Tag: FLASHCARDS

Distractions... can't live with them, can't live without them. At least that's how it goes for me. Popling tries to take that tendency and make it into something productive. It's a flash-card type application (stand-alone or Firefox add-on), which pops up every few minutes while you're busy doing something else and queries you on one of a set of questions included in your "Popling." A Popling is ...

HeadMagnet has been on the "flash card" scene for a while now (since 2008), but I've only just recently heard of it. I've seen it done before: you build flash cards and the system drills you on them, then automatically spots the ones you really know versus the ones that needs a bit more repetition. It then lets you focus on what you need to review, rather than waste time on the stuff that's ...

If you have a lot of studying to do, StudyProf FlashCards might be the buddy you've been looking for. The program, which has a free trial version available, allows you to create flashcards in a relatively simple environment. Give your card a title and an image or audio then virtually flip the card and place the information you are trying to learn on the back. After making a set of cards you can ...

Some linguists say that most of the time people speaking any language only use about 1000 words. If you believe that, then you might also think that if you learned those 1000 common words, you would have a basic degree of fluency. If the idea of rote memorization and vocabulary building in this manner strikes your fancy, LearnItLists is there to help. LearnItLists is essentially a web gadget that ...

FlashcardExchange is a flashcard-sharing site that lets you create and study digital forms of everyone's favorite 3x5 cards. The directory already has a large list of subjects, from elementary math to high-level pharmacology. The flashcards are available to study for free via the website, and if you shell out $19.95 (one-time fee) for the full membership, you can print the flashcards and export ...

Mentalcase is a note taking tool that allows you to build study sessions out of virtual flash cards. It has both a smart-ass name, and a kick-ass interface. Basically, as you remember or come across information that you want to learn, you add it to a flash card using super quick keyboard shortcuts. Notes can be in the form of text, images, screenshots or simply URLs, and each is handled ...

Sandisk launched a TV recording device called the V-Mate. This new tool enables users to download and record up to three hours of video on SD, MicroSDHC, MiniSDHC, MMC, and Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro Duo flash cards. The device measures 5.1x2.6x0.8 inches, and changes up the analog to digital by compressing video with MPEG 4, simply by connecting to the audio/video input on a TV. This ...