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The best software easter eggs of all time

James Thornton

James Thornton

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As software bloggers, the only easter eggs the OnSoftware team give out every year are the ones hidden within computer programs. As designated easter bunny for this year I decided I’d dig up some of the hidden treats from the Great Software Easter Egg Hunt of 2008. That was the year I got over eggs-ited about the cool features, games and jokes buried within popular software. Here’s a quick resume of my favorites:

Uncover a Space Monkey in Adobe Photoshop

Instant victory in Windows Solitaire and Minesweeper

Unlock dancing llamas in Winamp

Play pinball in Word

Make Adobe Acrobat bark like a dog

Watch the MS Works developers fly around your screen

Make waves in WinRAR

Play a Star Wars shooter inside Open Office

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If you’re hungry for more, go check out some of the cool Google easter eggs in Mashable’s post, which includes a great one about how to unlock teddy bears and ninjas in Picasa. More goodies can be discovered if you go and read TechCrunch’s software easter egg round-up from last year. If that doesn’t satisfy your craving then pay a visit to the Easter Egg Archive, where you’ll find hundreds of secrets from a wide range of applications. Happy hunting!

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