Learn to write Japanese letters Kanji, Katanaka and Hiragana with Tagaini Jisho

What is Tagaini Jisho

People say learning Japanese language is difficult since it contains from three writing letters: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. To remember all of those letters, we need long time, hard work and determination.

The good news is that there is a free software to help you learn those writing letters. It is called Tagaini Jisho. Using this free computer program, you can learn Kanji, Katanaka and Hiragana by using your computer.

Tagaini Jisho is a free open source software that has more than 6,000 Kanji characters. This software can run on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Tagaini Jisho will help you learn Japanese easier.

To use Tagaini Jisho effectively, you should see a search box in the top right side, where you can learn about Kanji letters. This software translates Japanese to English, France and German. When you type English word on the search box, the result page will contain the Japanese word and Kanji words.

This software also can display Katakana and Hiragana, of course by changing its settings a bit. You can also print them as a module that you can bring every where and any where. Or you can export them to HTML and TSV formats.

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Software info

License : Free software
Size: 34.5 MB
OS: Windows, Mac, Linux

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Learn 64 languages with Byki Express

What is Byki Express

Most software to learn languages are paid software. Some are free, but they have limitation. If you want to have a free software to learn languages that has more features, Byki probably is what you're looking for.

There are two versions of Byki: Express and Deluxe. Express is free version. While Deluxe is sold for $ 69.95. Both support 64 languages. However, on Express version, you can only choose one language to learn. And maybe we should install another Express version to learn another languages.

You need to register first in order to download the software. Choose one language that you want to learn, then fill in the form with your name and email address. After that, you will download an installer. Install the installer and it will download the program for you.

I use this software to learn Spanish. And since I'm a beginner, this software is suitable for me. I think the superiority of this software is that Byki combines three skills: listening, reading and writing. Since there is no option to record your own voice and compare it with the voice program. But, I repeat every word and phrases by reading them out loud (OK, not that loud because I'm shy).

Besides it combines various skills, I found that this software also applies the golden rule to learn any languages: repetition. Honestly, I was tired and bored since it kept repeating the same words for listening, reading and writing for one level. But, I know that it's good.

I don't know if this software is suitable for intermediate or advanced level. Probably for intermediate or advanced level, they need to purchase Deluxe version to get more features and practices.

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Software info

License : Free edition (for non-commercial purpose)
Size: 355 KB (installer)
OS: Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

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Electronics Assistant 4.2, free electronics calculator

What is Electronic Assistant

Resistors have different colors, which each has different calculation value. To build an electronic device, you should calculate the value of resistors that you use. Electronics Assistant will replace the task for you. This free software will recognize color value, resistant magnitude, capacity, and also power resistor calculation.

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Features:

• New 555 timer, voltage regulator & RC filter calculators
• Enhanced series / parallel resistance & capacitance calculator
• Calculation of preferred capacitor values with a choice of series from E6 to E24
• Full compatibility with Windows 7 32-bit & 64-bit
• Other enhancements & bug fixes

Other features include saving or printing of calculation reports, calculation of preferred resistor values, links to open Windows Calculator and up to 3 user-defined programs from the toolbar, hideable theory and formula information panels and full built-in help.

License:

Free Software

Size:

500 KB

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Geogebra 3.2.47.0, free math software

What is Geogebra

Math, geometry, algebra and calculus are scary subjects to learn for most of students. But, this software, Geogebra, can help you to learn them. Especially if you are secondary school students.
As a dynamic geometry system software, you can do constructions with points, segments, vectors, lines, conic sections also functions and change them dynamically after that. While equations and coordinates can be entered directly. This free software supports 45 languages and has dynamic colorful layers.

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Features:

