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Backpack

Backpack - 2.0.0

flash card-like quizzing app for learning words

All Time: (5.0)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.0.0
Release Date: 2006-04-02
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,849
Downloads (all versions): 5,988

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Product Description:

Whatever language you have to learn; Backpack can help you learn the vast amount of words you need to learn.

You can type your own lists by hand, but it's a good idea to check the Backpack Share first; an online database where you can freely download form - and upload to. There are currentlty more than 300 list online, and we've just got started!

Backpack has many ways to test your skill (for example, use a timer to get you in a hurry (like a test on school). Backpack has many incredible featues, for example, it tracks for every word how many times you got right, and how many times you got wrong.

What's new in this version:

  • The user interface has been greatly improved, for example the cross-platform toolbar
  • The Backpack Share has now full support for English
  • You can now open mutliple documents at once
  • Better searchsystem in Backpack
  • Completely new Share: Upload and Download with colomnview and direct preview.
  • When insering words; every synonym has a different color
  • Better use of memory
  • Backpack tracks every word how many times you got it right or wrong
  • You can easily combine multiple lists into one list
  • Now you can select multiple words at once
  • Backpack now uses a new fileformat which wil allow us to do more incredible things in the future

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later

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Backpack Commentaryout of date? - Version: 2.0.0, 2/7/2008 12:00AM PST

neuromama_dotmac
i tried to get this but i ended up on a webpage called out-of-date
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Backpack ReviewRough, but great. - Version: 0.5, 4/24/2005 05:52AM PST

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jtrindad
This application has the workings of a gem. It's an excellent flashcard replacement. While many have tried, this one seems to have the ability to go the distance. Adding cards is easy, and the extra fields features (think itunes adding playlist criteria) make it very useful for things like foreign languages where a gender is critical to correct learning.

Having said that, the title of the application is somewhat appropriate. You have to select english in two drop down menus (so far, although there may be more). The translation is good, however the menus under file, such as services, are not localized. A global preference for the language would be one of the minimum fixes for interface.

While backpacking is a little rough on some things, I don't think it's beta by any means; unless you think everything is beta. This is a stable application with a few cosmetic/localization issues and it is extremely useful.
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Backpack CommentaryCrap - Version: 0.5, 4/24/2005 01:43AM PST

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foofoofoo
If there's a whole team working on this, they must be stupid. This app is not even near beta status. Interface needs a lot of work.
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