Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Free Computer Crafting Software – NeoPaint

Monday, May 9th, 2011

FREE TODAY ONLY  –NeoPaint

Here’s what the company says about their software:
“NeoPaint is a full featured artist’s studio for Windows that’s easy-to-learn, powerful and fun! It’s simple enough for beginners yet packed with powerful features and advanced tools. NeoPaint makes it easy for business and home users to touch up photographs and create great looking graphics for desktop publishing, presentations and the Internet!  NeoPaint supports Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, ICO, PCX, TIF and more. Includes many paint and photo retouching tools, natural media and custom brushes, 2D/3D shapes, soften, sharpen, red-eye, special effects, masking, textures, color separations, stamps, multi-level undo, rulers, grids, gradients, image browser, screen capture and more.”

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Free Software – Kid Savy PC

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

TODAY ONLY!!  FREE SOFTWARE!  Kid Savy PC – protects kids from computers and computers from kids.

Even though this isn’t crafting software, I thought some of you might be interested in it.

Here is the description:

“Kid Savvy PC provides a secure desktop for children to develop computer skills, surf kid-safe websites, and enjoy educational and entertaining activities. It comes pre-loaded with many web links and activities, and requires minimal computer knowledge to set up. Your PC will remain safe from inadvertently deleted files, and your children will remain safe from inappropriate internet content. Kid Savvy PC also allows children to run other installed children’s software and games.

It runs like any other program on your computer, except it safeguards important system files from access. It blocks access to the normal Windows desktop and start-menu while providing access to only certain programs and websites that the parent has pre-approved.

Kid Savvy PC also allows access to selected installed games. Many parents find the timer feature quite handy for limiting their children’s computer time.”

Click here today to get your free software.

Attention Crafters: New U.S. Law May Put You Out Of Business

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

I received an email about a new law that will go into effect February 10, 2009, which may cause many crafters to go out of business, unless the petition to amend the law is successful.  From what I’ve read, the law  is unnecessarily excessive.

 
Who will be affected?
1.If you are a small or home-based business that manufactures apparel or other textile products for children under 12 years of age, this legislation impacts you, or
2. Whether you sell your products wholesale or directly to the consumer through eBay, Etsy, or your own web site, this legislation impacts you.

Whether the law impacts you directly or not, I encourage you read about it and see if you would like to sign the petition to help crafters continue to sell their crafts.
 

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