Some freebies and on-line tools.

PowerSet.com - We have a new player in the semantic search arena; "semantic search" refers to the idea that a better way to find the most relevant material is to not just look at word frequency, location, links to a page and so on but to understand the sense of what is being asked and the sense of what is on web pages, and then to match the most applicable pages. For example, if I typed in a query for stock, a semantic search engine would see that this was in the context of livestock, and would find other pages that have to do with animals on farms rather than about shares of ownership in a company, flowers, or racing cars. PowerSet uses a technology that attempts to mine meaning out of web pages -- specifically, Wikipedia articles. This isn't a general-purpose search engine, but it is a tremendous tool if you are looking for information on a subject that spans a number of Wikipedia articles, or that has a number of meanings.

Ashampoo ClipFinder solves a big problem with YouTube and other video sites: You can normally only watch the clips online, and can't save them to your PC. This program lets you easily save video clips, then play them whenever you want. However, there is one drawback--the program only saves the clips in .flv format, which Windows Media Player, and many other media players, can't handle. So you can play the clips inside ClipFinder, or else play them with a .flv player such as the free FLV Player < http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,63307/description.html >. The program does more than just download clips. As the name implies, it's an excellent clip finder as well. Choose the site you want to search, type in your search terms, and Ashampoo ClipFinder finds the clips for you. You can view them directly within the program, then download any you want. It searches a wide variety of video sites, including YouTube, MySpace, Yahoo Video, and many others. Get it at: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/fid,66882-order,1-page,1/download.html

Flexcrypt Folder enables you to encrypt a file or a folder. After installation, right-click on a file/folder and select Encrypt with Flexcrypt folder, make up a password, thats it. Decryption is done by double-clicking on the encrypted file and enter the correct password. The BIG advantage with Flexcrypt Folder is that it does not require any software to decrypt an encrypted file, simply click on it and enter the correct password. GENERAL Flexcrypt is a small software application that enables encryption and decryption of your emails. The reason for encrypting is to ensure the integrity and privacy of your email. Flexcrypt is very easy to install and use. After installation, simply add the email addresses you wish to send and receive encrypted emails with. For each address, you must make up a password. This password is the key used in order to decrypt the message, thus, you must inform the receiver of the encrypted email of your chosen password. Do this by phone or in person, NOT by un-encrypted email. This only has to be done once, after that, Flexcrypt will remember your password and encrypt/decrypt your messages automatically or as you choose. IMPORTANT You must use an email application in order for Flexcrypt to work. Any email application is OK, such as Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc. This means that Flexcrypt does NOT work with WEBMAIL.Flexcrypt Folder is Free to use. http://www.flexcrypt.com/downloads/flexcrypt.exe

Tips and Tricks for Multiple Sclerosis patients using computers: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102752841033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033

Text to mind map: http://www.text2mindmap.com/

Picture Reflection Generator: http://picreflect.com/

Read at work - Read in PowerPoint
Interesting interface...See: http://readatwork.com/ - shame on you!

Visual CD Version: 3.1 File Size: 2248k License Type: Free Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95, Windows 98.  Visual CD allows you to create catalogs of files you've moved onto a CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, or other optical media so that you can figure out where a particular picture, song, or other file is without having to load every individual disc. It can also catalog files you still have on your hard drive, but it's limited in that you can only search one catalog at a time. --Erik Larkin.  Go to the download page now: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,71361-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn

How to set up shortcuts in Firefox - From within Firefox, it is possible to create customized bookmark shortcuts that function in the same way aliases do. In Firefox 2.0’s command structure, do the following: Go to Bookmarks/Organize Bookmarks. Click once on an existing bookmark and then click the Properties button (or create a new bookmark), and add shortcut text into the Keyword box. For example, if you want to create a shortcut for www.msn.com, highlight the www.msn.com bookmark, click Properties and add the shortcut text – “msn” perhaps – into the Keyword Box. Click OK. Repeat for each shortcut, and then close the bookmarks manager (file/close). -Now test to see if you’ve succeeded by typing the shortcut (msn, for example) into Firefox’s URL Address box and hitting Enter.