Archive for the 'Education' Category

MathCast — Free Equation Editor (Discovery)

If you have to edit mathematical equations for homework, papers, or web pages, MathCast may the program for you. It is a freeware, standards-based equation editor that supports popular word processors as well as XML in web pages.
Here are some of MathCast’s features from the MathCast web site:
* Works with popular word processors such as [...]

SpeQ — Small Powerful Math Program (Discovery)

Windows Calculator is a joke — who wants to use the on-screen version of a $5 dollar calculator. Most replacements are far more powerful but kind the “lots of buttons” calculator interface. SpeQ break the calculator-look mode. It looks more like a text editor that lets you enter calculations — and even say your work. [...]

ScholarCite — Create Standards Compliant Bibliographies (Discovery)

I probably would have killed for a program like this when I was in high school and college. Of course, computers filled rooms back then and I didn’t have one.
From the ScholarCite web site:
ScholarCite is a free program that helps you write standards compliant literature references. ScholarCite is very intuitive. Simply fill out some fields, [...]

Microsoft Reader — Free Reader for .lit ebook files

Ebooks have never really caught on with most readers as ebook reader gadgets are expensive and ebooks generally are not cheap enough compared to paperbacks to make up the difference. There are also several non-compatible forms of ebook file, which generally require separate ebook reader gadgets.
Nevertheless, free ebooks in Microsoft’s ebook format (.lit) have become [...]

Google Earth — “Beta” Version 4 Released

Google leaves programs in “beta” long after most companies would have released a “release” version. In the case of the Google Earth beta, Google is just released its 4th major release and the program is still considered “beta.” In case you are one of the rare people who has never heard of Google Earth, [...]