The most recent Education articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Rosetta Stone language learning software

Paul Lester — 2006-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Thursday 21 September 2006 at 00:00:00

An alternative way to master a foreign language

In an attempt to recreate the environment in which we learn our first language as a child, Rosetta Stone focuses on image association rather than word or phrase translation as...

Translution Pro

Anna Lagerkvist — 2005-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Anna Lagerkvist, Personal Computer World, Friday 30 December 2005 at 00:00:00

Converse with foreign contacts in a variety of languages

There are various free translators on the web, but they tend to offer a very basic approach to translation. Since linguistics is about much more than logical grammar patterns, this...

Redshift 5.1 Deluxe Edition

Anna Lagerkvist — 2005-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Anna Lagerkvist, Personal Computer World, Thursday 10 November 2005 at 00:00:00

Learn about the universe, stars and the wonders of the galaxy

If you thought geographic applications such as Google Earth were impressive, then Redshift 5.1 Deluxe Edition, which turns your computer into a planetarium, will blow you away....

Miracle Type

Anna Lagerkvist — 2005-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Anna Lagerkvist, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 25 October 2005 at 00:00:00

Learn to type with ease

If you're still bashing in words on your keyboard using just two fingers, it's time to learn to touch type....

Office Tutorials Compendium Pack

Chris Cain — 2005-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 3 August 2005 at 00:00:00

Useful Windows and Office tutorials

GSP's Compendium Pack is aimed at PC novices and combines all six of the company's Windows and Office tutorials in a single box....

Concise Oxford German Dictionary 2.1

Chris Cain — 2005-05-06T10:35:05.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Friday 6 May 2005 at 10:35:05

Over 150,000 words and phrases

If you don't know your lager from your bitte or simply want to build on an existing knowledge of German, this dictionary from Oxford University Press could prove a useful...

Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 DVD

Nik Rawlinson — 2004-01-23T15:09:02.000Z

Nik Rawlinson, Personal Computer World, Friday 23 January 2004 at 15:09:02

This Ultimate Reference Suite is impressive, but can it beat Encarta?

After last year's review we hoped things might have improved in the 2004 release of 'today's best-selling encyclopedia'. Sadly, they haven't....

Keyspell Ellipsis

Emilie Martin — 2003-11-28T14:43:14.000Z

Emilie Martin, Personal Computer World, Friday 28 November 2003 at 14:43:14

A useful literary aid for dyslexia sufferers.

More than just another spell checker, Keyspell Ellipsis has been developed as a literacy aid for dyslexia sufferers. While spelling tools such as those in Microsoft Word proactively scan text...

Microsoft Encarta 2004 Premium Suite

Nik Rawlinson — 2003-10-28T15:20:54.000Z

Nik Rawlinson, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 28 October 2003 at 15:20:54

Engaging, authoritative and extensive - still the top choice.

This is the top-notch edition of the world's best-selling encyclopaedia. It contains, if Microsoft is to be believed, more information than a 60-volume print encyclopaedia, but the point of a...

Encyclopedia Britannica 2003

Nik Rawlinson — 2003-01-24T10:50:53.000Z

Nik Rawlinson, Personal Computer World, Friday 24 January 2003 at 10:50:53

How does this Ultimate Reference Suite on DVD compare to Microsoft's Encarta?

The world-beating Encyclopedia Britannica translated from page to screen is a tempting thought.Throw in student and kids' versions at no extra cost and you'll practically be salivating, won't you?Well, you'd...

Microsoft Encarta Premium Suite 2003

Nik Rawlinson — 2002-11-04T17:10:22.000Z

Nik Rawlinson, Personal Computer World, Monday 4 November 2002 at 17:10:22

A wealth of knowledge within reach of your wallet as well as your fingertips.

If you could make the distinction between an encyclopaedia and a reference work, Encarta would fall into the latter category, having taken the whole encyclopaedia genre way beyond that for...

Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2002

Nik Rawlinson — 2002-01-23T11:24:00.000Z

Nik Rawlinson, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 23 January 2002 at 11:24:00

The Microsoft resource gets a major upgrade.

Without giving too much away, I live 311km from Amsterdam, 909km from Copenhagen, 16,963km from Sydney, and a mere 15,772km from the South Pole.It says so in Encarta, and it's...

Focus Multimedia RedShift 4

Gordon Laing — 2001-03-16T24:00:00.000Z

Gordon Laing, Personal Computer World, Friday 16 March 2001 at 00:00:00

Explore the universe with this desktop planetarium.

RedShift 4 describes itself as the definitive desktop planetarium. Version 4 comes on two CDs and promises exploration of the entire universe for just £19.99.As with previous versions, RedShift 4...