http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/ Mac OS X downloads provided by Apple. en-us Copyright 2009, Apple Inc. downloads@apple.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:31:50 PST Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:31:50 PST Mac OS X - Home & Learning In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/rhymegenie.html Dynamic rhyming dictionary with 30 different rhyme types and 300,000 entries. About Rhyme Genie
Free your creative spirits with the world’s first dynamic rhyming dictionary with 30 different rhyme types and over 300,000 entries including 170,000 phrases, 35,000 proper nouns and 48,000 titles of charted songs. Instantly find perfect rhymes as easily as entering a word and flex Rhyme Genie’s muscle with a powerful intelligent rhyme algorithm. Change from one-syllabic to multi-syllabic rhymes with a single click and see a wealth of near rhymes appear by simply decreasing the similarity in sound.

Command a freely scalable dictionary with more than 9 million phonetic references and break through creative bottlenecks with one of the largest collections of American sayings, idioms, popular names, places and trademarked brands. Create song hooks, advertising slogans, headlines and titles by searching for phonetic similarities or exact word matches. Express yourself effortlessly with an integrated 115,000 word Webster’s dictionary and an extensive thesaurus with over 2.5 million synonyms.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/cram.html Flash card & multiple-choice tests for Mac and iPhone. About Cram
Studying for an exam is now easy, simple, and fun with Cram. Test like it’s the real thing… Cram’s multiple-choice testing mode resembles the type of tests you’re used to from images, to multiple answers, to timed tests. When your test is over, Cram grades and records your test performance so you can track your progress. Cram also provides access to thousands of tests other Cram users have created and shared.

When dealing with vocabulary, geography, history, or any other similar material, Cram makes it easy to create questions by allowing you to dump all of your history dates, vocabulary words, countries/states, etc into an Answer Bank. This allows you to simply type the question, select only the correct answer, and Cram will then generate the other (incorrect) answer choices for you! Practicing for the finals or a standardized test? Cram lets you set a timer when taking a test to improve your efficiency.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/kidsmouseformac.html Education software suitable for infant learning with mouse operation. About KidsMouse for Mac
Education software suitable for infant learning with mouse operation. This software collects 18 kinds of learning games such as ABC Puzzle, The space recognition, Paint, Memory, Number, Color Ball, Easy Puzzle, Crayon, Seesaw, Number Puzzle, Shape Puzzle, Flowerpot, USA Puzzle, Clock, Animal Block, Order Maze and Fish. All games can only be operated by a clicking and drag-and-drop of mouse in a simple, intuitive way. Children may play alone, or against parents, siblings, or friends.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/tabview.html View/print/listen to PowerTab tablatures on your Mac. About TabView
View and print PowerTab tablatures with your Mac. PowerTab is a well-known and widely adopted tablature editor for Windows systems. You can easily find thousands of song transcriptions in this format on the net.

With TabView you can also export your tabs in MIDI format, or follow the playback on screen to help your learning process. TabView is an Universal Application, thus it runs natively both on PPC and Intel based Macs.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/vinoteka.html Wine and cellar management. About Vinoteka
Wine cellar management. In a unique and gorgeous interface showing bottles, cellars and tasting notes, Vinoteka brings the best wine cellar management experience to Mac users.

Extremely easy and fun to use, Vinoteka offers a fantastic and realistic environment to manage your references, your bottles (wine, liquors or spirits), recreate your cellar, save your tasting notes and add your own food and wine pairings. Customizable and user-friendly, straight-to-the point and nevertheless very professional, Vinoteka is the essential companion every wine lover needs.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/kosmicquitter.html A bit of help with stuff that’s hard to quit. About KosmicQuitter
A simple motivational application designed to help you manage and journal problem habits such as smoking and alcohol use. Of course, a piece of software alone cannot make you change your behaviour. Only one thing on the planet can do that - and that thing is reading this sentence! But many of us can benefit and make progress with our problem habits by seeking to come to terms with the true extent of our consumption.

