Filed under: Security, Windows, Freeware
by Brad Linder Jun 8th 2008
I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.
In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.
To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.
Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MDW said 1:34PM on 6-08-2008
Personally, I find this one to be much more useful - allows you to encrypt, decrypt and shred files from the shell context menu. Doesn't have as many options for shredding, but it's adequate.
Link to developer site on page:
http://consilium-usa.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=38&category_id=9&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
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Rocketboy said 5:28PM on 6-08-2008
Instead of funneling traffic, how about a link to the SourceForge project page directly?
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=179663
MDW said 7:33PM on 6-08-2008
Because, I had that link directly in front of me. The other would have taken two clicks. (A whole extra click) It's called economy of motion - I'm doing my part for the environment.
edward said 6:30PM on 6-08-2008
I use Ereaser for my secure deleting needs, and truecrypt for my storage needs, I wonder if there is an ereaser utility that runs off USB?
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Claus Valca said 7:35PM on 6-08-2008
edward,
Yep. And it is a beauty:
Eraser Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/eraser_portable
If you like Eraser, I don't think there is any better USB-portable version that this one.
--Cheers!
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edward said 8:20PM on 6-08-2008
Wow thanks man!!! You made me a happy camper!
westudi said 1:31PM on 6-09-2008
Awesome, I'll have to get that portable version. I too am an Eraser man.
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TurboFool said 4:10PM on 6-09-2008
I just use the open-source Eraser. Works great.
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Drakul said 2:13PM on 6-26-2008
I use eraser and R-Wipe&Clean. Never erase your sensitive file using only 1 pass. It still can be recovered using EASES Data Recovery Wizard. I recovered a lot of movie and still can play them well perfectly.
I used R-Wipe&Clean to clean free space on drive D using 1 pass. All files still can be recovered.
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