I know it might seem a little odd, but I am a writer that has a horrible time spelling. It is sort of like a cook who has no tongue or a construction worker who is afraid of loud noises. Thankfully though, technology has saved the day for me more than once. Thanks to automatic spell checkers - I never look like a fool. Well, I never look like a fool while I write at least.

One of the best of the best is tinySpell. This automatic spell checker delivers a lot for being such a small download. Here is a little more information about the freeware program from the developers.

tinySpell is a small spell checking program that automatically spell checks a selected word that is copied to the clipboard. You can also set tinySpell to check your spelling on the fly while you are typing and alert you by sound whenever it detects a misspelled word. The program runs in the system tray and suggests correct spellings via mouse click menu or hotkey.

Additional features include a private dictionary and an auto-replacement feature. Unique and compact, great for quick spell checking. As you can see, it does everything you need and will never let you down. I have already grown to love the quick spell checking in Firefox 2 - and now I can have almost that same experience everywhere else.

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