An alternative to use when writing a Thesis. Thesistant organizes references, generates Bibliographies, has an equation editor, scratch paper, Spell Check, Find/Replace, a customizable interface, allows you to save as a PDF and much much more...
Assists in creating 3d scratch holograms (aka abrasion holograms or chatoyant holograms). They can be created on acrylic or metal sheets using only an adjustable compass as described on Bill Beaty's website: http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/amateur/holo1.htm