Assistance for the Tongue-Tied in New Reference Software (01 Jan 2004)

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Assistance for the Tongue-Tied in New Reference Software (01 Jan 2004)
Most reference books list their entries in alphabetical order, but if you are not quite sure what you are looking for, you can wind up wandering aimlessly between A and Z. Word Menu, a combination dictionary, thesaurus and almanac from Write Brothers Referenceware, tries a more human approach to the task: words are organized not alphabetically, but into seven broad subject categories that then break down into about 1,000 subcategories.

Article URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/01/technology/circuits/01thes.html?ex=1388379600&en=0ced28aac561441f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND

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