{"id":2693,"date":"2007-09-18T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2007-09-18T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/software-apps-for-not-so-geeky-hobbies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:45:41","slug":"software-apps-for-not-so-geeky-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/software-apps-for-not-so-geeky-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"Software apps for not so geeky hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Basket of yarn\" id=\"image2694\" alt=\"Basket of yarn\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/09\/yarn.jpg\" \/>Personal computing has given rise to new hi-tech hobbies such as playing videogames, blogging, editing photos all sorts of digital artistry. However, more traditional hobbies maintain a place in our lives, now kindly supported by software applications that make them even more enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>Popular pastimes like sudokus and crosswords have quickly been adapted to the digital life with their correspondent PC versions, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/just-sudoku.en.softonic.com\/\">J<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/just-sudoku.en.softonic.com\/\">ust Sudoku<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/crossword-forge.en.softonic.com\/\">Crossword Forge<\/a>. Other paper-based hobbies like <a href=\"http:\/\/paper-airplane-factory.en.softonic.com\/\">designing paper planes<\/a> or creating <a href=\"http:\/\/kea-coloring-book.en.softonic.com\/\">coloring books<\/a> are also available as software tools.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel on the creative side, try learning piano with <a href=\"http:\/\/midipiano.en.softonic.com\/\">MidiPiano<\/a> or practising guitar chords with <a href=\"http:\/\/guitar-guru.en.softonic.com\/\">Guitar Guru<\/a>. After your music lesson, you can take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/jigsawedme.en.softonic.com\/\">JigSawedME<\/a> to create and solve jigsaw puzzles, or use <a href=\"http:\/\/lego-digital-designer.en.softonic.com\/\">LEGO Digital Designer<\/a> to play with Lego blocks, like you used to just a few years ago. If you prefer needles, you can create your own cross-stitch patterns with <a href=\"http:\/\/stitch-creator.en.softonic.com\/\">Stitch Creator<\/a> or even visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microrevolt.org\/knitPro\/\">this website<\/a> to convert any image into a PDF knitting chart.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there&#8217;s also room for obsessive collectors. Whether it is <a href=\"http:\/\/coin-organizer-deluxe.en.softonic.com\/\">coins<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/stamp-organizer-deluxe.en.softonic.com\/\">stamps<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdb.en.softonic.com\/\">books<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/words-of-wisdom.en.softonic.com\/\">famous quotes <\/a>that you&#8217;re collecting, just choose the appropriate application and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal computing has given rise to new hi-tech hobbies such as playing videogames, blogging, editing photos all sorts of digital artistry. However, more traditional hobbies maintain a place in our lives, now kindly supported by software applications that make them even more enjoyable. 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