Review: BDicty Pro

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Originally published on 13 September 2006.

Summary

Bdicty Pro, by Beiks, is an excellent standalone dictionary that also integrates with Plucker. Has several phrase books available too.

Overview

Manufacturer: Beiks
Platform: Palm
Current Version: Palm: 5.9

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Excellent English dictionary available in multiple sizes
• Allows user to add in additional dictionaries
• Phrase books available
• Jargon dictionaries available
• Integrates seamlessly with Pluckr
• Has a stand-alone interface for use as a reference tool

Cons

• Not free
• Website for download is somewhat confusing

Why Did I Download/Buy This?

After switching away from Mobipocket, I wanted a reader program that could give me what my Rocket Ebook could do - and one of those features was an integrated dictionary. I also wanted to be able to load in language dictionaries and phrase books for study and travel. After looking at most of the dictionaries out there that would integrate with Pluckr, I settled on BDicty. I had used Noah Lite for years (a freeware dictionary) but the integration into the reader, along with the solid stand-alone user interface made paying for BDicty worth it.

How Do I Use This?

I used to either blow by things I didn’t understand while reading, or go look them up in a dictionary and get sidetracked from what I was doing. This integration into a reader, and also the stand-alone application that I have with me at all times keeps that from happening.