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"User-friendly advice on MS Windows, Ubuntu Linux and smartphone Chinese setup, Pinyin and Zhuyin input methods (IME), Chinese fonts and Language Packs (MUI), plus Pinyin macros, a survey of third-party Chinese software, FAQs & more."

White paper from OWL Testing Software

Kanji LS Touch is a program for iPhone/iPod Touch for learning Kanji. LS stands for Learning Software. It utilizes the unique touch interface to intuitively teach you how to draw the Kanji by displaying strokeorder guidelines.

How-to or manual site for using the phonetic analysis software Praat.

CANE Discretionary Funds CANE Discretionary Grants are available for: 1. classroom projects for teaching of the Classics at all levels; 2. Research or Creative Writing projects in the Classics which can be used to enhance the teaching of the classics; 3. Materials such as slides, videos, or computer software to further the teaching of the Classics. Applications are open to residents of New England and to students in New England. Applicants need not be members of CANE, though membership is and will be strongly encouraged. Four grant deadlines for Discretionary Grants fall on August 1, November 1. February 1, and May 1, but applications may be submitted at any time.

Tapur is an add-on software application for Skype. Tapur is answering machine, voice and movie recorder for Skype. It has Explorer-style user interface, friendly and easy to use. Tapur has personalized and flexible answering setting. Version 1.0.5.1 is a bug fixing release.

Kazi Sound Recorder is a powerful sound recording and playing software. You can use it to grab any sound, including microphone, VCR, Telephone, TV, Radio, Electronic Organ, Video Tape, CD Player, DVD Player, dialogs from movies, game sounds, Streaming Audio on Internet etc. Captured sounds can be saved in wav, mp3, Raw, G276, ogg and vox files. The program offers direct support for RealPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player, Power DVD, Flash, Quick time and many others. It also includes a built in mini player, so you can listen to your recordings immediately after you finished recording. Free demo version can record only 40 seconds.

Windows=only system. Network log-in allows any computer to be the teacher's station and students can log-in remotely.

Same site content is mirrored at several locations.

From company in India. Windows-only system. Has most expected language-lab functions but may not be as fully-featured.

Google Earth has added to its software a 3-D simulation that painstakingly reconstructs nearly 7,000 buildings of ancient Rome, including the Colosseum, the Forum and the Circus Maximus, officials said Wednesday. The program, which gives users access to maps and global satellite imagery, now hosts a new layer that allows surfers to see how Rome might have looked in A.D. 320, a bustling city of about 1 million people under Emperor Constantine. Pop-up windows provide information on the monuments and visitors also can enter some of the most important sites, including the Senate and the Colosseum, to observe the architecture and marble decorations, Google Italia and the city of Rome said in a joint statement.

Windows-only. Offer different versions with increasing options, including mobile support.

Thinkofit: Web Conferencing Review. An independent guide to software for web collaboration, web conferencing, & online communities. Maintained by David R. Woolley

* Recording Skype-to-Skype calls with other CallBurner users is completely free of charge. There are no time limits or other limitations. (Click here for details). * Recording calls with non-CallBurner users, as well as SkypeOut and SkypeIn calls, is free for 30 days then requires a full CallBurner license (Click here for pricing details). * Recording of Conference Calls is free as long as at least one party to the call (other than yourself) is running CallBurner. CallBurner Features * Crisp, clean, professional recording * Simple, intuitive and uncluttered * Direct to MP3 with no additional software installation required * Record all calls, or only the ones you choose * Optionally record direct to WAV for best possible quality * Optionally record each side of the call to a separate file * Convert Skype voicemails to MP3 or WAV * Anti-drift technology keeps both sides of the call in sync * Works with all versions of Skype from 1.3 onwards

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or phone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.\nUsers can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded on web sites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs as archival movies.\nWith VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install.

Sending video messages with Eyejot is as easy as sending email. There is no software to download or install. Just login to your account, record or upload your video, and send! The recipient gets a friendly email message telling them they have a new video message, and they can watch it with a single click. No registration required.

Extensive set of Elementary French exercises. Interactive online activities created with Hot Potatoes software. Freely available.

The Questionmark Perception assessment management system enables educators and trainers to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams.

"BrowseAloud reads web pages aloud for people who find it difficult to read online. Reading large amounts of text on screen can be difficult for those with literacy and visual impairments."

"The Sketch Engine (SkE, also known as Word Sketch Engine) is a Corpus Query System incorporating word sketches, grammatical relations, and a distributional thesaurus. A word sketch is a one-page, automatic, corpus-derived summary of a word's grammatical and collocational behaviour. A Sketch Engine account gives you * Pre-loaded corpora (60M-2B words) for o Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene o Other languages to follow * WebBootCaT o Build your own instant corpus o Extract keywords o Specialist terminology, any language * CorpusBuilder o Upload and install your own corpora Web service using standard browsers. No software installation required. "

Useful resource with instructions for creating accessible documents in multiple formats and using many of the most common software (e.g., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Google Docs, Acrobat, iWork, etc.)