And with its talking screen character help, Mother Goose is suitable for pre-readers. My testers initially had difficulty navigating their way back to lost objects when they found the appropriate characters. Now available in Windows 95 format, Kid-Desk Family Edition allows children as young as 3 to launch their own programs and explore the computer independently. In the updated version, parents can take advantage of Win 95's autoplay feature. Kids simply insert a CD into the drive and launch directly from the program, in the same way Mac users have known.
Parents can customize each child's desk and specify which CD's each child can access.
The icons can also be rearranged on the desktop to make it easier to access frequently-used programs. As in the earlier version, Kid-Desk Family Edition includes 11 colorful desk accessories that personalize each child's desktop. Electronic mailboxes and answering machines let family members exchange written and voice messages. A clock, notepad, calendar and calculator add to the collection of desktop items. In addition, each family member can select from one of 12 desktop designs and 50 photo icons to personalize their desktop environment.