Powerful Productivity Tools

January 11, 2006 - The holiday break is over. The kids are going back to school or college. Help them make the grade with a new electronic dictionary.

Looking for a new job with the start of the new year? Prepare a resume that demonstrates attention to detail, not the lost art of proofreading.

The Random House Webster's College Dictionary and/or the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (the largest-selling unabridged dictionary in the U.S.) -- published on CD-ROM and available for download from www.wordgenius.com is here to help.

A powerful productivity tool GUARANTEED to help you communicate and write more effectively, to comprehend more, to instantly increase the range of your vocabulary, to give you command of language.

Consider Shakespeare. According to bardweb.net, he is credited with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language. His vocabulary, as culled from his works, numbers upward of 17,000 words - four times the average, well-educated conversationalist. In the words of Louis Marder, "Shakespeare was so facile in employing words that he was able to use over 7,000 of them-more than occur in the whole King James Version of the Bible-only once and never again."

For homework, professional documents, polished book reports and term papers, A+ assignments, college applications; blogs and resumes without careless spelling errors.

Solve crosswords by searching for bizarre wildcards like p?m?y.

Visually impaired? Click "view" in the menu bar, select your font, scale it to the size you need (just try that with the five-pound book gathering dust on your shelves).

Definitions. American slang. Reverse lookups. Wildcard searching. Search for words by meaning. Drag and drop words for instant definitions and spell checking. Works with Microsoft Office.

Invaluable everyday tools for anyone who reads and writes -- even journalists! For students, teachers, teens, home and personal use, professionals and corporations, for friends, family members, business associates.

Consumers may download the dictionaries from WordGenius at www.wordgenius.com or Download.com; purchase the College edition on CD-ROM from Best Buy, J&R Electronics and Costco; or order from Amazon.com. CD-ROMs also available from academicSuperstore.com, Studica.com, JourneyEd.com and Torcomp.com.

And, at $19.95 and $49.95, respectively, investing in a kid's brain fits any budget.

SOURCE WordGenius