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Learning Chinese
I've been studying Chinese recently. Seriously. And this time I can claim actual progress made. To the core, I'm a rotten student but I've got a great teacher from Ease Mandarin and the coolest software on my Treo that's helping me overcome that.
If you're studying Chinese AND you've got a PDA or smart phone you should take a look at PlecoDict. It's a Chinese dictionary and study tool for your Palm or Windows handheld. With fast search capabilities, Chinese handwriting recognition, customizable flashcard system, and five built in dictionaries, all in a well organized easy to use design, its a fantastic Mandarin learning aid and beats the pants off buying a standalone electronic dictionary. It's not cheap at 120 dollars for the complete bundle, or the basic dictionary at 60 dollars, but if you need a dictionary and you've got a PDA you're probably going to want this.
Download the demo at www.pleco.com/download.html. The demo only allows you to search words that begin with the letter 'A', so it's functionality is seriously challenged, but it might be enough to give you a sense of whether this is for you. I had it on my phone just five minutes before I knew I had to get the remaining 25 letters.