Microsoft Word 2010

The Microsoft office suite is a must need for every student. But the latest edition is practically the same if you have already bought the 2007 version.

Here is a comparison

The honest truth is that buying this package is simply money being wasted. The only programmes that have undergone viable changes are Outlook and Publisher. Other than that, upgrading to 2010 is the word idea you could have.

I would suggest people to stick to their Office 2007 for the time being.

Another problem with the new versions, is that it regularly freezes, writing this post, it froze once at the beginning , and popped up an error message saying “not enough space of task”; having 1 GB RAM still free as well as 60 GB HD free, I profoundly questioned that error message. I had to save the file and then restart it.

Take my advice, do not upgrade.

Graph paper

A lot of the times, the graph paper I buy, just does not seem to be what I want, and shops these days (the normal ones) have such a limited array of graph papers. In south Asia, the graph paper is often in inches rather than centimetres.

So, I cut all the hassle, and simply went to the web for a solution.

This website it one that I really like. Click here to visit!

Sitmo Latex code editor

Often, one of the problems I have when posting a math solution or question on a forum, or a site, I need to use a variety of symbols. Just typing math in plain text can often be hard to read, and what more, it feels awkward to me.

When there is a large amount of text in it as well, the formulas and working is hard to distinct.

To solve that problem, SITMO has developed a WYSIWYG(What You see Is What You Get) programme on the web, unfortunately, there is no offline version.

It is called the SITMO Latex Editor, and I find it does wonders when trying to express your mathematical formulae on the web.

Below is a sample of what a formula from the SITMO Latex editor would look like

What I was most impressed by is their vast collection of symbols.

I find it very useful, I hope you enjoy its features as well!

You can click on the image or you can simply click here to visit the website.

Enjoy!

A great website for the SAT, ACT and GRE

One of the best websites, that I found after browsing the virtual corners of the internet is a site called “number2.com”. The site is free, and gives you ample resources to practice these tests from, as well as having a comprehensive word bank.

Enjoy!

The SAT

I often find, having to learn the same thing again to be something demeaning. I mean, doing the SAT is just a repetition of an inferior version of the IGCSE, with no subject oriented tests, the SAT exam only poses a potential problem at its word list.

The 2000 word list, is something that is not only a bore to learn, but also something, that I find has rather obsolete words. I mean, if I were to use those words in public, people would assume I somehow crash landed from the 18^th century.

So to help with the SAT, I believe that I have a very good collection of resources that you may be able to use.

Click on the icon file!

Thinkwell

I came to a new country, where the teacher need to learn from their students, how to do their jobs.
It saddens me to think so lowly of the very people that make the back-bone of a country, but sad to say, there is little reason for their sloppy teaching methods and standards.

So, I had to find a way to somehow learn the things I needed to, but at the same time, I needed to keep it feasible.

The internet offered a great source of learning resources, but one particular resource called the Thinkwell series, seemed to distinct itself.

These were essentially lessons inside a CD case, as well as experiments to come with. Using great lecturers to carry out the lessons, this resource prepares you most adequately for the AP course, which is very closely related to the IGCSE, the IB and the A Level courses, and would be useful to any student studying for a public school exam.

Just go to Google and type in “Thinkwell”, and I can assure you, you will not be disappointed with the material they give you.

S-cool

S-cool is by far one of the best free sites out there. It has loads of subjects and more important, the notes are concise.

As an A level student, I believe that the notes provided from the A level section are excellent.

The notes have flash videos in them, that make them even more effective. Although it mainly focuses on the UK boards way of classifying chapter, I can assure you that the topics can easily be related to an international syllabus, like CIEs.




 
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