The best part of having your own Macworld column is the tremendous fame and prestige that comes with the job. At least that's what my editor told me when I signed up for this gig. Which is why, when Andrea of Portland, Oregon, wrote to ask if I knew of good CD-ROMs for origami enthusiasts, I was more than happy to do a little investigating.
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding.
And I'm not just talking about the lopsided, crumpled swans you learned to make in summer camp. Advanced origami designs can be amazingly complex and elaborate. In addition to the mental challenge of taking scrap paper and turning it into an exotic sculpture, there are plenty of great uses for your finished origami designs. Hang flocks of multicolored cranes from your porch and let them float in the wind. Use origami sculptures as place settings for a dinner party, or attach them to presents in place of bows.