Daria's Sick Sad Life Planner

by Pearson Software

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000206FG
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 13, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,748 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Fans of MTV's Daria show felt that aside from some fun (but choppy) video clips of the humorously cynical Daria, this CD was a real disappointment. A journal, address book, calendar and planner all in one, the program suffers from a poor design. Simply adding names to the address book, for instance, requires many steps and menus, making the process much trickier than it should be. You might as well use the old fashioned, hard copy book. This cumbersome interface is evident throughout the program, making it also hard to work with the planner and diary.

The calendar is the best component, letting you double click on a date for direct access to the corresponding journal entry, for instance. The writing space found in the journal is too limited for long-winded writers, and the same seven questions (e.g., "Pick a line from a song that best describes your day") appear for every journal entry. Testers never did figure out how to get the planner to work, and we couldn't find a way to import or export info from other files containing names and addresses. Even the screen size is a problem- it's too large for standard 15" and 17" monitors. Whether you're a true blue Daria fanatic, or not, we'd recommend waiting for an improved version to come out before making the purchase.
Teaches: writing, creativity
Age Range: 14-up Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars daria does it again, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daria's Sick Sad Life Planner (CD-ROM)

my daughter julia is a daria fanatic. we went to a computer show and they had a preview of this product. what is it is a basic walk through of the everyday life of daria. it is quite sweet. you can click on the people and place of lawndale. it a great gift for any daria fan!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Daria Planner, February 23, 2000

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Adam McElhaney "just me" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daria's Sick Sad Life Planner (CD-ROM)

I am a big fan of Daria. However this Software was not as great as I had hoped. The layout was pretty good. The only thing that was great about it was the video clips. The padded walls part was not as good and the back grounds can be downloaded from any daria fan site. Be prepared to be disappointed.

3 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it! I realyl like it!, May 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Daria's Sick Sad Life Planner (CD-ROM)

I am a 14 year old female who is a Daria fanatic. I bleieve that she is a good role model for the teens of today. That is why I am glad that she has gotten her own software program. Now I can use sarcasm and wit a lot more than I used to be able to.