to enter the shade of the house to the east. Platforms: Mac

A Night at Milliways is a free interactive fiction novel with a social theme. This is a rather large lobby, but then again, it???*a*?s a rather large restaurant. Some light music plays in the background. The doors into the restaurant are to the north, while the exit doors lie east. Marvin... Platforms: Mac

The Island of Infinity is a free and fun interactive fiction novel with a time travel theme. You are walking around, minding your own business, when, suddenly, you are sucked into a portal and taken somewhere else. You can see a window to the north. You can also see a ladder leading down. You... Platforms: Mac

Moon Over Jupiter is a free interactive fiction novel with a fantasy theme. This is where you???*a*?ve spent nearly half of this trip. You know every detail of the room, from the nicks and scratches on the tabletop to the nicks and scratches on the tabletop. There are two chairs by the table: a... Platforms: Mac

Menagerie! is a free interactive fiction novel with a circus theme. You???*a*?re at the Midway, where people can play all kinds of games. You see the ring toss here, which costs 1 token. To the east in the distance you see a fortune teller???*a*?s tent, and to the west is the funhouse, which... Platforms: Mac

langollen Rock City is a free and fun interactive fiction novel with a social theme. You are walking along a dusty path. It continues to the north but, for some reason, doesn???*a*?t go in any other direction. Platforms: Mac

The Old Sherwood Cemetary is a free interactive fiction novel with a horror theme. The cemetery is quite small. It used to be the private graveyard for the generations of Sherwoods that lived in the house. About thirty years ago, Elbert Sherwood opened the cemetery for the entire village. And... Platforms: Mac

From the front lines in France and Russia to the deserts of North Africa and the airfields and convoys of Britain, the campaigns of World War II are yours to command in WW2: Time of Wrath! This turn-based grand strategy title, the highly improved and expanded sequel to WW2: Road to Victory, puts... Platforms: Mac

Santa Claus is missing! The Abominable Snowman enlists your help to investigate his disappearance. As the initially disbelieving detective Arthur Knight, you are whisked away to the North Pole and challenged to find Santa and save Christmas for children everywhere! Explore Santa's town,... Platforms: Mac

Realtime Sunlight Wallpaper is a simple but useful application which can retrieve an image from the Internet and set it as a wallpaper every 30 minutes. Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight and... Platforms: *nix

python-omgeo is a geocoding abstraction layer written in python. Currently supported geocoders: . Bing . ESRI's North American locator . ESRI's European address locator . Nominatim Platforms: *nix

Take a rest and meditate with Borealis Sky Screensaver. Have you ever seen Aurora Borealis at the north? You can observe north borealis effects using our free 3D screensaver. Enjoy night space with glittering stars and borealis transition effects. Its color changes from blue to green, and... Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

Review your day easily: Near North Screenshots is a super easy way to keep a visual record of your productivity. Takes a screenshot at a set interval, with an easy to use movie-player-like screenshot browser. Built in timesheet entries -- create your time entries and export them right inside... Platforms: Mac, Windows