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[7.01] Calendar
[7.02] Convert To PDF
[7.03] Database
[7.04] Desktop Publisher
[7.05] Dictionary: Thesaurus
[7.06] Font Viewer And Manager
[7.07] Miscellaneous
[7.08] Office Suite
[7.09] Organizer: Notes-Text
[7.10] PDF Viewer
[7.11] PIM
[7.12] Spell Checker
[7.13] Unit Converter
[7.14] Word Processor


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[7.01] Calendar
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PROGRAM_NAME: Calendar Magic
VERSION: 17.11
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-18
HOMEPAGE: http://www.stokepoges.plus.com/calendar.htm
DOWNLOAD: http://www.download.com/Calendar-Magic/3000-2124-10496716.html
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95, 98, Me, XP, 32-bit Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Full year and monthly calendars for 25 different calendar
systems. A
month-by-month, side-by-side comparison of any two of the 25 calendar
systems supported. Date conversions among the 25 main calendar systems
plus others. Lists of festivals in major religions."Observed Days" for
any year from 1990 for around 230 countries worldwide. "Date
Detective" command button to tabulate the weekday on which a specified
Gregorian date d/m occurs for each of the years in the specified range
y1 to y2. The ability to create, display, update and delete reminders
for events (birthdays, anniversaries, meetings etc.). A Quick Notes
facility. Alarm clock and stopwatch facilities. A time calculator for
performing arithmetic with times. "This is your life" information
including day-of-the-week on which you were born, number of days you
have lived etc. Continuously updated display of date, time and Julian
day. Number of days between any two dates in the Gregorian calendar.
Calculation of the date n days, weeks, months or years before or after
a specified Gregorian date, where n is a whole number. An analysis of
the Gregorian 400-year cycle, after which the Gregorian calendar
repeats itself. Special calendars for 1582 and 1752. Solar and lunar
astronomical data. Shortest (great circle) distances between any two
of 8000 locations across the world. Current local time and date in any
of these 8000 locations. Seven major utilities (scientific calculator,
expression calculator, geometry calculator, factor calculator,
pregnancy calculator, unit converter, magic squares). And belive it or
not, much more <g>
REMARKS:
COMPANY: EuroSoft
AUTHOR: Alex Balfour


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[7.02] Convert To PDF
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PROGRAM_NAME: Ghostscript
VERSION: GPL 8.63
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-1
HOMEPAGE: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost
http://ghostscript.com/awki
DOWNLOAD:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/mirror.htm
WINDOWS_OS: Win 32- and 64-bit (all)
OTHER_OS: GNU/Linux, other *nix, OpenVMS, OS/2
DESCRIPTION: Postscript and Pdf interpreter and converter.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Ghostscript team


PROGRAM_NAME: PDFCreator
VERSION: 0.9.6
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-19
HOMEPAGE: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator
DOWNLOAD:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796&package_id=53473&release_id=627171
WINDOWS_OS: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.
Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows
application.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery


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[7.03] Database
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PROGRAM_NAME: CSVed
VERSION: 1.1 (unicode version)
RELEASE_DATE: 2005-4-1
HOMEPAGE: http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html
DOWNLOAD: http://home.hccnet.nl/s.j.francke/csved/unicsvedsetup.exe (setup)
http://home.hccnet.nl/s.j.francke/csved/uniCSVed.zip (without installer)
WINDOWS_OS: NT, 2K, XP
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: CSVed is an easy and powerful CSV file editor, you can
manipulate any CSV file, separated with any separator.  **NOTE** CSVed
is 'cardware.'
REMARKS: Non-unicode version (for 95, 98, ME) available as well.
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Sam Francke


PROGRAM_NAME: dBworx
VERSION: 3.8
RELEASE_DATE: 2006-9-27
HOMEPAGE: http://www.plworx-software.com/index.html#iddbworx
DOWNLOAD: http://www.plworx-software.com/dbworx38.zip
WINDOWS_OS: 95/98/NT/2000/XP
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: dBworx is a small, versatile database manager. In
addition to standard field types (numeric, text, date,
time) dBworx supports additional types such as lookup
and relational fields, external fields and graphic
fields (which combine images, text and drawings).
Records can be sorted, searched, filtered and output
as reports, labels, charts and HTML tables. dBworx
also allows importing and exporting data in a variety
of formats.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: PLWorx Software Development
AUTHOR: ---


