Txre and Ace-high Text To Speech Reader Software for Windows

BetterStreams
$59 - Jeff Pasternack

.Net library consisting of three classes for simplified asynchronous I/O (AsyncStream), using alternate data streams (AlternateStreams), and efficient stream peeking and seeking (BetterBufferedStream). BetterStreams can easily improve the performance of new or existing applications, sometimes dramatically, with as little as a single-line change to the code.

AsyncStream wraps an existing stream and provides asynchronous I/O via the standard Read(), ReadByte(), Write(), and WriteByte() methods; if called on the wrapped stream directly these would require waiting for I/O to the underlying device (such as a disk) but the AsyncStream asynchronously and automatically fills or flushes its internal buffer from or to the wrapped stream using a background thread and will never block so long as sufficient bytes are available in the buffer. Even if your application logic is already built around synchronous I/O, making it asynchronous typically requires nothing more than wrapping the original stream in an AsyncStream. AsyncStreams also provide elegant exception handling, properties for fine-tuning performance and behavior when desired, and, like BetterBufferedStreams, efficient seeking.

AlternateStreams enables you to read, write, delete, create and list alternate data streams (ADS) in an NTFS file. Under NTFS, each file has a "main" unnamed stream (this is the one the Framework's file I/O classes manipulate) as well as zero or more "alternate" named streams; for example, Internet Explorer uses an alternate stream named "Zone.Identifier" to record which security zone a downloaded file came from. Aside from conveniently storing metadata, they can also be used to create "compound storage" for application data; instead of, for example, sequentially serializing ten objects to the "main" fie stream (requiring the entire file to be rewritten if any but the last object changes) each object can be serialized to its own, individually modifiable alternate stream.

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Speed Reading Software: BULLET READ
$0 - Speed Reading Software: Bullet Read

Bullet Read is a revolutionary new computer program designed to guide anyone through the necessary steps to learning how to speed read without reducing comprehension or losing the enjoyment of reading. There is no better way to save time than to speed up the dominant and prevalent activity of the day.

Reading has become so ordinary, so frequent in our everyday lives, that we have become unaware of it. It is hardly an activity anymore - we truly do it all the time. Whether you're reading a newspaper article, a novel, instructions, or subtitles of a foreign film, reading takes up your time, and can often take time away from your other activities.

Speed reading is proving to be the greatest time saver there is. After nearly a year in development, our software is finally ready to take you to a new level of learning and discovery. This speed-reading program is ready for immediate download, and can be used in the comfort of your own home.

The average person reads at ~250 words per minute. Bullet Read can drive you to over 750 words per minute. Bullet Read will save you time, increase your reading speed, let you learn more, and overall make reading more enjoyable.

Like reading books?
How would you like to read double the amount you read today, understand more of what you read, and learn how to immerse yourself more than you ever had before when reading?

Bullet Read is the perfect solution, and is GUARANTEED TO WORK. www.speedreadingisreal.com

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SFS Real Estate
$24.95 - SFS Inc.

SFS Real Estate is a complete turnkey solution made in PHP and using MySQL database. Our software allows individuals and real estate agents post their properties for a fee. There are following features for real estate agents and agencies: company profile webpage and banner advertising. With a website agents can edit their online information such as pictures , links to other websites, listings, resume. Both types of members can buy the following pricing packages: Realtor Bronze (duration 1 month and with maximum of 5 offers), Realtor Silver (with maximum of 10 offers), Realtor Gold (with maximum of 20 offers) and Private Listing (presupposes placing one advertisement a month and is meant for individuals). After the plan's period expires, the agent needs to re-order the same one or buy a new pricing plan. To notify the agent about expiration, system sends him 4 mails: in 10, 5, 1 day/s before expiration date and 1 day after. Real estate agents and individuals can upload photos of the real estate they post (simple and advanced search through all the real estate is provided for the active agents). In each offer the following fields are available: address, city, state, country, short and detailed description, price, neighbourhood, property type, bedrooms, bathrooms, garage, squire meters, lot size, house age, neighbourhood (i.e. fireplace, school, transit, park, ocean, lake, river, mountains). Site is connected to popular map service (MapQuest),so if the address is correct, you can find property on map and nearest important civic objects. Admin panel has more features to edit. With its help you can change your pricing plans; add/edit/delete agents and categories, in which real estate objects were listed; approve and update expired agents, change pricing plans for selected agent, send newsletter to all or selected members, change website settings, such as email addresses and payment scheme, site title, keywords, terms and admin info, including login and password.

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ReadPal Reader
$0 - ReadPal (Cucoco Ltd.)

A better reading experience - more comfortable and 42% faster! Reading on-screen is slow and unpleasant. People print documents just to read them! ReadPal takes your Text files, MS Word, emails and web pages and presents the text in a way that is much easier to absorb and 42% faster to read. Get through your work, study or pleasure reading faster and more enjoyably. Includes AutoSkim. Many words are unnecessary for understanding. You can remove up to 50% of a document and still understand it. AutoSkim removes 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50% of a document so you can skim a lot faster. "The cat sat on the mat" goes to "cat sat mat" ! With one click the document returns to full length.

Just click on the ReadPal button to read any document in your favorite font, font size and colors. You can read in Columns, like a newspaper or a word or a group of words at a time. (These are shown in sequence at your reading speed). You can choose the Clutter-Free mode that reduces glare and eye-strain and helps keep you concentrated on the job.

"ReadPal saves me both time and money as I don't have to print out documents just to read them anymore". D De Sousa.

So, to be less tired and more productive download it now.

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Magic speedreading
$39 - Magic Speed Reading

By using "Speed Reading Is Not Magic", you can increase your facility for fast reading. You needn't practice special exercises; it is enough just to read. Habitually returning to what is already read, that usually decreases the speed of reading, no longer happens. Reading each word individually becomes unnecessary because skillful fast readers do not individualize the text when reading at high speeds. You become accustomed to grasping a whole word or a group of words at one glance. In this way you activate your peripheral vision facilities. You study how to read without haste, because the program responds to the speed you have chosen and does not react to your haste. The "Speed Reading Is Not Magic" inclues 15 different computerized trainings. Visit www.ababasoft.com for more infornation.

By using speed reading software, you can improve your facilities of speed reading. You don't need to do any special exercises; it is enough to read and to practice periodically. Take a Look at these free online speed reading techniques.

All texts contain 50% of garbage. Try to remove 50% of letters and you still will be able to read the text. Try to understand this simple idea and you speed reading will go up. Human mind can read words like Chinese hieroglyphs (you see the the picture and understand the mean of it).

You can mix the letters and still read the text. Try to understand this simple idea and you speed reading will go up. You can read the text by groups of words. If you cut the paper of text by a pair of scissors and mix the slice of text and you can also read the text. The speed reading will also improve if you widen your eye span.

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ACE-HIGH Text To Speech Reader
$29.95 - textreader.net

ACE-HIGH Text To Speech Reader lets you listen to text instead of reading on screen! It uses 'Text to Speech' technology to synthesize natural sounding speech from ordinary text. Just copy text to the clipboard or import from text files and listen as ATTSR reads it back to you!

ACE-HIGH Text To Speech Reader also allows you to convert text to a MP3/WAV audio file so you can listen later. Create MP3 files from your email, news, articles and any text you want, download to your portable MP3 player and off you go!

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