AdWare is a kind of FREE software which
advertises certain information when it is used.
One of AdWare's major features is that it contains some
unremovable information such as the information about auther's
Web site displayed in browser's status bar when Mark Qian's
Animator and Ad run (the information is displayed periodically).
Or it allows its users to use its full functions in a limited period.
Normally, AdWare has brothers and sisters - shareware or
regular software versions of the same product with more or better
functionality. Sometimes, AdWare is replaced by its brothers and
sisters when it gets popular.
Note: Adware versions also work as an unregistered versions of
shareware so that you can evaluate their features before
you register the shareware versions.
AdWare is defined by Mark Qian in 1996.
Here is how people are geting along with this new type of software:
| Animator | An animator supporting a variety of sound styles and animation styles. |
|---|---|
| AD | An image scrolling banner with 15 cool styles and an popup mode. |
| Message | A text scrolling banner which can corperate with Ad |
| Talk | A invisible sound player which can play foreground and background sounds simultaneously! |
| CButton | An image command button with a variety of styles and sound |
| CoolMap | A cool imagemap comes with a design center with sound and tooltips |
| Ghost | A "never-die" sound and image player - run as long as your browser is on. |
| CooCoo | A smart chat system for personal pages |
| CooBar | A menu bar with unlimited layer and a design wizard. |
| CooMail | Email anywhere |
| CooTank | A live menu system appearing as a fish tank |
| CooCoo Pro | A chat system for personal page |
| CooWild | A life menu system |
| CooScale | A progress bar with sound and tooltips |
|---|---|
| CooTips | Tooltips with sounds |
| CooMail | Email anywhere |
| CooTank | A live menu system appearing as a fish tank |
| CooCoo Pro | A chat system for personal page |