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CleverKeys
CleverKeys is a free program that provides spelling checks, thesaurus, and definitions of terms within any application such as browsers, email programs, text editors, etc. It taps into online resources...
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PhraseExpress
PhraseExpress is freeware system-tray resident macro engine that can insert user defined text and phrases whenever the user enters a certain text string or presses a hotkey combination. It can also...
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Mobysaurus
Mobysaurus is a free English thesaurus and dictionary that runs in the background and be accessed inside any application from the system tray or using a hotkey. It resides locally on your machine,...
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FreeSpell
Freespell is a memory-resident spell-checker that can be be invoked through a hotkey combination from within any application. It uses the Aspell open source engine. Here’s how this progam works: From...
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gTrans
gTrans (short for Google Translator Interface) is a free, memory resident program that can do on-the-fly text translations using the Google engine. It is a small program that can be accessed through...
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Polyglot 3000
Polyglot 3000 is a small program that can recognize the language of any text, phrase, or word that you provide to it. It can recognize over 400 different languages. Let’s say you’re surfing the web and...
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IESpell
IESpell is an Internet Explorer extension that can perform spelling checks on all text inside Internet Explorer user-input forms. Although it runs locally on your hard drive and can be used offline, it...
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Translate any text in any program instantly with Transmiti
By now, most everyone is used to Google-translated pages when browsing a foreign language web page. However, what about foreign language phrases elsewhere in Windows, such as in PDF or DOC documents or...
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Get Multiple Translations Fast with QTranslate
With the advent of the Internet, it’s become common for people that speak different languages to converse on a regular basis, either for business or pleasure. Personally, I communicate with three...
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Graph Words is a free online visual thesaurus
A visual thesaurus creates a graphic representation of the word you are looking for in relation to other synonyms, which is precisely what the free online service does: enter your desired word and it...
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imTranslator speaks your language, and everyone else’s too!
imTranslator is a free website that lets you use powerful interpretation software, and will even speak for you in other languages. With support for more than fifty different languages, tons of TTS...
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Two great “Free Speech” tools for Chrome
In honor of July fourth, and because I write about my experiences and opinions, I thought a couple of free speech extensions would be appropriate for this post. Chrome Speak and Speak to Search are two...
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Lookup the meaning of words on webpages instantly with Multiple Dictionary...
If you’ve ever needed to lookup the meaning of a word on a webpage, we’ve got good news: ‘Multiple Dictionary Lookup’ can make this as easy as right clicking the word in Firefox. What’s even better, it...
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Check any text for originality and/or plagiarism with Plagiarisma
The Internet is full with people who copy other people’s content to complete assignments, articles, and whatnot, whether it’s students, would-be writers or webmasters. If you are a content creator or...
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Check spelling AND grammar both, with Ginger
Chrome’s built in spell checker works ok insofar as that goes (except on those occasions when it fails to kick in), but what about when you want to check for both spelling and grammar? In this case,...
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‘PaperRater’ is a virtual editor that checks your spelling and grammar – for...
Did you ever wish you could have a professional editor check your work before turning it in? Are you familiar with the concept and use of a spell checker but still worried about grammar mistakes? Well...
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Five fantastic tools to learn a foreign language for free
Want to learn a foreign language? The web is full of resources to help you do so, and in this post we will showcase five of the best resources that will help you learn and improve the language of your...
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