PHOTOS:
Irfanviewer, an all-purpose picture viewer and editor, slideshow maker, and photo converter. Great for scanning and saving digital photos. The newest version available here now also will adjust colour balance in your pictures. It's easy to use. Highly recommended!
COMPUTER:
New Wildcat Cursor: ... a Wildcat cursor ... save in a folder on your C: drive.
 After you've unzipped it, move it to the folder C:/windows/cursors.
Then open Control Panel / Mouse / Pointers; browse to find it; make the wildcat cursor your new 'busy' animated cursor (to replace the hourglass) It looks sharp! Get the Wildcat cursor here.
SCHOOL:
Graphing Calculator: Download a fancy computer version for free from our Math & Science section. Get it here.
Our Science & Math and Social Studies & Arts sections also contain a wide variety of pages offering free programs you can download. Visit them and browse!
We don't waste a minute in our search for quality software!
Paper Cut-Out Models
We have a selection of different paper models for you to download, print, cut out and assemble, including a spectacular paper Wildcat! Find out more here.
 Your Own Clippy
This little program runs 'Clippy' in the bottom corner of the screen. But you get to program what he says!
Fill a text file with rude sayings and put it in a friend's startup folder for lots of fun!
Read the 'Readme' file for full details. Get it here (221k, zipped).
Snowboarding Buddy ... put a tiny virtual ski buddy on your desktop. Just 141k, zipped. He does tricks too! Get him here
Penguins ... this little program will put a whole bunch of cute little penguins on your desktop, where they are free to wander around and get into trouble. Very configureable, easy to turn off and on, no set-up, and a small download. Get it here.
Sheep ... your very own virtual pet! The best we've seen ... run a whole flock or just one. They make sounds and do all sorts of unpredictable things. Just a 188k zipped download. Get it here.
Optical Illusion ... this is the best illusion we've ever seen! Download this tiny (10k) program here. Unzip and run it. Stare at the centre of the spinning wheels for 20-30 seconds. Then look at something ... your hand or a face work well. The effect is astounding!
Tiny Checkers ... an incedibly tiny game of checkers that you can play any time, on any computer. So small you won't believe it, yet it plays at three levels of difficulty. Get it here (32 k, zipped).
You'll notice we left lots of empty white space on this page. That's not a design flaw. We plan to add a bunch more free stuff here. Check back when you need some mental stimulation and see what new stuff we have to offer!
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Snowboarder
- Snowboarder ... a great little game with lots of challenge, and it's free! 390 k, zipped; get it here.
Baseball
- Baseball ... batting practice. You get to pick the batter, and practice your swing. Addicting! 1.35 M, zipped. Get it here.
- Dots and Boxes ... the old game you play on paper is now a computer game, and it's game play is ruthless. You can change the number of dots, and the spacing in between, and statistics are kept about the number of games you've won. The game is very rude to you when you lose a game ... which will happen a lot! Get it here (96 k, zipped).
- Jacks ... a tiny (28k, zipped) game of jacks that plays just like the real thing. See if you can get past 'twelvsies' ... we did! Get it here.
- Hoops ... a tiny (700k) basketball game. Move your player down the court, and then shoot. A great little game! Don't wait ... get it here.
- Ping Pong ... play Ching the Chinese champion. A small fast-action game, and only 264 k, zipped. Get it here.
- Thimble ... the classic shell game! We challenge you to make it past level 8! Only 204k, zipped, and no installation necessary. Get it here.
- Eggs ... What a cool little game ... and very challenging! Toss the eggs up from basket to basket without dropping them. A small simple download (250k zipped) with no setup. Fun! Get it here.
- Peanut Flick ... there's no easy way to descibe this game ... you flick peanuts at a goal guarded by squirrels ... and get more points if you hit a squirrel. What can we say ... it's British! A small simple download (279k zipped) with no setup. Fun. Get it here.
- Mario Brothers ... play various levels of the classic Mario game on your computer. This tiny free game is faithful to the original, and available here ... it's only 58K, zipped.
- Chess ... a small, simple chess program, but it plays a good game. It's openings are superb, and if you let it think too long, you won't win a game! Just 116K, and ready to run after unzipping. Get it here.
- Battleship ... nice, compact little Battleship game that plays easily (no coordinates to enter, just point and click). This version is named 'Warship'. After unzipping, run the setup file and it installs itself. Only 300k (zipped). Get it here.
- Killer Bees another classic ... this is a small version of the old 'Intellivision' game. Kill the bees before they get you! Only a 120k zipped download. Get it here.
- Backgammon ... a small download (143Kb, zipped), but this game plays well, and it's just like the real game. Get it here.
- Shoot a Duck ... a cute little shoot-em-up game where you practice your duck-shooting skills. Gory, and nearly impossible to pass the 7th level! Best of all, only a 15K zipped download. (The program itself is only 160K, and is a stand-alone; put it in any folder and play immediately ... no setup needed!) Get it here.
- Air Hockey ... a small download (43K), but a fun little game that is easy to install and play. Get it here.
- Galaxian ... this little game is a version of the original arcade classic that's still fun to play. Only 151k, zipped. Get it here.
- Pickup Sticks ... a great little game ... just 4k, zipped; you can download it right here! Play 'Pick-up Sticks' against the clock. It's a modified version of the old game, so read the instructions first. Fun!
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