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Is it freeware? Totally. However, I do ask you send me picture postcard if you like it.

Is it adware? No. In fact I have declined promotional offers that required I put links on this site.

Is any spyware included within the download? No. I am a big privacy advocate.

Why was 2Know created? I started my career as a scientific/systems programmer. When I became an empty-nester, I decided have some fun and brush up on my programming skills. I also thought it would be fun to write a self-improvement application.

Why is 2Know free? I did it for fun, not profit. It is in a niche market so I did not think it would be worthwhile charge for it.

What software did you use to develop 2Know?

	Delphi 5.0 by Borland is the programming language. Powerful and easy to use, but alas on the decline, at least in the United States
	TGifImage component by Anders Melander for animating images.
	ExceptionalMagic component by Dmitriy Gremyakov for trapping errors both during development and after deployment.
	StringAlignGrid component by Andreas Hörstemeier for the tables/grids.
	GIF Construction Set by Alchemy Mindworks Inc. to create animated images.
	IconJack32 by Neil J. Rubenking to find appropriate icons.
	HelpScribble™ by Jan Goyvaerts to generate on-line help and the printed manual.
	Inno by Jordon Russell, for installing/uninstalling.
	Microsoft FrontPage for webpage development.
	Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel for editing the dictionary.
	Winzip™ by WinZip Computing, Inc
	PadGen by the Association of Shareware Professionals for distributing program information to freeware/shareware sites.
	Softsubmit by AnalogX to help distribute information to freeware/shareware sites.
	Paint Shop Pro™ by Jasc Software, Inc. to edit the web images.
	GetVersion by Lance Leonard to retrieve program version and build information.
	GNU gettext for Delphi, C++ Builder, and Kylix 1.1.1 by Lars B. Dybdahl, Jacquez Garcia Vasquez, and Sandro Wendt to provide multilanguage support. And that is just a partial list. Maybe I should have charged for 2Know after all.