How about making a Digital Photo Album.
If you have a scanner or digital camera, and a good photo
editing package, you can have great fun with photos on
your computer,including slide shows of your favourite
photos, and much more.The top photo editing packages are
"Paint Shop Pro", "Adobe Photoshop Lite"
,and "Photosuite 2 or3".These are just a few
of many.Again lots of these come on coverdisks from time
to time. Some are only 30 day trial and some are full
programs.
Download
DigiGuide and you have a TV Guide. 
Or how about a digital tv guide?Go to http://www.digiguide.co.uk/
and download DigiGuide.You can then set it up to download
your favourite tv channels' program listings for up to
two weeks in advance.So when you want to know whats on,
just click on DigiGuide and it will tell you what's on
and what it's about.NOW With RTE, NET 2 , TV 3 AND TNG
Keep up to date with the latest movies. 
Keep up to date with the latest Hollywood blockbusters,
or even download some trailers a http://www.imdb.com/
. You must have "real player" or some other
sort of media player on your pc to watch movie clips .These
are available on most coverdisks for
free.
Thinking of decorating your home?
You can desgin and decorate your home on your pc. This
way, you can see what it would look like before you go
out and spend lots of money on the wrong colors or the
wrong furniture.There are lots of programs that let you
do this.One of the best is 3D "Interior Desginer
2".This program costs around £20 and is well
worth it.After you have designed your room you can then
take a 3D walkthrough to see the end result.
Look up as much information
as youwant with a good up to date encyclopaedia.You never
know what you might find out.
