03-25-2003, 08:58 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Dictionary Anyplace
"Dictionary Anyplace enables you to use a connected Pocket PC 2002 (Phone Edition) to look up the dictionary meaning (definition) of a word using an online Web Service." [Affiliate]
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03-25-2003, 09:41 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 58
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"exercise had give his muscles...."
good thing it's not a grammar dictionary :lol:
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03-25-2003, 10:01 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 21
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LOL. From the same folks who brought us AYBABT? ; )
Cheers
DaveM
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03-26-2003, 12:04 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 225
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I know the webpages at www.dictionary.com aren't formatted for viewing on PPCs, but you can look up words for free (although I hate the pop-up ads)!
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03-26-2003, 12:17 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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Originally Posted by Shadowcat
I know the webpages at www.dictionary.com aren't formatted for viewing on PPCs, but you can look up words for free (although I hate the pop-up ads)! |
But when you use it on PIE there are no pop-ups. That's what I do. It works fine for me and you don't need to scroll right or left.
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03-26-2003, 01:33 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 111
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Try www.dict.org - not only does it show up well on a PPC screen, but it searches through Websters Dictionary from 1913, Jargon, computer terms and more.
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03-26-2003, 04:31 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Re: Dictionary Anyplace
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
"Dictionary Anyplace enables you to use a connected Pocket PC 2002 (Phone Edition) to look up the dictionary meaning (definition) of a word using an online Web Service." [Affiliate]
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Was this done just to show that it could be done using a Web service? I can go to Merriam-Webster Online and look up words for free if I'm connected.
Alternatively, I can use the free dictionary for Microsoft Reader if I don't mind giving up 2.4 MB of space (it's a good thing to put in your Flash ROM area).
So why pay almost $5?
Steve
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03-26-2003, 06:23 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: Dictionary Anyplace
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So why pay almost $5?
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Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink:
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03-26-2003, 07:35 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Re: Dictionary Anyplace
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So why pay almost $5?
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Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink: |
Has it been benchmarked to be faster than using one of the dictionary Web sites? If you have one of those sites in your favorites, you can get to it very quickly.
And how does its speed compare to Lextionary? Lextionary will cost more, but if time is more important than money, Lextionary will work whether you're connected or not -- and probably be faster regardless if you're not already dialed into your ISP.
Unless you do a lot of lookups, I'm betting either of those will be faster (in the long run) than downloading the application, downloading the .Net "Compact" Framework and installing both of those. :-)
Steve
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03-26-2003, 04:53 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 484
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Re: Dictionary Anyplace
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Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink: |
Well I for one can't see an online dictionary as being fast. Plus, not only do you have to wait around for the connection, you also have to pay for it. With GPRS being billed out in "chunks" unless you combine a dictionary lookup with another online task, you pay for a minimum block size regardless of how small the transfer amount is.
I think that Web services are a great idea, but only for information that is not static and can't be easily stored locally. Applying Web services to a dictionary seems silly to me. :roll:
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