1.   Already dozens of software titles, sold on CD-ROMs, have been developed for car navigators.

2.   And since most software designers are men, even educational software titles tend to slip into the unfortunate amnesiac fog.

3.   As game software and hardware become more elaborate and the profit potential grows, the development budgets of hit software titles are swelling as well.

4.   -- Thousands of business software titles are available for small fees or the cost of download time.

5.   A vibrant, continually renewing roster of software titles is especially important in the home market.

6.   BSA says most software titles come with documentation that certify their validity.

7.   But the most interesting sign is the growing number of software titles, usually available as shareware, that successfully filter out Web advertising.

8.   Buying software titles that turn out to be duds can be expensive.

9.   But younger children are often using slower computers handed down when their parents upgraded, and some new software titles may not run on their machines.

10.   Competition among video-game software titles is particularly fierce this year, since there are no new game machines on the market.