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ASLSlanT - Developer's Site Description: This handy application tests your finger spelling skills. You can easily learn how to finger spell (and soon sign words) with this. Price: Free Platform: Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Download: http://www.aslslant.com Size: 412 KB

McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme - Developer's Site Description: Students, teachers and word lovers will enjoy McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme. Interesting features include rhyming phrases and place names, as well as a clichés database. The program doesn't require installation, you simply copy it to your computer. This means that it's portable: you can take it with you on a USB drive and use it at school and work, as well as at home. Price: Freeware Platform: Windows 95/98/ Me/NT/ 2000/XP Download: http://www.mcgillsoftware.com/Products/Rhyming_Dictionary/Downloads/ Size: 13.8 MB

Nuku - Developer's Site Description: Nuku is a personal Japanese tutor, teaching you the two native Japanese writing systems, hiragana and katakana. It features both these systems, all three main romanization systems and methods of selecting what to learn. Price: Donationware Platform: Mac OS X Download: http://www.zankasoftware.com/?page=nuku Size: 280 KB

Rambler (English-French Demo) - Developer's Site Description: Made for your iPod, Rambler audio phrase books help make travel everything you want it to be. With over 900 words and phrases per language at your fingertips, getting off the beaten path and mixing with the locals just became a whole lot easier. Price: Demo Platform: Windows 2000/XP; Mac OS X 10.2 or later Download: http://www.cyraknow.com/products.html Size: 5.01 MB

TheSage English Dictionary and Thesaurus - Developer's Site Description: TheSage is a brilliant free language reference, which is as useful for small businesses as it is for students and teachers. The dictionary includes over 145,000 words with multiple definitions for each word, and the thesaurus includes over a million references. It's ideal for those with slower computers or without an online connection, because it runs on your PC. The program's tabbed interface makes it easy to use. All words are cross-referenced, so a single click functions as a word lookup, and the context menu allows you to copy or insert a word. Price: Free Platform: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Download: http://www.sequencepublishing.com/downloads.html#h_thesage Size: 7.85 MB