MacResearch

Jeff Phillips over at Macworld has a review of the Mental Case flashcard application by The Mental Faculty*. For those of you not familiar with Mental Case:

Mental Case is the ultimate study tool for Mac OS X and iPhone, combining traditional flashcards with the latest learning techniques. Use it to learn a language, memorize trivia, or study for an exam. Enter your information directly, or import it from online sources like The Flashcard Exchange. Mental Case automatically generates lessons for you, syncs them to your iPhone or iPod touch, and even tells you when to study.

*Disclaimer: Drew McCormack, the founder of The Mental Faculty is a member of the MacResearch.org board of directors. However, this posting was inspired by a user of the program (me), trying to learn Spanish.

Hora de salida Mental Case, que es en realidad un ayudante de gran estudio :)

^^^ I'm still learning... give me a break. ^^^

In 'Showcase' reviews, the reviewer is the developer. No claim of objectivity is made, but it’s a chance for the developer to show off his/her app. Here, Daniel Alm discusses the new visualization package, PocketCAS.

Author: Daniel Alm
Position: Developer
Affiliation: Thomas Osthege and Daniel Alm Software

On the occasion of its recent 2.0 release, I'd like to present my application PocketCAS, a computer algebra system (CAS) for the iPhone and iPod touch, in this article.

ChemBioDraw or as it is probably still better known ChemDraw is a very established chemical drawing package that probably sets the standard for publication quality chemical drawing. The latest update offers a number of improvements but one issue remains.

In 'Showcase' reviews, the reviewer is the developer. No claim of objectivity is made, but it’s a chance for the developer to show off his/her app. Here, Faber Acoustical presents SignalScope Pro for the iPhone/ iPod Touch.

SignalScope Pro, which has been available for Mac OS X for over four years, has finally gone mobile. The new mobile version incorporates a significant portion of its desktop counterpart's functionality for real-time signal analysis and data acquisition.

In 'Showcase' reviews, the reviewer is the developer. No claim of objectivity is made, but it’s a chance for the developer to show off his/her app. Here, Brad Larson presents Pi Cubed. You may also remember Brad Larson as the developer of Molecules, a molecule visualization application for the iPhone.

Pi Cubed is a visual math application for iPhone / iPod Touch, available now on the App Store for $9.99 (or the local equivalent). Unlike traditional calculators that use fixed buttons and a small numerical display, Pi Cubed uses the entire screen to typeset and evaluate calculations as you enter them.

Author: Drew McCormack

On March 26th, 2009 at MIT, Apple and MacLearning.org held the first of four AcademiX conferences primarily focussed on emergent technologies in teaching. The one-day conference included many interesting presentations, and finished with a poster session. Presentations covered a wide range of interesting technologies, and not all from Apple.

Need a little help recognizing mathematical symbols or LaTeX commands?
I always tend to lookup certain LaTeX commands on the internet when I'm writing. So I decided to write a simple iPhone/iPod Touch app that lets me look up LaTeX symbols anytime when I'm feeling inspired.

It's free. And updates are on the way!

In 'Showcase' reviews, the reviewer is the developer. No claim of objectivity is made, but it’s a chance for the developer to show off his/her app. Here, Corey Floyd presents Compounds, an iPhone/iPod touch application that can be used to solve chemical stoichiometries.

Too often in our work, we are forced to use tools that perform functions we require, yet
werenʼt specifically designed for our exact purposes. A calculator, with itʼs fixed
interface, is a great illustration of this fact. It is a great all-purpose device, but in many
cases, makes the user jump through hoops to accomplish a specific task.

In 'Showcase' reviews, the reviewer is the developer. No claim of objectivity is made, but it’s a chance for the developer to show off his/her app. Here, Bartas Technologies presents Transcriva, a Mac OS X application that helps you transcribe lectures, classes or other audio or video files.

Transcriva is a manual transcription tool that targets users who cannot rely on automated transcription powered by voice recognition. As a result, the application is focused sharply on providing as much “power assist” as possible in your manual transcription tasks without getting in your way.

There are a number of competitors ranging in cost and complexity (from “free” to “ouch”). The trouble with voice recognition packages is that they are still too expensive, too inaccurate, and cannot distinguish between different voices. On the opposite end of the spectrum are “solutions” which amount to little more than a basic text editor and a media player.

Transcriva sits squarely in the middle, combining features found in top-of-the-line manual dictaphones and transcription software packages with the simplicity and pricing of the more basic packages. The diverse feature set makes it an ideal tool for many different types of transcription tasks, including dictation, medical transcription, meeting minutes, video captioning, and more.