Download/HomepageDid you know that Hana-mi is Japanese for "flower viewing?"
Neither did I until I took a little trip to Japan this evening. Each April a festival
attracts people to local parks to enjoy watching falling cherry blossoms.
Hanami, the software, is an interesting little desktop enhancement that adds a touch of
spring to your desktop. Before I really investigated the program, poking into all the
corners and crevices, I thought Hanami was going to be another cute but simple program. I
discovered however, that a lot of work and effort went into this one.
With a large variety of controls, you can have cherry blossoms falling all over your
desktop. A click of the mouse on an icon conveniently located on your taskbar, turns the
flowers on and off and gets you quickly to the main controls. You receive 2 versions to
choose from, depending on how many colors your system supports. You control flower color,
direction, speed and the amount of flowers. Also there are numerous "wind"
controls, more than I thought would be possible for a program of this size. Do you prefer
flowers to fall behind your windows or to land on top of them? Do you want the blossoms to
build up at the bottom of your screen? This is NOT a screensaver but works independently
of it.
For $10, you get a registration key that allows you free updates and a larger variety of
flowers. The program is fully functional however, even without registering. There is a nag
screen that appears when you start the program. For a flower lover and a lover of beauty
in general, this program is well worth the small cost. The work involved in creating this
software is unbelievable and the author should be compensated for his work. The only
drawback is that the program has no support options. However, the online help file is jam
packed full of directions and instructions. For questions while in the control panel, just
right click on each individual control.
For something really different to keep you smiling while working, download and register
Hanami. It is well worth it.
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