KosmicQuitter offers:
- A flexible unit based approach to consumption.
- The Good Stuff: positive image motivation.
- Consumption record with individual entries.
- User defined units enable any problem habit to be addressed.
- Substance categories to help with classification.
- Expenditure tracking and savings estimates.
- Entry outlining by year, month, week and day.
- Powerful filtering.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/deductions.html Logic software designed to help students learn and construct natural deduction proofs in formal logic. About Deductions
Deductions is educational software designed to help students learn proofs in formal logic. It is intended to be used by instructors and students of college-level logic courses in philosophy, mathematics and computer science. It gives immediate feedback at each stage of a proof, provides hints about how to complete proofs, and comes with a set of video tutorials that explain and review several challenging concepts in logic.

Deductions aims to solve the three problems that make proofs the most difficult component of formal logic courses: not knowing whether rules are applied correctly, getting stuck in the middle of a proof, and uncertainty about the rules and strategies. Deductions addresses these issues by flagging errors, including a hint engine to make suggestions about how to complete a proof, and having multimedia tutorials to help students through complex rules.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/googleearth.html Combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. About Google Earth
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.

- Fly from space to your neighborhood. Type in an address and zoom right in.
- Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
- Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
- Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/ebbinghaus.html A beautiful flash card application. About Ebbinghaus
An easy to use interface. Organize your cards in decks, folders and smart decks. When selecting a deck, it’s cards will be shown in a table. Each card has a progress indicator so that you see your overall performance at a glance. A wonderful way to study Select the deck and press “Study”. It is that easy. Ebbinghaus will show you the cards one by one. You can type in your answer and Ebbinghaus will automatically detect whether your answer is right or wrong.

Smart decks, LaTeX formulas and exporting to iPhoto Smart decks allow you to specify a set of rules that determine which cards the deck will contain. For example, you could have a smart deck that always contains cards you recently studied and answered wrong. Many more features.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/vehiclemaintenancetracker.html Collects vehicle maintenance data and shows when subsequent maintenance tasks are due. About Vehicle Maintenance Tracker
Collects vehicle maintenance data and shows when subsequent maintenance tasks are due. A flexible format handles virtually any type of vehicle ( i.e. cars, motorcycles, scooters, large vehicles etc. ). Mileage ( or kilometers ), costs, providers, service tasks and service dates are all tracked and saved. Data input, on-screen reporting, and future maintenance are all available in a convenient one window tabbed interface.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/mystuff.html Track warranties, receipts, manuals, and other information about the things you own. About MYStuff
Combines the best parts of PDF managers, warranty trackers, and home inventory applications to create the first “stuff manager” designed to help you keep track of the products you purchase and the “cloud of information” around them.

MYStuff will help you manage PDFs or images of important documents like receipts, warranties, manuals, and how-to’s. It also allows you to enter information about where you bought it, how much you paid, how you paid for it, and much more. In addition, MYStuff will automatically calculate the amount of warranty you have left.

Built on Apple’s Core Data technology, MYStuff makes storing and finding information about the things you own quick and natural. Minder Softworks has concentrated on making MYStuff easy to use for users of all skill levels. Novices will find the interface intuitive and easy to learn, and more experienced users will find the keyboard shortcuts familiar.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/macfamilytree.html Modern genealogy for your Mac with many advanced features. About MacFamilyTree
A modern and highly popular genealogy application. With MacFamilyTree users can create family trees and display them in multiple ways. MacFamily helps you to generate vivid views and diagrams: Ancestor and Fan Charts, Virtual Tree and Virtual Globe complement Statistics and Timeline for analysis.

With MobileFamilyTree an iPhone/iPod touch client is also available from the Apple AppStore.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/easytranslator.html A handy translation tool for your daily multilingual needs, supports 52 languages. About Easy Translator
Employs the power of Internet machine language translation engines, and is capable of translating between 52 languages. With this handy program, you’ll be able to read almost any web page or email in your language. ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/jaladajusttranslate.html Boost your knowledge by translating documents, web contents, emails, manuals and more with just One-Click. About jalada Just Translate
How many documents do you read in foreign languages? Probably not many, unless you’re fluent in those languages.

