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Mentalcase - Mac study tool released

MentalcaseMentalcase is a note taking tool that allows you to build study sessions out of virtual flash cards. It has both a smart-ass name, and a kick-ass interface. Basically, as you remember or come across information that you want to learn, you add it to a flash card using super quick keyboard shortcuts. Notes can be in the form of text, images, screenshots or simply URLs, and each is handled seamlessly. For example, if you want to add a photo of an object or person to a slide, simply invoke the use of your iSight camera (if you have one), and the photo is automatically take and added. Simple!

Mentalcase can be configured to automatically present lessons to the user at configurable intervals. You simply choose how often you want to be exposed to each slide on a slide-by-slide or lesson basis.

While it might seem that Mentalcase is aimed squarely at students, and it may well be, it's also a useful tool for anyone that wants to stretch their brain muscles regularly and learn everyday information more quickly. Anything that you can think of that you might want to learn, from your new cell phone number or zip code to your boss's wife's name - Mentalcase makes the case that it can help.

A free trial is available for 30 days, after which a license can be purchased for $29.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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