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CrossOSS: Database of cross-platform software

CrossOSSCrossOSS is a web site for people who want to be able to use the same programs on their Windows machine, their Linux box, and their Mac. It's a database of applications--open source, free, and commercial--that will run on at least two of the above platforms. At the moment the database is fairly small--less than 100 apps--but there's some great selections in categories ranging from Database to Multimedia, and programs are identified clearly according to platforms and cost.

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The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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