The world is full of knowledge in many different languages and also different characters, such as English, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Polish, Spanish, German, Japanese and many others. Would you be able to understand these languages, those information wouldn’t be a dead end for you. You can discover other cultures, other opinions and a wealth of new knowledge. Just Translate is your ideal editor to instantly translate and handle foreign language text.

Main features:
- Boost your knowledge by translating emails, web contents and more.
- Translation between more than 50 languages.
- Automatic language recognition.
- Many more features.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/highintensityintervaltrainingcoach.html This small application plays the role of a virtual coach as it assists the user in high intensity interval training About High Intensity Interval Training Coach
This small application plays the role of a virtual coach as it assists the user in high intensity interval training

Main Features:
- User maintained database of exercises
- Custom timed workouts
- Custom workout soundtracks via iTunes integration]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/teacherstudio.html A collection of tools for today’s busy teachers. About Teacher Studio
A unified set of tools which are designed by a teacher to help other teachers with their daily tasks. With tools such as a grade book, attendance “sheets”, student management, seating assignments, schedules and more - Teacher Studio will simplify your tasks and keep you organized.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/vocalexenglish.html A visual dictionary for those of you wishing to extend your vocabulary in English in a fun and easy way. About Vocalex English
A program for those of you who wish to extend your vocabulary in English in a fun and easy way. Vocalex works as a visual dictionary, where all words are explained by way of illustrations instead of translations.

Vocalex English contains over 1600 words and illustrations with voice recordings showing correct pronunciation, where all words are presented by teachers working in their native language. Vocalex offers a superb way of learning new words by way of 10 different exercise types and can be used either by those of you who are fluent in the target language or by beginners as a complement to other forms of learning. ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/tankbuddy.html Easy and fun aquarium maintenance utility. Provides water change warnings, pH logs, ammonia logs, notes, and more. About TankBuddy
Makes aquarium maintenance easy and fun. Track your tanks’ pH levels, ammonia levels, temperatures, and monitor water changes.

- TankBuddy warns you when a tank is past due for a water change, and keeps detailed logs of all your measurements so you can evaluate fluctuations over time.
- You can also easily save notes for each aquarium you own, and update your current measurements with just a few clicks.
- TankBuddy is fully customizable as well: choose between C/F temperatures, Liters/Gallons, and adjust pH and NH3/NH4 color coding. ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/etunes.html It allows even non-professional musicians to create and play their own tunes. About eTunes
Allows even to those who are not professional musicians to create and play their own tunes. In fact it is enough to click the piano-keys and eTunes will take care to code your inputs for the right output.

Files created by eTunes can be converted into audio-files (MP3/AIFF) to be played by other audio applications (ex. iTunes), or may be used as Ringtones for cellphones (please make sure you read the eTunes Help file!!!).

Beside a Tutorial (cfr. Help Menu), the Archive (Archive Menu) contains a good variety of samples, from very easy to pretty elaborate tunes.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/jaladafractual.html Your application to explore the exciting world of fractals and to generate high quality images of them. About jalada Fractual
With jalada Fractual, you will be introduced to the mysterious world of fractal geometry. Fractal geometry is one of the most exciting areas of math. Its images are stunning in their beauty and complexity, yet they are made from simple rules. They display a universality and resemblance to nature that will shake even the most fervent of math unbelievers.

jalada Fractual is your gate to this fantastic world. It generates high quality color images of the most popular fractal - the Mandelbrot set - and also generates high quality images of the associated Julia sets.

Moreover jalada Fractual provides several options for producing striking variations of fractal images, and includes many advanced features for you to be interested in using it, like :

- Photo quality rendering
- 3D scene rendering using OpenGL
- Dynamic generation of fractal previews
- Fast algorithms supporting SSE2
- State of the art Color tables editing
- Stunning export functionality
- Undo function to save you time
- Intuitive user interface
- Real-time navigation]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST