Comments on: Learn Spanish and Chinese with the iPhone http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/ Learning on Your terms Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: matthew beard http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10146 matthew beard Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:34:20 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10146 is there any way I can get this free for my mogul? is there any way I can get this free for my mogul?

]]> By: New and Used Book Reviews http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10145 New and Used Book Reviews Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:29:35 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10145 <strong>New and Used Book Reviews...</strong> I couldn't understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting... New and Used Book Reviews…

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

]]> By: Phil in Tianjin http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10144 Phil in Tianjin Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:15:03 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10144 Another variant. Using a China Mobile Motorola SLVR (L7) and its preloaded Monternet browser, all 3rd tone pin yin letters, with the exception of e, show up as black boxes. Another variant. Using a China Mobile Motorola SLVR (L7) and its preloaded Monternet browser, all 3rd tone pin yin letters, with the exception of e, show up as black boxes.

]]> By: Bazza 白锐 http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10143 Bazza 白锐 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:13:56 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10143 It's probably not possible, but it would also be very cool if it had dialogue audio clips, or just one clip of the whole dialogue. It’s probably not possible, but it would also be very cool if it had dialogue audio clips, or just one clip of the whole dialogue.

]]> By: Bazza 白锐 http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10142 Bazza 白锐 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:05:23 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10142 3rd tones seem to work ok now. :) Would you be able to add a "Jump to end" link on the discussions pages? If there's about 100 comments and you just want to read the latest ones it can take a while to scroll to the bottom. 3rd tones seem to work ok now. :)
Would you be able to add a “Jump to end” link on the discussions pages? If there’s about 100 comments and you just want to read the latest ones it can take a while to scroll to the bottom.

]]> By: Bazza 白锐 http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10141 Bazza 白锐 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:42:25 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10141 My lessons list on the mobile site now shows just the last 5 lessons is that right? My lessons list on the mobile site now shows just the last 5 lessons is that right?

]]> By: goulnik (郭力毅) http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10140 goulnik (郭力毅) Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:11:21 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10140 question to Hank, is there going to be a mobile version of this blog? question to Hank, is there going to be a mobile version of this blog?

]]> By: goulnik (郭力毅) http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10139 goulnik (郭力毅) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:33:16 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10139 makes sense, though my HTC phone (WM5) with a good browser (Opera) does all of this too... makes sense, though my HTC phone (WM5) with a good browser (Opera) does all of this too…

]]> By: Clayton Donley http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10138 Clayton Donley Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:50:29 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10138 I actually use Pleco still on a TX now rather than my Treo, but it's really the only thing I use on the Palm. Why switch? 1. Better over-the-air podcasts (I used QuickNews plus PocketTunes or Kinoma, but they were all buggy to some degree - I found Quicknews to be the worst offender, though I think a lot of it was just the Palm OS that they were fighting with). 2. Web browser - The Treo web browser barely works. Add in CJKOS not supporting Unicode/UTF-8 and the Chinese web browsing experience is miserable. The iPhone has (from a browsing standpoint) the best Chinese experience possible. I mean, the entire FULL Chinesepod site renders completely and if I'm on WiFi at an airport or such, it does so about as fast as my desktop. It's missing a Chinese IME at the moment, but figure it's just a matter of time and most of the sites I'd want an IME wouldn't even load on my Palm anyway. For example, on the Treo 700p with CJKOS enabled I couldn't even get Google to load most of the time! 3. PDF Transcripts that include Chinese read nicely, as do Word documents. No extra plugins and lack of stability. No ulti-step processes of converting or downloading with Web/Blazer and opening with another app, etc.. So basically the Palm works well as a dictionary. The iPhone worked better for everything else. When in China, I tend to use an unlocked Nokia phone for the Q9 support. I think Nokia actually makes a better phone in many cases, but I already knew that they didn't support Pleco either, so it didn't make much difference. So there you have it. :-) Clayton I actually use Pleco still on a TX now rather than my Treo, but it’s really the only thing I use on the Palm.

Why switch?

1. Better over-the-air podcasts (I used QuickNews plus PocketTunes or Kinoma, but they were all buggy to some degree - I found Quicknews to be the worst offender, though I think a lot of it was just the Palm OS that they were fighting with).

2. Web browser - The Treo web browser barely works. Add in CJKOS not supporting Unicode/UTF-8 and the Chinese web browsing experience is miserable. The iPhone has (from a browsing standpoint) the best Chinese experience possible. I mean, the entire FULL Chinesepod site renders completely and if I’m on WiFi at an airport or such, it does so about as fast as my desktop. It’s missing a Chinese IME at the moment, but figure it’s just a matter of time and most of the sites I’d want an IME wouldn’t even load on my Palm anyway. For example, on the Treo 700p with CJKOS enabled I couldn’t even get Google to load most of the time!

3. PDF Transcripts that include Chinese read nicely, as do Word documents. No extra plugins and lack of stability. No ulti-step processes of converting or downloading with Web/Blazer and opening with another app, etc..

So basically the Palm works well as a dictionary. The iPhone worked better for everything else. When in China, I tend to use an unlocked Nokia phone for the Q9 support. I think Nokia actually makes a better phone in many cases, but I already knew that they didn’t support Pleco either, so it didn’t make much difference.

So there you have it. :-)
Clayton

]]> By: goulnik (郭力毅) http://praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-10137 goulnik (郭力毅) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:33:24 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/29/learn-spanish-and-chinese-with-the-iphone/#comment-10137 Clayton Donley, what made you decide to swirch to the iPod, I mean, you knew you would no longer be able to use PlecoDict and it's not just the flashcards, but also handwriting recognition, the NWP dictionary etc. I for one couldn't do without Clayton Donley, what made you decide to swirch to the iPod, I mean, you knew you would no longer be able to use PlecoDict and it’s not just the flashcards, but also handwriting recognition, the NWP dictionary etc. I for one couldn’t do without

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