Tools of the type

[Chronomaster]

I figured people might want to look at a few tools to help keep their stories clean. Often, all I see are just giant blocks of unsorted text, with no formatting and spelling correction, often leading to a major headache for the reader, so here are some tools to help alleviate the frustration of reading through a misedited mess.

REMEMBER: The tools provided are for use at your own risk (though, I try to make sure the tools are in fact just that, and nothing intentionally malicious) and should only be used if it is your computer you are using. If you are using another person's computer, or a family computer, then ask the owner of the computer before using the programs. I do try to provide support for these programs where I can.

Now, on with the list.

[url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/]Firefox[/url] [url=http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable](portable)[/url] - Now in its second iteration, Firefox supports spellcheck as you're typing. Not to mention it's a pretty solid browser. Recommended.

[url=http://www.abisource.com/]Abiword[/url] [url=http://portableapps.com/apps/office/abiword_portable](portable)[/url] - MS Word-alike. Has spellchecking, grammar checking, etc. Give it a try.

Both of these programs do have portable variants, which allow you to use them at any computer without installing anything on them, and work just like their installed variants. Best to use the portable versions on any computer that isn't yours.

If you have any suggestions to add to the list, PM me with the necessary links. Please only PM me with programs that are free, or licensed under a free distribution license like GPL.