A CD-ROM FOR EVERY HOME.Byline: Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire Straight from the pages of Better Homes and Gardens magazine comes a Windows/Mac CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). called ``Better Homes and Gardens: 100 Weekend Projects, Creative Ideas for Your Home,'' which lives up to its title. You'll find ideas for dressing up walls and windows, creating new looks for old furniture, setting up simple yet stylish arrangements, and much more. The CD-ROM also lets you search by category to find the perfect project, such as affordable accents, creative projects for outdoor living, great paint techniques, storage solutions, ideas for well-dressed walls, how to become window-wise, furnishings and bright ideas for lamp shades. You can also learn how to paint with stencils and other decorative styles, master the techniques of ragging, comb painting and glazing Glazing The application of finely ground glass, or glass-forming materials, or a mixture of both, to a ceramic body and heating (firing) to a temperature where the material or materials melt, forming a coating of glass on the surface of the ware. , create faux-marble and other effects, and learn several other techniques through helpful step-by-step videos. What you get along with the easy-to-use software, which even a klutz around the house can handle, is a list of materials you'll need, tips and techniques from Better Homes and Gardens editors, creative ways to stretch your decorating dollars, and imaginative variations on projects to offer you more ideas. It's like having your own personal interior decorator. ``Better Homes and Gardens: 100 Weekend Projects, Creative Ideas for Your Home'' PC minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. : 486/33Mhz or better, 8MB of RAM, VGA card A display adapter that provides VGA resolution. All display adapters (graphics cards) for PCs provide base level VGA resolutions. See VGA. with 256 colors and 640x480 resolution, color monitor See monitor. , double-speed CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. , Windows 3.1 or higher or Windows 95. Macintosh system requirements: Performa or better/33Mhz, 8MB of RAM, color monitor with 256 colors, double-speed CD-ROM drive, QuickTime 1.6.1 or higher, System 7.0.1 or higher. Estimated selling price, manufacturer: $49.99; Multicom Publishing Inc., Philips Media. |
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