Harddisk Search and Stats   
http://www.freebyte.com

Harddisk Search & Stats is a very powerful Search Engine for your harddisk which is free for commercial and non-commercial use. It enables you to conveniently search large numbers of text/ascii-based files simultaneously (such as: .txt, .html, .ini, .php, .mbx, .pas, .bas, .c, .cpp files). Harddisk Search & Stats is ideal for those who are handling text files, such as programmers, web developers, computer professionals, system managers and other demanding users. An advantage of Harddisk Search & Stats is that - unlike most other search engines - it does perform any time-consuming indexing of your harddisk. It can directly search text-based files in all levels of a folder (recursive), or just one level, or your entire harddisk. Harddisk Search & Stats Search can search inside files, and search for files (using the file name) or combine both methods. When searching inside files, you can specify as many search terms you want, and there is no limit to the number of file types you can add for searching. For each search-term entered, the program will display an additional column in the search results. More features: search files according to file type, search files according to filename, search using wildcards, search files according to file date, search files according to file size, sort and reverse-sort the search-result list according to: file location, file name, file type, file size, file date, occurrence of each search term; import file types from a folder, view/search individual files with the internal or an external viewer, zero-installation, easy uninstallation, Harddisk Search and Stats does not write anything into the registry, and it runs directly from CD-Rom, floppy or USB disk.

Document Finder   
http://www.getpdf.com

Document Finder enables you to easily and quickly find the information you want through all PDF files on your hard disk by performing speedy full-text search. In addition to offering full-text search in Adobe PDF (.PDF), Microsoft Word document (.DOC), Rich Text Format document (.RTF) and plain text file (.TXT), Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT), Microsoft Excel (.XLS), Web pages (.HTM, .HTML), Document Finder searches in virtually all compressed archives including ZIP, RAR, CAB, LZH, JAR, TAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, SFX. Document Finder features powerful filters on file date, file size, file attribute, file type etc. Options such as search in subfolders, case-sensitivity, fuzzy search, regular expression are offered. Document Finder impresses people with its speed. Usually, a full-text search in 10,000 documents files takes less than 4 minutes, which is extremely speedy compared to its competitors. As professional software for desktops and servers and local search engine to find and locate information in PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, HTM, RTF and TXT files, Document Finder reduces the time and cost of PC users who handle a growing number of business documents daily, and gives businesses the means to effectively find the wanted information in existing business documents.

iMiser Research Assistant   
http://www.internetresearchtool.com

Add Permanence to the Web with this award-winning software! Organizing your online experience was never easier! Save and organize Web pages and links, e-mail, images, selected text, newsgroup messages, and more. Save txt, html, rtf, doc, and pdf files. Highlight important Web page text in yellow or blue. Use iMiser Favorites to quickly organize your Web pages and documents with a single click. Find what you're looking for Fast with two powerful search tools. Return to the source of your saved web pages with a single click. Add notes to personalize your Web pages. E-mail your saved data to a friend. Use the built-in Freeware Web browser to easily and quickly save Web pages, or use your favorite browser. IMiser is the perfect research tool. Add a word to keywords by double-clicking the word. Add a phrase to keywords by right-clicking it. Add a document to Favorites with a single click or add it automatically when saving it. Use the iMiser Web Browser to find data you want and save it directly. After data is saved, go back to the original source with a single click. Save local files from your hard drive. Drag and drop text and image files from your Desktop or Windows Explorer into iMiser. Save text from any drag-enabled program such as your word processor, newsreader or e-mail program. Save and organize any research, any project, any collection, how-to articles, blogs, e-mail, stock info, images, company info, recipes, electronic receipts, tech support info, chat sessions, HTML samples, sports info, code samples, and much more. Most Web pages will eventually change content or disappear completely. Save the facts, images and research you find on the Web before they are gone forever.

AceText   
http://www.just-great-software.com

AceText is a companion that eases and speeds up your everyday computer activities, whether that is writing reports or documents, text editing, programming, collecting information, conducting research, sending and responding to email, messaging and chatting, keeping a journal, tracking or publishing news, or any or all of those. In all these activities you are working with text. AceText is a smart software tool that simplifies working with text by enabling you to store, manage, edit and reuse text from a central location. AceText extends the Windows clipboard, enabling you to copy and paste like never before. Take notes, jot down ideas and keep important information at your fingertips. Use templates to quickly communicate via email or instant messaging. Never again type in the same message twice. Store and move around blocks of text to easily edit complex documents. Drag and drop text from web sites and compile research. Collect and read RSS news feeds to stay up to date, or publish your own feeds to keep others informed. Instantly find previously saved snippets throughout all your AceText collections.

KeyIt!   
http://www.keyit.com

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to open an application or a website with just a couple keystrokes? Imagine not having to search through tons of menus to find the program you need? Or how about signing your documents and e-mail with an image of your signature or text art? With KeyIt, you can! KeyIt will insert text, formatted text, and images into any document including e-mail. Throw away your sig files! KeyIt greatly expands the signature functions of e-mail programs and allows you to use the same signatures in every document you write! Not just e-mail. You can also launch programs, and surf the web with just keystrokes. But that's not all. You can also download additional modules from our website which cater to specific tasks. For exmple, with our InternetStuff module, you have instant access to ten search engines, an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, auction search, or a stock quote, all simply by typing 'wwww'. With our EmailThings module, you can insert cool images into your e-mail and documents simply by typing 'myimages'. And best of all, the additional modules are free! KeyIt works by watching what you type! When you type in a trigger word, KeyIt jumps into action by either replacing the word with text, rich text or an image, or by launching an application, or opening a website. KeyIt is very easy to configure and comes with a tutorial and sample file to help you get started. Empower your keyboard with KeyIt!