The Birthday Chronicle for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 8, 2008

Even if you're having trouble coming up with ideas for a birthday present, you might think twice before opting for The Birthday Chronicle. This promising, but deeply flawed program, takes a name and a birth date and mocks up a newspaper page from that year, including a picture of the U.S. president, an article about consumer prices, and reports on the World Series and the Academy Awards. The Birthday Chronicle can handle birthdays all the way back to the year 1900; but except for the main headline, the stories are the same from year to year--only the details change. The demo prints a watermark diagonally across the page. You can print the newspaper or, in theory, send a PDF copy electronically. But beware: the PDF-creation feature failed to work on our Windows 2000 test systems. The awkward interface is another problem. And at $50, The Birthday Chronicle costs too much. If the bugs were fixed, the interface improved, the demo restrictions loosened, and more news templates added, The Birthday Chronicle might justify its price. As it is, you'd be better off buying your birthday boy or girl an old copy of Life Magazine.

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GENERAL

Release: January 16, 2006

Latest update: November 8, 2008

Version: 8.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows NT
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP

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Total Downloads: 53,165

Downloads Last Week: 14

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User Reviews

3/5

4 User Votes

only has 2004
jouwhooJuly 22, 2009
Pros
nothing if you want a date after 2004
Cons
If you're looking for a birthday keepsake for someone born after 2004, you are out of luck. You can only look up dates before 2004.
Summary
I love this software!
JaneCoffeeFebruary 8, 2006
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I have looked at every possible type of software like this. This is head and shoulders above the rest. I use it in my business to send client birthday greetings. Every printout is unique and has my client's name. Highly recommended. A++
Cons
Summary
$50 for one page print-out?
October 28, 2003
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Who would want to pay 50 dollars for one page print-out? This program should either be free or should cost not more than $20. The free version says that you cannot legally send it to anyone. I had to uninstall it.
August 17, 2003
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Developer’s Description

By Ken Kirkpatrick Software

Create personalized birthday headlines on a newspaper-like front page.

The Birthday Chronicle produces a personalized mini-newspaper front page, including graphics, that will be treasured for years. No special paper is required. The printout includes a greeting, by name, from the then-President of the United States, plus newspaper headlines and stories from the recipient's year of birth. Combining nostalgia and history, people celebrating their birthdays can look back at the world as it was on the day they were born. Version 8.1 features Internet Activation.