If you are like me, you like experimenting - creating pieces of Delphi code just to learn something new and create something interesting. If nothing else, to amaze your coworkers / family / yourself.

Sometimes the funny code I write actually does something smart - but most of the time - it's just to see if *this* can be done in Delphi.

Here's an idea that originated from this idea of mine: let's create a simple Delphi programming contest - the task is to code a fancy-do_nothing_smart application (a piece of code) in Delphi!
Let this one be for fame and glory - no material prizes will be given to any contestants - all of us will code for fame and glory - pure rivalry

Nothing smart but fancy - and this is all what this contest is about: to create a "useless" application in delphi - one that is nice to see and one can learn something from it.

Hm .. ah .. ok. Rules are about to change! By looking at some of the "useless" applications I have created for delphi.about.com over the years ... it seems there are quite a few that are pure gems: Ruler is a must, Zoomer is just great. Ok, I'm not shy
New rule: it is ok for the fancy Delphi application you submit to useful!

• Just select a url or something that looks like a url in any program and hit hotkey to open proper web page in browser.
• Fixes urls that are malformed (missing prefixes, extra surrounding characters, etc.)
• If you select a non-url phrase a web search is conducted
• Compiled exe included that uses default browser and hotkey Ctrl+Space, but autohotkey source is provided you can customize
• Cleans up split-line urls, perfect for email urls

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