Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, when it was at the height of its splendor. Designed as a dictionary, 'Babylon 7' features a series of extra features such as a conversion tool, text conversion, Web search facility, and voice spelling. After the installation we learned that 'Babylon 7' had dictionaries for over a dozen languages, conversions and text translation package installed.
Babylon is a simple and intuitive tool that you operate with a click of your mouse on any text on your screen and a small window appears with the relevant text translation, information or conversion that you need without interrupting your workflow.
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Babylon Editor's Review
In need for a dictionary? Want to convert measurements, currencies or time? 'Babylon 7' might prove to be the right answer to all these questions.
Designed as a dictionary, 'Babylon 7' features a series of extra features such as a conversion tool, text conversion, Web search facility, and voice spelling.
After the installation we learned that 'Babylon 7' had dictionaries for over a dozen languages, conversions and text translation package installed. If you are permanently connected to the Internet, you can have direct access to 'Wikipedia - the free Encyclopedia' and other online resources.
After installation, I chose to install additional dictionaries, so the program redirected me to the producer's Web site, where I could get free English bidirectional dictionaries waiting for me to download and install them. I chose to install the German dictionary which came bundled with the German version of Wikipedia.
Finally I was ready to translate stuff: the program not only translated single words, but it also translated text and I must admit that it did a pretty good job. When I wasn't sure of the spelling (I entered an incorrectly spelled word), the program suggested alternatives to that word, among which was the word I was looking for. The nice part is that, when translating a word, 'Babylon 7' will show all the results provided by all the installed dictionaries.
Moving on to conversions, you can convert local time to different time zones; you can also convert currencies; as for measurements, you can convert between all the widely known measurements of: angles, areas, data storage, density, etc.
I've noticed that the program works just fine, and it looks as well as it works. The interface is carefully designed in order to offer you quick access to all the program's features. The side-bar on the left (it can be hidden, if necessary), includes shortcuts to all the operations executed by the program and the entire design make 'Babylon 6' a very easy to use program.
Pluses: Not sure of the words' pronunciation? Not to worry. Just click on the speaker and the program will spell the selected word or phrase for you to hear. Another plus is the fact that, when connected to the Internet, you have access to all kinds of resources you might find interesting or useful.
When minimized to system tray, you can activate 'Babylon 7' by simply clicking (using the mouse-keyboard hotkey combination) on a word on your desktop. The program will automatically translate the word using the last used dictionary.
Last, but not least, I must mention the 'Forward' and 'Back' buttons which allow you to navigate back and forth within the program: if you want to recall a previous translation, just hit the 'Back' button and there you are, no need to retype and translate that word.
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In conclusion: 'Babylon 7' is an extremely resourceful and versatile translation program, one of the best of its kind.
version reviewed: 7.0.0
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Babylon enables you to translate web pages, full documents and text translations giving you relevant conversions and writing tools instantly with a single click. Just click on any text on your screen and a small window appears with the relevant text translation, information or conversion that you need without interrupting your work flow. Babylon features:...
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Babylon translation software is one of the most powerful and effective language translation and dictionary tools available on the market with great features and fairly accurate results. The software provides solutions for individuals, corporations, and government agencies to translate individual words, phrases and full texts in over 75 languages, or get dictionary definitions from over 2,000 dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopedias at one simple click.
The latest version Babylon 9 maintains the lead with more languages, full web page and document translation and seamless integration with Microsoft Office speller. It also delivers a revamped, redesigned product with a totally different look and feel that offers a pioneering functionality of interaction with a live translation community –the place for sharing and helping.
Babylon 9 new features and enhancements:
- Simple One-Click Translation in any Application
- Available in over 75 Languages
- New Live Translation Community – enables you to easily participate in Babylon’s large community of native speakers and professional translators worldwide.
- New Spelling and Proofreading – to ensure you did not omit or skip anything important and allows you to catch errors (be it typos, grammar, etc.) which you may have made when writing.
- Over 2,000 Dictionary Titles – such as: Oxford, Britannica, Merriam Webster, Pons, Larousse, Duden, Langenscheidt and many more, as well as over 1,600 user generated glossaries and dictionaries.
- Wikipedia @ a click in over 25 languages
- Integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Office Spellers
- Web Page and Document translation – Babylon can handle translations from Word, Excel, PDF and RTF files, and it can also translate anything in email, instant messaging or full web pages. Basically, Babylon can translate text from any desktop applications you use on a daily basis.
- World time zones, currencies and units conversion
Monthly Subscription of Babylon 9.0 is normally priced at $9.9. But as part of the giveaway promotion, you can download it with Free 1 Year Serial License Key now. Actually this Babylon 9 free offer is old promo for Babylon 8, but Babylon updated the version to the latest Babylon 9 version and the serial license key given in this promo is still active for 12 months.
Interested users simply follow below steps to get Babylon 9 for free:
1. Download Babylon 9 Translation Software from this link , and install it.
2. After installation is finished, run the program, click on “Menu–>Enter License”, then enter the following user name and License Code.
Babylon Dictionary 8.0
Username: Any (e.g. your name)
License code: 49EGT4Y4DDXE8GN329AM2NPVJ
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3. Enjoy your free 1 year subscription of this translation Software.