ActiveWords Makes Life Simpler On The Desktop
ActiveWords, is a computer desktop productivity tool that automates many common activities that users perform every day. As you type, ActiveWords logs each word, even if a text editor is not being used. Once the appropriate function key (F8) is pressed, the action associated with that key word is performed. Actions can be any of the following:
- Substitute text
- Launch a programme
- Open a document
- Navigate to an Internet site
- Send an email
- Open a folder
- Run a script.
This is a great time saver and I have become a fan already. It cuts out a lot of pointing and clicking and makes life on the desktop just that little bit easier.
I use the keyword “outlook”, followed by F8 to open Outlook. I email several people regularly and by associating a keyword with them, in seconds I can open up a new Outlook email already addressed to them. I also use a few documents regularly and a short keyword opens each of them for me. There are a number of add-ons available for the product that are quite useful. These provide pre-defined keywords and menus for use with popular Internet services such as Google, MSN and Yahoo.
At the moment, I understand that ActiveWords is only available for the Windows platform.
You can download a free 60-day trial from the ActiveWords website. I was very pleased, shortly after downloading the programme, to be contacted by Buzz Bruggeman, one of the owners of the business, offering to go through the programme with me on a Skype call. Now that’s what I call service!
So why not check it out and if you like it, leave a comment and let me know.
