- 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…
- TheSage 1.4.0, Language Reference Complete — TheSage’s English Dictionary and Thesaurus (or just TheSage for short) is a good demonstration of how slick and innovative user interface can contain a full and complicated reference and still preserve the ease-of-use and strength of an information reference. At first glance, TheSage is «just» a dictionary. You enter a word, the exact meaning of which you want to know, then press Enter and obtain the…
- Aml Maple 1.92, Dancing In Languages — The world is completely multi-cultural now, it’s just a fact. But this fact is a pain for those who have a non-English alphabet (like Cyrillic or Greek), because they should use several keyboard layouts (native for conversations and English for URLs, technical information etc.). These people should not only switch layout every several minutes, but also they should always remember their «current» layout inside every individual application…
- 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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