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Translate and search with PractiSearch Searching the Web for a particular text is a tedious job. It can be time consuming and frustrating too. Over the years many search tools have appeared making searching easier. This fortnight we feature one of the latest search tools that is, in fact, much more than an ordinary search tool and makes Web searching an interesting experience. On top of all, the program is free. PractiSearch The main task of this
handy tool is to start a Web search of a selected text with a hotkey or
a mouse click, thus providing with the quickest way of searching. If you
do not want to spend lots of time copying the text, opening Internet
Explorer (or other browser) and pasting the text in the Google Toolbar,
or even opening a search engine Website and then pasting the text in the
search box, followed by PractiSearch is what is needed. It is easy to
use. Select a text you want to search, press a hotkey, for example,
Ctrl+C+C (you can assign different hotkeys) and a Google Web page will
open with the search results. PractiSearch is more than just a quick Web
search. Imagine that you get an e-mail in a foreign language and want to
translate it quickly to grasp the meaning, just select the foreign text,
press another hotkey or middle-click with the mouse and an online
translator Web page (e.g. Babelfish) will open with the translation.
PractiSearch is more than just a Web search and translation assistant -
its resources (a variety of search engines and online translators and
dictionaries) include news sites, online shops (e.g. Amazon and Ebay),
software archives and entertainment portals. Besides, you can easily add
other Websites of your choice if they are not there yet. It has a
SearchBar, which is a special window where you can write the text. To
search or edit the text you have sent it to the SearchBar from other
applications. Then there is a SearchBasket, which is a small window that
always stays on the top and serves to capture the text you |
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