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So you're a college student with a few spare minutes? Take a quick look of what you could do with that time.
Showing posts with label freeware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freeware. Show all posts
Nostalgia? Play Number Munchers Now!
Similar to the article we made on installing and playing Oregon Trail, you can now introduce your family to the nostalgic floppy-disk game Number Munchers! The only computer game your first grade teacher let you play. Play different modes of math problems, like fractions, multiples, addition, etc. All you have to do to win is press space bar and "eat" the numbers, whilst avoiding the evil Troggles. They kill you like no tomorrow and give you more numbers to eat before passing the level. Damn Troggles.
Since this is abandonware, you can download it anywhere, anytime. It ran on MSDOS back in the day, so you need DOSBox once again. Install the Number Munchers folder to your games folder and let's get ready to load it up.
Know your folder location and then type:
MOUNT C C:\*your folder* --- example: I type "MOUNT C C:\GAMES\NUMBER-MUNCHERS
Once the local directory is mounted, in two different commands you type:
C:
NM.EXE
That's it brah. Start playing and enjoy. Just remember to set your directory appropriately and lookup the file name of the application itself, though I am fairly sure it's "nm.exe" for most downloads.
FYI - it's not actually a bad game to freshen up for the GREs, as standardized testing standards are lower than ever!
Nostalgia? Play Oregon Trail Now!
You remember that game, you always wanted to finish your spelling first so you get a chance to cross the US and not lose too many family members on the way there. Well, we here at CDT have some information on how you can play that game once again!
Oregon Trail is considered abandonware, which means it's free to install (not that it matters, amirite?), edit, and use in practically any way you want. But OT ran on MSDOS, which means you either have to have a machine with DOS on it (unlikely), or you need an emulator.
Download and install:
DOSBox
Oregon Trail
Install DOSBox to a folder you'll remember and extract the game to another folder you'll remember.
For Windows, all you need to do is click DOSBox and type:
MOUNT C C:*your folder* -----example: I type"MOUNT C C:\GAMES\OT" to mount my folder
Once the local directory is mounted, in two different commands you type:
C:
OREGON.EXE
Start playing and make sure to contain your nostalgia to manageable levels.
Customize Your Windows 7
You have a minute, right? Good, because that's all it will take to change a piece of your Windows 7. Specifically, the Start Orb. It's that windows logo button you click on to get to the Start Menu. To change it, all you need is a neato piece of freeware called Windows 7 Start Button Changer, oddly enough. It's a standalone program, so there's no installation, just click. Easy right?
Grab some BMPs or PNGs from deviantART. People make these buttons all the time, so the options of customization are huge. I myself use a smiling skull! After classes, take a few minutes to browse through a few pages and download a folder's worth. You'll need a selection because any time you change your wallpaper, you'll want to change that button as well, trust me.
Now click the changer, select the BMP/PNG file you want to use, and click Change. Bam.
Any time you want to change the button though, it's recommended to click Restore to Default first, then switch images. It's just a safer switch. No need to create a Restore Point unless you're paranoid though.
Below are the sites to get the program and the images. It's that easy. Get to it!
