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This may be overkill, but have you ever tried the OpenOffice Writer? It’s basically open-source MS Word. It is totally free. http://www.openoffice.org/
These are the components:
Write = Word
Impress= PowerPoint
Math (not in Office) = a formula generator. The math department would love that.
Draw = for flowcharts and the like
Calc = Excel
Base = Access

I’ve advised students with low funds to download this. The anti-Microsoft crowd probably already has. Good bet that you know about it anyway.
Here’s a useful outliner that works as plugin to the browser:
http://outliner.mozdev.org/

It’s just called Outliner.

Also here’s a nifty tool that is a wiki but it is for personal information management (calendar, contacts, tasks, etc.). It functions like a wiki but is only for personal use. You install it on your own machine and then start using it like Outlook. It’s handy: http://www.jhorman.org/wikidPad/#download .
Scott