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[7.04] Desktop Publisher
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PROGRAM_NAME: Scribus
VERSION: 1.3.3.12
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-6-12
HOMEPAGE: http://www.scribus.net/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.scribus.net/?q=downloads
WINDOWS_OS: Win2k, XP
OTHER_OS: Linux/Unix, MacOSX, OS/2
DESCRIPTION: Desktop publisher that supports professional publishing
features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and
versatile PDF creation.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Scribus Team


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[7.05] Dictionary: Thesaurus
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PROGRAM_NAME: WordWeb
VERSION: 5.51
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-17
HOMEPAGE: http://wordweb.info/
DOWNLOAD: http://wordweb.info/free/
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS: None
DESCRIPTION: WordWeb is a comprehensive one-click English thesaurus and
dictionary
for Windows. It can be used to look up words from almost any program,
showing definitions, synonyms and related words. It includes
pronunciations and usage examples, and has helpful spelling and
sounds-like links.
It works off-line,
but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia
encyclopedia.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: WordWeb Software
AUTHOR: Antony Lewis


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[7.06] Font Viewer And Manager
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PROGRAM_NAME: AMP Font Viewer
VERSION: 3.82
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-5-15
HOMEPAGE: http://www.ampsoft.net
DOWNLOAD: http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php#Download
WINDOWS_OS: WinAll
OTHER_OS: Non
DESCRIPTION: This program is an easy to use but powerful font manager,
which allows
getting a quick overview of both installed and non installed fonts. It
can install and uninstall fonts, and organize them in categories.
REMARKS: This software is freeware, but only for PERSONAL AND NON-PROFIT
USE.
COMPANY: AMPsoft
AUTHOR: Alberto Martinez Perez


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[7.07] Miscellaneous
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PROGRAM_NAME: EclipseCrossword
VERSION: 1.2.57
RELEASE_DATE: 2007-6-2
HOMEPAGE: http://www.eclipsecrossword.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/download.html
WINDOWS_OS: 32-bit Windows
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: EclipseCrossword is a simple crossword puzzle creation
application. Give it a list of words and clues, and it puts the puzzle
together for you. Print the crossword, or save it as a web page to post
on the Internet.
REMARKS: Craig: I'm always happy with the end-result.  Very
amusing for projects like b-days, website, etc.
COMPANY: Green Eclipse
AUTHOR: ---


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[7.08] Office Suite
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PROGRAM_NAME: OpenOffice.org
VERSION: 2.4.1
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-8
HOMEPAGE: http://www.openoffice.org/
DOWNLOAD: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 98/ME/2000-SP2/XP/2003/Vista
OTHER_OS: Solaris, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X (X11); Java
DESCRIPTION: OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project.
The
product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes
desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program,
a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface
and feature set similar to those of other office suites.
OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file
formats, including those of Microsoft Office. Localizations of
OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being
constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris,
Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Written in C++ and with
documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL open-source
protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to
benefit from the source.
REMARKS: Version 2.4.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or
bug
fixes.
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: OpenOffice.org team


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[7.09] Organizer: Notes-Text
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PROGRAM_NAME: TreePad Lite and TreePad Asia
VERSION: 3.0
RELEASE_DATE: 2006-04-15
2006-04-17
HOMEPAGE: http://www.freebyte.com/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.treepad.com/download/
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Vista
OTHER_OS: Linux
DESCRIPTION: The usual database programs are not good at storing
unstructured information, TreePad excells at this! With the look and
feel of the familiar Windows explorer, editing, storing, browsing,
searching and retrieving your data can not be easier! TreePad allows you
to store all your notes, emails, texts, hyperlinks, etc. into one or
more databases. All data is contained in 'articles'; an article is a
text shown in the right pane of the program window. Any article is
contained in a 'node' which is the most basic part of the tree (left
pane).  It is very easy to add nodes/articles to the tree, delete
nodes/articles, move whole sub-trees around using 'drag-and-drop', etc.
Treepad can import .txt, .csv, .hjt files; export subtrees and articles
to .html, .txt, .hjt files, print subtrees and articles, etc. TreePad
supports plain-text hyperlinks to: TreePad nodes/articles, files on your
local harddisk, Web pages, email addresses, newsgroups and FTP sites.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Freebyte.com
AUTHOR: Henk Hagedoorn