•  Captions enabled for all objects 
• New option "Force Reflex Angle" forces angles to be between 180 and 360 degrees 
•  Pressing toggles the focus between the Input Bar and the Graphics View 
• Improvements to the way translation works 
• Dynamic colors (Properties -> Advanced tab). Set a function with range [0,1] for each color component (red, green, blue) 
•  Option for the grid to be bold 
• Thumbnail saved in GGB files. 
•  Worksheets resized if they were saved on a larger screen
•  Isometric grid
•  Comparing objects of different types doesn't return an error, can now compare Text and Image objects 
• If the Points Export_1 and Export_2 exist, they will be used to define the export rectangle (Export_1 and Export_2 must be within the visible area)
•  Checkbox now consistent across all platforms 
•  Options -> Checkbox Size -> Regular/Large 
• Perpendicular check added to "Relation between two objects" Tool 
•  Messages from "Relation between two objects" Tool rewritten
•   Angular Bisector Command and Tool renamed to Angle Bisector 
•  Line Bisector Command and Tool renamed to Perpendicular Bisector 
•  BMP import 
•  Unicode fonts used in LaTeX equations 
•  LaTeX equations exported at full resolution 
•  in SVG and PDF export, option to export text as editable text or shapes. Stores the text either as text (lets you edit the text in eg InkScape) or as bezier curves (ie guaranteed to look the same even if the correct font is not installed). 
•  support for inline equations and linefeeds in LaTeX eg "if x=9 find $ sqrt{ x } $" 
• Angle entered in rotate dialog box is remembered (if it is in degrees)
•   Show All Objects in Graphics View menu 
•  Option for up to 15 decimal places
•   x^0, x^1, x^7, x^8, x^9 now displayed nicely 
•  PGF/TikZ export 
•  added degree symbol to axes units 
•  new command-line parameter: --antiAliasing=off 
• defines e to be the Euler number when used in expressions (unless it has already been defined to something else) 
•  templates for 2x2 and 3x3 matrix in LaTeX drop-down menu 
• Option to display numbers as Significant Figures (3,5,10,15) 
•  New options Edit -> Select Descendents/Select Ancestors 
•  Double-click on an object in the Graphics View opens the redefine dialog, which now has a button to open the Properties dialog as well as 'OK' and 'Apply' buttons
•  "Input Field" renamed to "Input Bar" · "Algebra window" renamed to "Algebra View" · "Graphics window" renamed to "Graphics View" · Algorithm to decide which point to select added (rather than popping up a menu) · Points in the form (a, b), (a + c, b + d) and (a + x(A), b + x(B)) are draggable (the variables a & b are updated accordingly) · Ctrl + to zoom in, Ctrl - to zoom out · New menu option "Recompute all Objects (F9)" which updates all the random numbers · Set point style for lists of points · Set line style for lists of lines · Set filling style for lists of eg circles, polygons · Set text style for lists of texts 
•  Animation of sliders 
•  f'(x) is automatically named f'(x) [ ie you can type just f'(x) rather than f'(x) = f'(x) ]
•   Shift-right drag will now allow a zoom that allows the aspect ratio to change
•   you can now set the line thickness of polygons created with eg Sequence[Polygon[(i,i),(i+1,i),(i+1,i+1)],i,1,3] 
•  polygons can now have line thickness 0 (ie no edges)
•   In Captions, %v is replaced by the value and %n by the name, eg "The value of %n is %v" 
•  Captions can now be surrounded by ... or ... to get bold or italic 
• Alt-click or F3: copy definition of selected object to the Input Bar 
•  F4: copy value of selected object to the Input Bar 
•  F5: copy name of selected object to the Input Bar 
• Alt-scroll wheel: accelerated zoom 
• Alt-dragging a selection rectangle puts a list of the objects selected in the Input Bar 
• Hold down Alt when drawing a Line, Segment, Ray or Vector forces the angle to be a multiple of 15 degrees 
•  File -> Open shows a preview image when available 
•  Properties -> Color shows the color as an RGB triple in the preview pane eg (0,0,255) 
• Area[Arc], Perimeter[Arc] work (treating the arc as a segment) 
• sin(Ï€ x) now prints the Ï€ nicely 
• Objects are now redefined from the input bar eg A = Point[f] then A = (1,2) will now make A a free object
• Shift-double-click on a point on line/circle/function/etc in the Algebra View will allow you to set the coordinates without redefining it 
• Record to Spreadsheet Tool: you can now alt-click on a Point, Vector or Number to have its value(s) copied into columns A and B 
• \n replaced by newline in texts eg Text["GeoGebra\nRocks",(3,4)]
•  can't have functions called sin, cos etc 
• New point styles (plus, diamond, triangles)
•  Size of the drawing pad in pixels can be obtained with pixelsWidth = x(Corner[5]) and pixelsHeight = y(Corner[5])
•  Export to Google Gadget and MediaWiki These two views are characteristic of GeoGebra: an expression in the algebra window corresponds to an object in the geometry window and vice versa.

License:

Free Software

Size:

4.5 MB

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Create robotic design with DesignBots 1.0

Description:

Robot and computer world can't be separated. DesignBots is a free software to design robot. It works just like 3D game. Besides that, you can also use basic 3D CAD view. This free software supports linear and rotational motor. There are more useful features and functions that are offered by DesignBots. You can find out the tutorial and guide from its official website.

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License:

Free Software

Size:

2.84 MB

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Kid's Typing Skills

Don’t expect a good-looking interface on Kid’s Typing Skills. As a free software, it has a pretty simple interface, but I think it’s not the essential thing that you’re looking for here. Just as it name, Kid’s Typing Skills is free software for our kids (or everyone who willing) to learn the effective and right way of typing. Be sides the simple interface, it also easy to use.

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Free Indonesian-English Dictionaries

Are you Indonesian or somebody that has been learning Indonesian language ? This software will suitable for you. It name simple Kamus ( version 2.03 which used when this article made). With this dictionaries software you can translates words from Indonesian to English or English to Indonesian and you can set it automatically.

It download word for word and can’t translate sentences or paragraph. But it can translate phrase or expression. And not only that, you can submit new word or phrase wich can’t translate by this software. When ever you want to translate, run this program then copy word that you want to translates, while you open /restore the software your word already paste and translate automatically.
It has 41.000 English-Indonesian word, 35.000 Indonesian-English word and contain 64.000 phrase. It portable too.
Detail Informations :
Name : Kamus
Size : 2,79 mb
Company : http://ebsoft.web.id
Type : Free for non comercial purposes. For cormecial purposes, contact the creator on address above.
Download Here or go to address above.

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