SmartGesture Lite enables you to launch different commands by using mouse gestures rather than keyboard input. You can open files, run programs and operating system commands, launch Web sites, and imitate keyboard input, all with a single gesture. The program comes with an easy-to-use interface and comes with pre- defined movements that can be easily assigned to your actions. It has a modern, simple, and intuitively understandable interface. SmartGesture Lite can also be used with Tablet PC. The Lite version is limited to seven gestures.

SymmTime is a convenient multi-zone desktop time utility that displays the current time in different parts of the world. In addition, it can automatically synchronizes your system clock to any NTP (Network Time Protocol) server accessible over the Internet. You can add your own locations, edit time zones, and customize the display. The program runs in the system tray and can be customized in size and appearance. Nice little program.

termBlaster is a plain and simple - but highly efficient - search tool that allows you to quickly look up the search engine results for various keywords. It uses a customizable list of search engines and a list of keywords. You can quickly switch results between search engines and/or the terms that you are searching for. The interface is far from pretty or user friendly, but offers good flexibility for more advanced users, as search engines can be added/edited using the proper query string. It comes with a built-in browser display; you can save/load a list of terms and more. Great for online research that requires looking up a wide range of search terms.

{Satellite photo viewer} See where you are in this big world. You may have used Microsoft TerraServer to find your little place. TerraClient works with TerraServer and lets you print, save images, and view a map overlay. It's the map overlay that makes it standout from TerraServer because it superimposes a "paper" roadmap over the satellite photos making it easier to find your spot. Using TerraServer and TerraClient together provides more detail than using either alone.  From what I can tell, TerraClient only covers North America. You can see a few non-North American countries at TerraServer. I found photos from France and Turkey, but not as detailed. The author of TerraClient also offers "View Rendered Source," which provides more details than Internet Explorer's Tools | View Source, including JavaScript generated HTML

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http://www.theofficeexperts.com/downloads.htm

{Tools for Office programs} Whenever trying to create a complicated spreadsheet to do things other than financial-related activities, I search Microsoft and the Internet for templates, but often they don't do anything useful. The Excel downloads available on this site do a few nifty things including a quiz, creating user forms, invoicing, and a thesaurus. Also available are a few handy downloads for Word, Access, and PowerPoint. The MyAddies, an address book for Access, is a good way to learn how to create a database with a form. Open the database and click on the Design icon. Explore! While you're here, you can pick up a few good tips from The Office Experts.

We type an enormous amount of information every day, and sometimes well into the night too. I have never been, what you might call a great speller. Without a spell check, I come off looking like the worlds dumbest man. Okay, that may be applicable but it definitely isn't very professional and lets face it, when you email me you don't want to try and figure out what the heck I'm talking about. All good word processors have a spell checker. But suppose that you don't want to open Word just to type a memo. This is where TinySpell comes in. It site in your system tray watching what you are typing. If it notes a mistake it will alert you with a beep and the icon will change color. Simply click on the icon and you have options to use a different word which is spelled correctly. Tiny Spell also monitors what you put into the clipboard and checks it automatically again beeping if a mistake is found. This is a must have for the spelling impaired.

This utility allows you to easily and quickly check the spelling of words in any Windows application. It monitors your typing on-the-fly and alerts you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It also checks the spelling of every word you copy to the clipboard. The program comes with an American-English dictionary containing more than 110,000 words. 

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tinySpell is a small spell-checking program that automatically spell-checks a selected word that is copied to the clipboard. You can also set tinySpell to check your spelling on the fly while you are typing, and alert you by sound whenever it detects a misspelled word. The program runs in the system tray and suggests correct spellings via the right-click menu. Additional features include a private dictionary and an auto-replacement feature. Unique and compact... great for quick spell-checking, but limited to checking a single word at a time.

TimeCore is a time management solution for individuals who need an easy-to-use way to track their time. It allows you to create multiple project, rates, and activities in a database and then track an unlimited number of entries, search them, and create reports. In addition, you can set reminders for specific events. The program tracks your time by automatically closing the current session when a new one is opened. You can also set breaks and manually enter the start/end times.

Its Lookup field lets you use asterisks and strings to find words in a number of different ways. If you enter *gry, for instance, the program will retrieve angry,hungry, and other words ending with those letters. You can add words to the program's database too. If you're a truly advanced wordsmith, you might find the program's hypernyms, hyponyms, meronyms, and holonyms useful.

The professional version of this program costs $18 and lets you find anagrams and words matching a pattern. | Author: Antony Lewis | Version: 2.0a | File Size: 4500KB | Price: Free |
Operating System(s): Windows 9.x, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT

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{Image enhancer} Have you ever been to a site and wanted to have a closer look at a thumbnail image without having to click and open some mega-sized image (which, in my case, is a pain in and of itself thanks to my dial-up connection)? Or how about being able to read the often lengthy readme files when installing a new piece of software (where the type seems to get smaller as they, themselves, get larger)? Virtual Magnifying Glass can handle this and many other instances where getting a close up view is advantageous. This app features a no-nonsense user interface and isn't a memory hog.

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http://go.lockergnome.com/192

Visual Autorun by Digitope contains the tools you need to create your CD Autorun project quickly, easily, and efficiently. You can specify to start either a menu interface with different designs, or an application with or without a splash screen when your CD is inserted. If you have your CD files in one folder, Visual Autorun can automatically add the Autorun files to that folder. If you don't, or want to specify paths manually, Visual Autorun can do that, too.

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http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=107

{General help and tips} Vikrant's PC Help is a help file (.chm) in which information, help, tweaks, settings, FAQs, tips, tricks, undocumented stuff, etc. related to PC hardware & software is included

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http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

{Create tutorials and presentations} A good way to teach someone how to do something is by creating a visual, animated tutorial. Unfortunately, programs that do this can be costly. Wink can do it at no cost and it's good quality. It even has a couple of tutorials to show how it works. My company uses a similar product and from what I've seen, Wink is comparable and I created this FeedDemon tutorial on the first use. OK, so I made about three or four before I got it to this point. It can save the tutorial as a PDF or HTML file.

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http://www.medical-dictionary.ro

{Doctor's alphabet} Med students, doctors, science students, and people interested in science and medicine will appreciate this reference. Customize the dictionary to use your preferred colors and font as well as the basic program options such as system tray, remember window position, and hints. It comes with a capability to search definitions for a word or two joined words using logical operators (+, -, /). "The foot bone is connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone is connected to the leg bone, and on and on" won't help you get an A on the final exam

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