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[7.10] PDF Viewer
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PROGRAM_NAME: Foxit Reader
VERSION: 2.3 build 3201
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-7
HOMEPAGE: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
DOWNLOAD: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader_2/down_reader.htm
WINDOWS_OS: Windows Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit
Reader:
Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.55 MB
which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 22 MB size. Breezing-fast: When
you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are
not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo,
author names, etc. Annotation tool: Foxit Reader allows you to draw
graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document
and then print out or save the annotated document. Save fillable forms
after filling them out so you can continue anytime. Text converter:
You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file. High
security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and
privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users'
permission while other PDF readers often silently connect. Version 2.3
build 3201 fixed some major bugs of the early versions and makes Foxit
Reader more stable and user-friendly.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Foxit Software Company, LLC.
AUTHOR: ---


PROGRAM_NAME: PDF-XChange Viewer
VERSION: 2.0039.2
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-2
HOMEPAGE:
http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer
DOWNLOAD: http://www.docu-track.com/downloads/users/
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 2000 or later (32/64-bit)
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: PDF-XChange Viewer is smaller, faster and more feature
rich than the Adobe Reader. Portable version also available.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Tracker Software Products Ltd.
AUTHOR: ---


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[7.11] PIM
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PROGRAM_NAME: EssentialPIM (EPIM)
VERSION: 2.71
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-8
HOMEPAGE: http://www.essentialpim.com/?r=products&pr=essentialpim
DOWNLOAD: http://www.essentialpim.com/?r=download
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS: none
DESCRIPTION: EssentialPIM Free is the award-winning, absolutely free
personal
information manager. Supported by a large community of users,
EssentialPIM has been widely acknowledged as the best personal
information management system on any desktop or USB flash drive. This
powerful tool is not bloat ware and contains no spyware or adware. You
have our guarantee!

PIM stands for Personal Information Manager, and it allows you to keep
all you information in electronic form. All your appointments, tasks,
to do lists, notes and contacts are stored in a graphical and easily
accessible form

Tools to satisfy your calendar, contact management, to do list and
notes needs.

Synchronization with Outlook, Windows Mobile devices, Palm, iPOD,
Google Calendar.

Simple printout of any or all modules and quick export of your data
into the most useful formats (iCal, vCard, HTML).

Strong data protection using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
algorithm.

Intuitive interface in many languages including German, Italian,
French and Spanish.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Astonsoft Ltd.
AUTHOR: ---


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[7.12] Spell Checker
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PROGRAM_NAME: TinySpell
VERSION: 1.7
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-1
HOMEPAGE: http://tinyspell.m6.net
DOWNLOAD: http://tinyspell.m6.net/#download
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Occasionally you need to check spelling in an application
that does not include a spelling checker and you don't want to launch
your word processor just for that. This is when tinySpell becomes
handy. It is a small utility that allows you to easily and quickly
check and correct the spelling in any Windows application.
tinySpell can watch your typing on the fly and alert you whenever it
detects a misspelled word. It can also check the spelling of text that
you copy to the clipboard.
tinySpell installs itself in the system tray for easy access. It comes
with an American-English dictionary containing more than 110,000
words.
REMARKS: Recommended version for Win98 is v1.5
COMPANY: KEDMI Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: ---


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[7.13] Unit Converter
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PROGRAM_NAME: Convert
VERSION: 4.10
RELEASE_DATE: 1999-10-30
HOMEPAGE: http://joshmadison.com/article/convert-for-windows
DOWNLOAD: http://joshmadison.com/article/download-convert-for-windows
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95, NT4, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
(32/64-bit)
OTHER_OS: Linux/UNIX/anything that runs Wine
DESCRIPTION: Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program
that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature,
volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many
others, including the ability to create custom conversions!
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Joshua F. Madison


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[7.14] Word Processor
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PROGRAM_NAME: AbiWord
VERSION: 2.6.4
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-14
HOMEPAGE: http://www.abisource.com/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.abisource.com/download/
WINDOWS_OS: W2000, XP, Vista
OTHER_OS: Linux
DESCRIPTION: AbiWord is an "Open Source" word processor which combines
state-of-the-art usability, powerful features, and excellent
interoperability. Furthermore, it features a powerful framework for
supporting custom extensions.
REMARKS: Recommended version for Win9x is 2.4.6
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: AbiSource community

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