Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Tools for Readers 1, updated

A couple of years is a lifetime in the world of software. Mailwasher is still a great and highly recommended program, but its free version is long since a thing of the past; it now costs $37.00. It's worth every cent, and it now comes in Windows and Mac flavors (though the Apple OS X version is still a little buggy at this writing). The Oxford English Dictionary on disk still has its bugs, too, though it's been upgraded to v. 3.0. I find that I use it less than the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, which comes bundled with a CD-ROM that is refreshingly problem-free.

More columns and updates to follow.

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