- ScreenVirtuoso 1.91: A real virtuoso of "learning by looking" — Explaining something to somebody is really a big problem. But to explain how to use a complicated program to a user sitting on the opposite coast is even a greater problem. It would be much easier to explain everything if there were an opportunity to demonstrate an example. But, you can’t travel 300 miles away, or more, to show somebody that «All you need to save your…
- PolyEdit 5.0 Worder than Word — PolyEdit can be called a «new word» (in some sense) in the word processing software. It provides rich functionality, pretty and consistent user interface and some non-trivial but very useful, tricky capabilities. The small setup file (only 1.5 MB to download) would really surprise you after the installation; all of the common features for the complex document editing that we are used to are here. Compare the program with…
- EnTren - Learn Through Fun. — EnTren is the ingenious foreign language trainer you’ll never get bored with. It is very easy and funny to work with, and through the game-like process all your foreign language skills will seamlessly grow to a much higher level. The most valuable thing is that many skills (like grammar understanding, working vocabulary, speech) are trained simultaneously, in complex. The other goodie is that there is no boredom in the…
- WordQuiz 5.4, Words Flashing! — There are numerous methods for studying foreign languages in general and for studying foreign words in particular. But (fortunately or unfortunately) still no word learning method exists that is more efficient than the simple «see word — try to translate». WordQuiz is an outstanding example of software embodying the old world learning idea. WordQuiz allows you to work with any dictionary in any language(s), either…
- Ambrose G. Bierce Selected Works, Teaching From an Astonishing Person — Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was a strange and a wise American. Even his life was unusual: he resigned a very successful Army career to become a journalist, an editor and a writer. He was a public atheist in the XIXth century, when it was a bad fortune; he had published sarcastic «Devil’s Dictionary» just before the time when sarcasm became popular. He divorced with his wife to join Pancho…
- NJStar Communicator - teach your operating system and favorite programs to speak Chinese, Korean and Japanese in no time! — If you are a native speaker of any of the major Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean, or a student learning them, you are probably very familiar with the problem of using these languages online. The non-western characters become a real problem in applications initially designed for more traditional markets of the West. If you are seeking a way to teach your software to recognize these languages, NJStar…
- PolyEdit Word Processor - a powerful alternative to conventional word processing tools — If you have been growing increasingly irritated by the monstrous size and obvious excessiveness of each new version of Microsoft Word that you tried over the past few years, you have definitely wondered about the existence of efficient alternatives. If you can relate to the above, you should definitely check out PolyEdit Word Processor. The name of the software speaks for itself — it’s a versatile word processing application…
- DemoBuilder - a great way to present your ideas when words are not enough — There are a number of situations when the ability to demonstrate something visually is much more important than any description. You may be a university professor, a trainer or a developer willing to highlight the best qualities of your brand-new product — no matter who you are, a well-made demonstration or tutorial will efficiently complement your primary description and make for a much steeper learning curve…
- Learn Chinese 2008 - learning a unique language a unique way — Chinese is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated languages on the planet. Besides obvious phonetic difficulties, learners of Chinese inevitably face the problem of having to remember and write hundreds and thousands of unique characters. If you are learning Chinese at home and don’t have a dedicated tutor, Learn Chinese 2008 will give you everything necessary to improve your language skills — no matter…
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