Language learning can be so great because you will learn by doing things that would otherwise be considered un- or even counterproductive. Say going to a bar during a study abroad stay, playing a good computer game in a foreign language, mindlessly surfing the web, or of course watching TV.
This has been a difficult thing [...]

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My research habits have changed considerably over the past few years. Due to my job I can’t spend too much time in the library anymore. More and more resources are online these days, which can make it hard to organize them.
I find the Firefox extension Zotero very useful for staying organized and not missing all [...]

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Just a brief post for those that haven’t seen it - the excellent Comic Life will soon be released for Windows (it has been a Mac exclusive for some time). They have just released the third beta today, if you’re interested.
URL: Comic Life Windows B3
Comic Life lets you easily create comics, which are great as [...]

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With all the new Apple software that was released today (check out the new iWork and iLife suites), I thought I’d share one of my favorite programs to enhance your presentation.
Omnidazzle (Mac only) adds a layer over your desktop and gives you all sorts of tools. You can focus on certain elements using a searchlight [...]

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Don’t we all love the new web? Whether you call it web 2.0 or social networking, it’s great because usually it’s easy, interactive, collaborative, and creative. Usually you don’t have to even download anything. Best of all, it’s free.
Well, it’s common wisdom that nothing is really free. Or at least not once it has left [...]

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