viernes, 19 de septiembre de 2008

ReactOS - over vmware/virtualbox



an alternative Windows compatible Operating System
ReactOS at 2018

[updated 2018]
After 10 years the project is still alive and its quite reliable now and it is close to replace Windows XP.

Install on a virtual machine as:
other linux32
RAM 1,2gb
HD 2gb (VDI dynamic)
NET: pcnet fastIII

(add shared folder)








[old entry:2008]Too far to be a stable version free of hang ups or blue screens.
In conclusion too experimental at least for normal users however the system is working and improving quickly and maybe when you are reading that could be a usable system

Blue screen like in the real Windows ;)



viernes, 5 de septiembre de 2008

Learning English I: Useful things


(in construction)
There is an additional blog entry comparing dictionaries and their databases.

-PC applications(Windows)-
-Oxford pocket genie
Spanish/english dictionary with phonetic and sound
[Portable - 152Mb]
-The Sage 1.4.0
Thesaurus
[freeware - 4Mb]
-Wordweb pro (free use, ecological license *1)
[Free - Portable]
-Verbix 2008 (8.0) (Verb. Conjugator)
Conjugation for spanish/english(*) verbs
-Stardict 3.0.2(GPL, portable)
Support Stardict format, sounds, and online dictionaries.
-FreeLang 3.5.2
Free Lightweight translator, different languages


(*) support for many languages
[shareware 30 days - Installation 22Mb)

Linux
Anki 


-Palm applications-
-ptlyrics (mp3 + text lyrics)
-Collins 1.0 + cobuild eng dictionary
without phonetic
-Slovoed (sound modules)
-Bdicty (sound modules)
-Oxford (Msdict)
-FlashCards 1.2.36 (Lingvosoft/ECTACO) [SAT pdb in SD]
-Vocabulary Cards 1.02 [pdb in ram]
-RNS English Tester 2.1 [db in ram, CAE&CPE level]





-Maemo applications-
-Stardict
-Flashcard software /Mnemosyne


Download Flashcards/Decks

https://ankiweb.net/
http://mnemosyne-proj.org/card-sets


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*1
WordWeb 5.x Free version licensing
WordWeb free version may be used indefinitely only by people who take at most two commercial flights (not more than one return flight) in any 12 month period. People who fly more than this need to purchase the Pro version if they wish to continue to use it after a 30-day trial period.