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I'm not the kind of person to drop a wad of money on jewelry, but there are buyers out there that will shell out millions for a necklace with a rare stone or earrings set with massive diamonds.

You can start saving your change, or you can check out the Stolen Jewels collection from design studio Mike & Maaike.

Mike & Maaike hitched a ride on Google Image Search, looked up the world's most expensive and famous jewelry, and started downloading. Those low-res images were then pixelated and reproduced for the real world in interwoven strips of leather.… Read more

Puzzles are one of the most popular genres of games on the Internet, and in particular, puzzles that involve matching jewels, bubbles, or other like objects proliferate. Jewel Quest 3 is yet another variation on this theme. Although we liked the puzzle itself, there were aspects of the game that we found somewhat off-putting.

Users should be aware that downloading Jewel Quest 3 first involves downloading the Free Ride Player, a game manager that will also download several other games without your permission if you're not paying attention. Once Jewel Quest 3 is launched, it's surrounded by advertising, … Read more

Matching puzzle games have become fairly ubiquitous, with a lot of themes employed to jazz up what is typically just the task of getting three or more jewels (or whatever) of the same color in a row and clearing them from the board. Jewel Quest 2 plants this popular puzzle format within some kind of seafaring adventure motif. We're not entirely clear what it is--the game's font is too small to be legible--but the puzzle itself remains the same addictive time-waster it always has been.

In order to play Jewel Quest 2, users must first download the Free … Read more

What is it about match-three puzzle games that makes them so irresistible? You know the ones: you link three or more objects of the same color together in order to clear them from the board and earn points. We don't know why these games are so entertaining, but they certainly keep us playing for way longer than we mean to. Jewel Up is a fun variation on this type of puzzle, with three game modes and a variety of options for customization. If you enjoy match-three games, we think you'll like Jewel Up quite a bit.

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Do you burn CDs or DVDs and then scribble the contents on the jewel case label, perhaps legibly? Why not print a custom label instead? It's easy with Auto DVD Labeler from Johnny Owl. Using it, you can easily create and print custom jewel case labels for your CDs and DVDs. It can retrieve cover art and other information from Amazon.com, or you can substitute your own images and text, change the fonts and aspect ratio, and more.

As the developer states, you should have a printer installed on your system to avoid "Printer error" messages. … Read more

Jewel Twist offers a challenging puzzle that will hook any Tetris lover. Based on various symbols and shapes, this is a fast-paced matching game anyone can pick up.

The program's interface is professionally laid out, and the graphics seem top-notch, which makes this game immediately pleasant and easy to understand. We were able to choose various game board shapes, which was one way of controlling how hard or easy we wanted each game to be. The game itself consists of dozens of tiny symbols (dollar bills, hearts, diamonds, squares, and others) stacked one upon another. You score points by … Read more

Championship Rummy All-Stars from DreamQuest is a simple program for learning and playing this popular card game. Its excellent layout and helpful tools make this a great game download for beginners and experts alike. It's a nice new twist on a timeless classic.

The program's interface was our first clue this would be a great game. Its professional-looking graphic design, simple commands, and easy-to-understand tutorial, combined with the program's simple click-and-drag functionality, made for a fast start. The tutorial, a Help file extension, laid out the rules and strategies in simple, clear language anyone can understand, and … Read more

Many puzzle games fall into the trap of becoming repetitive and boring. You play them for a while, and they're fun, but eventually they're just not that interesting or challenging. Jewel Island solves this problem by making puzzle-solving part of a larger journey; you're not just solving puzzles for their own sake, but to move to the next step in the search for treasure.

The object of Jewel Island is to solve progressively more difficult puzzles in order to move to different points on a treasure map, eventually reaching the treasure and winning the game. We've … Read more

All right, let's get the jokes out of the way first.

How many roads must a man walk down before he totally loses his way and has no direction home?

If you've been 10,000 miles in the mouth of a graveyard, shouldn't you retrace your steps or you'll end up on Desolation Row?

Or are you a firm believer in the direction principle called "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"?

Oh, what I am talking about?

Well, it seems that Bob Dylan, he who has more gravel in his voice than … Read more