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RightWriter Grammar Analysis (exe)

RightWriter solves your writing problems. RightWriter is much more than a simple grammar analysis tool. It analyzes your writing as a whole and finds not only grammar errors, but it warns you when it finds weak writing styles. It also shows you how to improve those weak areas. Even when...

Tags: Grammar, Analysis, Elite Minds, RightWriter, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-09-12

40% of parents think computers have a negative impact on their child’s writing

More Likely Less Likely Makes no Difference Strongly resonant Write better because they can revise and edit easily 69% 11% 17% Present ideas clearly 54 7 34 Be creative 50 10 36 Moderately resonant ...

Tags: Grammar, Computer, Internet, Productivity, NB

Blog posts 2008-05-24

Grammar and Writing Style Options

One can set in the Grammar Settings dialog box (Tools menu, Options command, Spelling & Grammar tab, Settings) by following grammar and writing style options. If one is setting options for text written in a language other than one's language version of Word, the options may differ in the dialog...

Tags: Grammar, Option, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

White papers 2007-12-01

Grammarian Pro X (sit)

Grammarian Pro X is a universal, interactive grammar checking, spelling checking, dictionary, autocorrect, and autotype tool that works with virtually every program on your computer. Grammarian Pro X works interactively or in batch correction mode and automatically starts working in your applications to correct spelling, grammar, phrase usage, and punctuation....

Tags: Grammar, Grammarian Pro X, AutoCorrection, Productivity

Software downloads 2005-01-10

Additional Resources

Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

A guide to cutting IT costs

Reduction of spending in the IT department is more art than science. Metri consultant Paul Michaels offers some advice on how to get it right. For the past few months everyone was hoping the IT industry might be saved the worst of the credit crunch fallout, on the...

Tags: CIO, Benchmarking, Information Technology, IT Cost, Paul Michaels, Conundrum, Strategy, Management, IT management, costs, cutbacks, staffing, Paul Michaels silicon.com

News items 2008-11-21

Live Webcast: Using VoIP to Cut Costs in a Slowing Economy

Businesses of all sizes are now realizing the need to not only cut costs but continue to provide infrastructure and tools to grow their businesses. Business VoIP technology has proven to lower costs while providing improved business communications. Nevertheless, there are still those who remain skeptical,...

Tags: Webcast, Business Communication, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Webcasts 2008-11-20

How medical device makers can improve U.S. health care

Up to date equipment is key to productivity in any business and it's clear that the device industry's policies are holding down that productivity here. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Medical Device, Health Care, Productivity, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn, U.S., Norway, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-11-18

UPS saves $30M and goes Green with new HP printing and scanning handheld

UPS partnered with Hewlett-Packard on the new sp400 All-in-One wireless handheld laser barcode scanner combo that can print directly onto packages, which saves paper and streamlines UPS's shipping processes. With all of the news of major corporations losing vast amounts of money...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Package, Handheld, Worker, Printing, Scanners, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Echosign prepares for tipping point of e-signatures

Electronic signatures aren't new. In fact, they've been equivalent to written signatures since 2000, under the Federal E-Sign Act. But adoption has been slow. Sure, my tax accountant may be submitting my electronic signature on my tax returns but recently, when it came time to put my out-of-state home on...

Tags: Signature, Echosign, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Live Webcast: 5 Best Practices for Modernizing your Enterprise Portal

Modern enterprise portals offer superior user experience, greater individual and team productivity along with reduced development and support costs. Learn how to get more business value out of your existing enterprise portal using 5 proven best practices. This webcast will show how you can modernize your portal through...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Webcast, Enterprise Portal, Best Practice, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2008-11-18

Qualcomm's Kayak "PC alternative" pictured

Here's a picture of Kayak, the "PC alternative" for emerging markets that Qualcomm announced yesterday. It looks pretty much the way the company described it: sort of a cross between the Apple Mac Mini--bring your own monitor, keyboard and mouse--and the OLPC's XO laptop with its...

Tags: PC, Qualcomm Inc., Kayak, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Desktops, Wireless, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Is Apple building a search engine?

Rumor has it over at TechCrunch that Apple is working on some type of search engine. If you think about it, the idea is not so far-fetched: Apple's Safari browser has 6-7% market share and currently uses Google exclusively as the search engine for both the standard...

Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Apple Inc., Search, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Live Webcast: Using CRM to Drive Sales in a Slowing Economy

Customer Relationship Management, or CRM, is widely acknowledged as one of the most important facets of maintaining and growing a successful business. Even so, many still fail to recognize the concrete value of CRM solutions for higher sales and more effective customer service. However, with the right tools...

Tags: Webcast, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Sales Strategy, Software, Marketing, Sales

Webcasts 2008-11-13

Live Webcast: SmartPhone Applications and Services, Part 1

SmartPhone technology is enabling a whole new generation of mobile communication. From voice, web and email to more advanced applications such as remote access and Customer Relationship Management CRM, there really is no end to all that can now be accomplished with a SmartPhone handset. For IT professionals,...

Tags: Webcast, Smartphone, SmartPhone Technology, Chances, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-11-13

I think voice is going to be a big deal

Last week, I blogged about the importance of communication, verbal and otherwise. This week, Google announced embedded support for voice and video chat within Gmail. Services like Utterli are making Twitter look a bit old-school. I have this feeling that voice is going to be a big...

Tags: Google Gmail, Voice, Video, E-mail Providers, Corporate Communications, Telecommunications, Cloud Computing, Internet, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Oracle Gadgets: Flexible Desktop Access to CRM Data Goldmines...

Oracle, who have several code line families to care for and nurture, are announcing Siebel CRM 8.1.1 today, and more intriguingly from a collaboration perspective 'Oracle Customer Relationship Management CRM Gadgets for Sales', more evidence of the effort being put into Social CRM by Oracle. As the...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., Data, Siebel Systems Inc., Gadget, CRM, Sales Strategy, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Why can't kids text in context?

Most of us big people can send a text message or a quick email from our phones. We abbreviate, use emoticons, and are both adept at and understanding of those terse replies appropriate for text/IM communications. We may not be quite as speedy with our thumbs as our...

Tags: Emoticon, Kid, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Providing Immediate ROI and Productivity Gains with NetOp Remote Control

IT professionals are liable for maintaining an organization's numerous computers, an expensive and time-consuming task that is compounded with the proliferation of branch offices, home offices and mobile devices across networks and platforms. Providing support and maintenance would be next to impossible without remote control software. This whitepaper...

Tags: NetOp Remote Control, CrossTec NetOp, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2008-11-12

AVG and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malware

Yesterday, a signatures update pushed by AVG falsely labeled a critical Windows file as a banker malware, prompting the company to quickly fix the issue and issue a workaround, following end users complaints at its support forums. AVG's false positive causing downtime for Windows users is happening...

Tags: Malware, Virus, AVG, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-11