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TAILOR-MADE The trouble with clothes shopping online or by catalog is that you never know if that dynamite blouse will look as good on you as it does on the skinny model. Now Broderbund's Cosmopolitan Fashion Makeover Deluxe CD-ROM ($50) lets you enter your own measurements, hairstyle and skin color on a virtual model to see how clothes from Macy's might look on your body. If you like what you see, simply click (on links to macys.com...
...artistic projects, Broderbund's Print Shop Deluxe, Version 10 ($50), is a smart choice. At first I was worried that the stark interface on this graphics program would mean it was for advanced users only. But when I discovered the pre-made templates for each project type, such as banners, flyers, newsletter and Web pages, I knew I was in luck. I started by making a tongue-in-cheek newsletter about my weekend, and found I could do everything from selecting photos or clip art (out of the database of 150,000 images) to experimenting with fancy text styles, without...
...wish I could say the same for Broderbund's Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Version 10 Deluxe ($50), but the truth is, my fingers ache after each lesson. In my mind I know this is a good product, but learning to type properly is hard work. Still, Mavis' perky comments like, "Look out, world, here comes a great typist!" are reassuring--especially when I'm typing 15 words a minute. And the program adapts its lessons to tackle weak spots--in my case anything not on the home row. For a break, kids can play games like Far-off Adventure...
...Encarta, visit microsoft.com for Print Shop and Mavis Beacon, visit broderbund. com. E-mail Anita at hamilton@time.com
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