house of the rising sun business / commercial software for mac

Quote of the Day 1.9 is a flexible and advanced utility which presents you with a quote each time it is run. You can set it to run when your computer starts up, so you can start the day with something interesting to think about (or, depending on which database you use, something funny). It comes with 1800 quotes built-in, and more are being added by 2100 Software. The quote database format is also completely open, so others can add their own if they like.

Requirements:

• System 7.6 or higher PPC

Voice of the GoatCactus 1.0.2 is regarded as a very serviceable tool which taps into the self-organizing powers of the integers to enable users to produce an infinite variety of original music.

You don't have to know anything about mathematics or music composition to use this software. Just press a button, and Voice of the GoatCactus creates musicians, gives them instruments, combines them with a conductor to form a band and starts them playing. The accent here is on effortless fun.

Voice of the GoatCactus includes the Crystalline Eye of the GoatCactus, which presents the user with a multi-colored visual representation of the music as it plays.

Users have the ability to influence the style of music that Voice of the GoatCactus creates. For example, you can easily let Voice of the GoatCactus know that you like fast, choppy music played by 6 to 8 very inventive musicians with short attention spans who like to closely collaborate with each other. Furthermore, if you really like tubas, bagpipes and harpsichords but never want to hear oboes or bassoons, you can specify that too. Voice of the GoatCactus can also use existing bands as templates for new ones, by creating variations or combinations of the originals.

Users can modify previously-created music to suit their tastes, either by asking Voice of the GoatCactus to change an existing band, or by making the changes themselves using the point-and-click interface of the Studio window.

Major Features:

1. Bands are created within studios, each with its own user-settable musical style;
2. Each studio can contain an unlimited number of bands;
3. Each band can produce an infinite amount of music;
4. Entire studios and individual bands can be saved to disk;
5. Band music can be exported in MIDI format;
6. All music is royalty-free;
7. 1 to 15 musicians per band;
8. 179 instruments;
9. 348 key signatures;
10. 28 time signatures;
11. 1760 Eye focuses, each one showing a different view of the musical landscape;
12. Tempo is adjustable from 3 to 300 quarter notes per minute with no change in pitch;
13. Easy-to-use point-and-click visual interface;
14. Built-in user manual, accessible through the Help menu.

Luxor: Amun Rising 1.5.5.9b is an interesting game in which Glory and Adventure await when you return to heal Ancient Egypt from certain doom. The sequel to the runaway hit action-puzzle game, you must defeat the rebellious Princes of Megiddo before they overthrow the Pharaoh and plunge the Two Lands into chaos!

Once again, the challenge will not be an easy one as you battle through 88 awesome, all-new levels. You must use your mystical winged scarab to shoot magical spheres, making matches of three or more to destroy the approaching colored spheres. Stop them all before they can reach the Pyramids at the ends of the paths...or all of Egypt is doomed!

The subterranean Underdark, one of the most popular and awe-inspiring worlds in the history of D&D, has now been reawakened within the Neverwinter Nights Universe.

The world is ignorant. Most will sleep away the blackest night and awake to welcome the new light of dawn secure that the light always returns. Not for all. Deep under the crust of humanity and civility is a place where nightmares never rest. Where the light of day cannot shine and slithering horrors dwell in the pits only seen in the visions of a madman. An entire world waits to be explored. An entire world waits for a bringer of light. The Underdark waits.

The Sims Superstar 2.8.1 is a fun and amazing game in which players can live their fantasies of fame and fortune as they pursue the dream of being a Rock Star, Movie Star, or a Supermodel, live the lifestyle of a celebrity, and even mingle with the rich and famous. In order to gain popularity, characters must sign with an agent and then move to Studio Town, a new fully customizable location which houses television and movie lots, recording studios, fashion outlets, and spas. Players follow their Sims to work to schmooze and name-drop their way to superstardom.

Popularity is measured with the 'Fame Score' for each character in the game. If the player achieves a high ?Fame Score,? they will be able to enjoy a more comfortable life than ever before with luxury services and objects including satellite dishes, skydiving simulators, art and furniture collections, steam baths, mud treatments, massages, and even an oxygen bar. Players are able to hire staff including a butler, domestic staff, a sushi chef, and a masseuse. Of course, being a celebrity has a downside too. While working hard to increase fame and popularity and perhaps even win a coveted Simmy award, celebrities will gather the attention of obsessed fans, groupies and the paparazzi.

Major Features:

1. New Studio Town location-dazzle directors, rock the recording studio, or light up the fashion runway.
2. 150+ New Items!
3. Get a satellite dish and add four new channels to your TV lineup.
4. Get on the Karaoke Stage and sing to the beat of your favorite tunes.
5. Visit the Oxygen Bar, breathe deep and relax in style!
6. Use the Skydiving Simulator and fly high while staying low.
7. Visit the music studio and record the hit that everyone's talking about!

WeatherMan 1.9.6 is a rather praiseworthy program that downloads real-time weather information directly from the National Weather Service. It has a feature set not found in any other weather program for the Macintosh.

Major Features:

1. Current Weather Conditions for over 1600 US locations and 2300 locations worldwide. Conditions include: Temperature, Wind Chill, Heat Index, Barometer, Wind Speed and Direction, Humidity, Outside Conditions and sky visibility. (English and Metric Units)
2. Current and Extended Forecast information (including Nowcast when available)
3. Sun and Lunar data
4. Special, Urgent and Severe Weather Statements including Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, Flood and non-precipitation warnings. (US Only)
5. Seven different animated Nexrad radar images including the National Composite Image. (US Only)
6. Unlimited user customizable images can be displayed
7. Monitor as many cities as you want at one time (limited only by memory).
8. Proxy Support (HTTP, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5)
9. AppleScript Support
10. Classic and OS X compatible versions

Requirements: Mac OS 9.x