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August 25 to 31, free game (for iOS, Google Play, and Kindle Fire)

“Letters from Nowhere 2” will be available for free from August 25th to 31th. Here’s the description of the game from G5 Entertainment:

“Travel to the town of Nowhere and search for clues to remove the terrifying curse in this thrilling and spooky sequel! Audrey collected all the letters with the help of the dead postman, hoping they would lead her to Patrick, her missing husband. Instead, she is taken to a mysterious sleepy town. In Letters from Nowhere 2, Audrey discovers that her husband is a descendant of a cursed family, and is doomed to death. Now it’s up to her to confront the evil that haunts her beloved and prevent a series of grisly murders. Search through over 30 cryptic locations including the sinister mansion and a bloody sacrifice room for important artifacts. Play mini-games, collect all the pages of a missing diary, and save Patrick before it’s too late!”

http://www.g5e.com/games/letters_from_nowhere_2_ipad

 

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Move from Windows XP, to Windows 8…for free!

I  received an e-mail about a product that might greatly benefit those needing to try to move from a computer running Windows XP, to one that is using Windows 8…

“For a limited time, Laplink is offering PCmover Home for free to users who are moving from an old XP computer…to setting up a new Windows 8.1 PC by moving all of their selected data, settings, and programs. PCmover Home includes application selectivity, folder selectivity, profile selectivity for logged on users, Free Transfer Assistance, and more.”

PCmover Home is available …

“…for only $19.95 to anyone else. Upgrade to the Professional version for just $20 more—now only $39.95!”

You’ll need to…

“…download your Laplink product and obtain your Serial Number…”

…and, per their website, you should be able to “transfer everything across a Laplink High-Speed Ethernet cable, network router, or Laplink USB…

“PCmover automatically moves all the programs, files and settings you select from your old PC to your new one and all of your applications will be installed automatically ready to use.

Read the “What You Should Know” section:

Some programs on your old computer may not be compatible with a newer operating system.
Files with Digital Rights Management (DRM), such as music files and programs that require keys or serial numbers with a hardware fingerprint, may require deactivation on the old PC and reactivation on the new PC.
Some programs with unique copy protection may need to be deactivated on the old PC then reactivated with their original key or serial number on the new PC.
If you are unable to deactivate applications on the old PC, please contact the software manufacturer for each respective application to have the license reactivated.
Users are responsible to follow user license agreements with each application that is moved.
You should remove trial software on the new computer if a full version exists on your old PC.
Antivirus and Anti-Spyware programs will not be moved to your new PC.
Specific hardware drivers will not be moved to your new PC.
Make sure to apply all appropriate Windows Updates (including .NET) to your new PC before performing a migration with PCmover.

The User Guide is available at http://download.laplink.com/documentation/pdf/pcmover/pcmhome/PCmover_8_Home_UG_ENG.pdf

 

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free game for iOS until October 27

“Get ready to pack your bags and head to Europe in Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe! You have a wonderful opportunity to take your real estate empire overseas. Travel through England, Spain and Switzerland while restoring rundown houses, beautifying neighborhoods with new landmarks and helping the locals improve their towns. Develop your business skills by making money from renting out and investing in properties. Construct classic English cottages, elegant Swiss chalets and magnificent Spanish haciendas. Act wisely to get the job done on time with hurdles like weather conditions and crises trying to block your every move.”

Game trailer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq_hMvd1_9A

 

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Neverwinter MMORPG now in Open Beta

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now in Open Beta and free to download and play.

From the press release:

“Set in The Forgotten Realms, players explore and defend the iconic city of Neverwinter, travel beyond the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North, to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.”

“…rebuild the city of Neverwinter, saving it from Valindra Shadowmantle’s evil forces…”

“…Neverwinter’s Gateway is a web portal that allows players to remotely access in-game status information via their desktops, tablets, or smartphones…”

A video of the game is at http://youtu.be/D_Uzka-2Mz8

The website for the game is http://www.playneverwinter.com (which will take you to http://nw.perfectworld.com/ )

 

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Free PDF editing software (until May 5)

WinPDFEditor is free…until May 5, Pacific Daylight Time.

It can allow users to:
rotate pages…
add and remove content…
change font sizes and colors…
add color to the files…
embed watermarks…
and convert files to WORD(*.Doc), Text(*.txt), Images(*.JPG, *.TIF, *.BMP, *.GIF, *.PNG), Web page(*.HTML) and Flash(*.SWF).

It’s available from http://www.winpdfeditor.com/giveaway.html