Giveaway of the Day - Typing Assistant 5.0

1. The Good
   * Has multiple typing assisting features, such as learn commonly used phrases, allowing user to create custom phrases/abbreviations, correcting typos/spelling errors, and pasting recently copied words/phrases.
   * Has a “skilled typist” and a “unskilled typist” mode.
   * “Unskilled typists” allows user to take advantage of a 75,000+ English dictionary for word suggestions.
   * Full Unicode support.
   * Application independent – works with most programs that involve typing.
   * Has the ability to exclude specific programs so Typing Assistant won’t give suggestions while typing in those programs, or the ability to set Typing Assistant to only work with specific programs.

   The Bad
   * Does not have the ability to make anything truly “automatic” – you must use the pop up menu every time.
   * Sometimes it works (gives suggestions like it should) and sometimes it doesn’t.

   Free Alternatives
   PhraseExpress

   For final verdict, recommendations, and full review please click here.

   Comment by Ashraf — November 1st, 2009 at 2:01 am
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2. Hi all, my 2nd attempt at posting – sorry in advance for the potential duplication, if GOTD does not catch my 1st post – my review follows:
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   PROS:

   * Successful download, installation, activation, registration on Vista HP x64 SP2 OS.
   * Registration info. successfully displays in About section of software program.
   * Pleasant, clear, simple easy-to-understand, easy-to-navigate GUI.
   * Software program may be installed on many PCs for use by 1 person, or on a network for use by many users.
   * Supports 13 install languages: catala, dansk, deutsch, english, espanol, euskara, francais, italiano, nederlands, norsk, portugues brasil, portugues portugal, suomi.
   * Supports 6 non-english interface/GUI languages: french, german, hungarian, italian, spanish, portuguese.
   * provides use of 52 different keyboard-language layouts (too many to list here.)
   * Supports right-click context menu to custom-tailor programm settings, features and functions.
   * Supports two typing-level categories: skilled, unskilled.
   * Allows for 7 windows delay for real-time suggestions: 0ms, 100ms, 200ms, 300ms, 400ms, 500ms, never show (where ms = millisecondss).
   * Provides 6 dictionary options: basic, auto-learn, auto-correct, auto-expand, auto-clipboard, auto-launch.
   * Allows for user to designate security settings to customize words to learn and exceptions to the learning rules.
   * User can designate specific windows apps/programs to use the typing assistant’s word-learning features and functions.
   * Providess 5 different windows-style themes: default, sky blue, olive green, silver, pink.
   * User may designate program to: run at windows startup (or not), show balloon when launched (or not).
   * Help Guidance (including support contact information) located wholly within program.
   * User may designate auto-complete settings.
   * User may designate hot-key settings.
   * User may click default key to re-designate all settings to default status.
   * User may “enable/disable” typing assistant program.
   * Typing Assistant program integrates with: MS-Word, MS-Outlook, Outlook Express, Notepad, UltraEdit, Wordpad, ICQ Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, commonly-used web browsers, etc.
   * Smooth, easy, intuitive program operation.

   CONS: – nothing significant to note at the moment.

   SUMMARY: – Program is easy/intuitive to use, is feature-rich, and does what it says it will do. A definite keeper for me. Thanks, GOTD & Sumit Software.

   Freeware Option:

   Autotext Typing Assistant – Download from CNET.COM

   Comment by Happy Person — November 1st, 2009 at 3:38 am
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3. Today’s game giveaway had to be cancelled due to technical difficulties, so I’ve posted some excellent alternatives over in the forums that include a tram and motorcycle simulator, a fututistic basketball game called Jetball, A space orientated platform game called Helillom Planet and an unusual RPG done in the style of a old comic book.

   you can find details of each with download links over in the game discussion forums. I’ve not yet posted any images, but will later today.

   http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6450#post-66996

   Thanks for todays giveaway.

   Comment by Whiterabbit-uk — November 1st, 2009 at 3:43 am
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