I have tried Balabolka, after seeing it highly recommended on a couple of websites that I use and trust. It uses voices installed on your computer, and of course, all sound a little "computer-generated", but the application is quite easy to use. I believe you can download additional free voices from various sources on the web.
From the publisher's website:
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Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from AZW, AZW3, CHM, DjVu, DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, MOBI, ODT, PRC, PDF and RTF files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys.
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You can get a portable version here:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/inde...q=Balabolka&m=
HowToGeek has a list of windows programs where you might see another you like better:
http://www.howtogeek.com/125305/the-...-online-tools/
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For coding and proofing, I like monospace fonts the best -- But Courier is too thin and lightweight, I need something with some weight to it.
I sometimes use Monaco
http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/U...d/51239/Monaco, which I like for its distinctive digit 1, lower-case L, Upper-case i, its slashed zero, and other nice distinctions. (I tweaked it to have a "2-story" lower-case "a", as the original looked too much like an "o") Unfortunately, the hyphen, endash, and emdash have little differentiation, but that is true of most monospace fonts.
PT Mono is another one I like:
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/p...rch_check%5D=Y