Prime Number Generator will interest you if you like to work with prime numbers. It has two modes. Mode A finds primes starting at a number of your choice. Mode B finds all primes between a start number and a stop number. A “Stop” button has been added so that you can stop building the table if you make a mistake or change your mind. You can see the table change as it builds with the table scrolled to the bottom. The table now displays the index and prime numbers with comma separators. Both fields now go up to 999999. You can select information in the table for copying to an application or file.
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Speak N Spell helps you practice spelling skills. The over 47,000 word built-in word set is appropriate for adults; when used with children you can make your own words with words they use. Four levels of difficulty are provided. Note: If you were using an earlier version of Speak N Spell, you need to open the Word Maintenance window and click on the “Use Default Word Set” button to load the reduced word set.
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Math Practice is a utility designed to help one practice math (arithmetic, simple algebra and roman numeral) skills. Each skill (add, subtract, multiply, divide, simple algebra and roman numerals) has three skill levels (easy, medium and hard). The easy skill level is appropriate for the beginner. The hard skill level challenges the adult with pencil and pad. Problems are generated using random numbers with ranges appropriate for the skill level. Feedback is provided. Scores are kept and sound is supported. After ten correct answers, the user hears applause. Sound can be turned on/off.
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Find A Word is a word game. There are five turns to a game and each turn lasts 30, 60 or 90 seconds, selectable by the user; a countdown is displayed to let you know when the end of the turn is near. When you click the “Start Game” button, you will see three vowels and five consonants in the Letter Pot field. Your goal is to make as many words as you can from these letters. Enter Your Word and click on the “Enter” button (or press the Return key). To be accepted, a word must be made from the Letter Pot letters, be included in the Find A Word dictionary (no proper names, contractions or abbreviations) and be unique (not used before in this turn). If you do not want to wait until the end of the turn, click the “Start Turn” button to continue through your five turns. The “End Game” button clears all words and scoring. You get ten points for each word plus one point for each letter in the word. If you find 30 words before the end of a turn, the turn ends and you get 200 bonus points plus a time bonus (1/10/100 points per unused second for 90/60/30 seconds per turn). At the end of five turns, your Total Score will be compared to the top ten scores. If your score is within the ten top scores, your name, score, number of turns that you received a bonus and your Time per Turn will be added to the High Scores table. The High Scores window can be accessed at any time from the menu bar. You can edit a name in the High Scores window by double-clicking a name, typing a new name, and pressing the “Enter” button.
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Spell-O-Gram is a word game that has a purpose and a twist. Think of it as a flash card application with scrambled words. You prepare the Dictionary (word list) from which words are drawn at random and displayed scrambled. Each game has five turns and each turn can be set for 30, 60 or 90 seconds. At the start of each turn you see a scrambled word and try to guess the unscrambled word. If you are correct, you score points and a new scrambled word is displayed. At the end of each turn, the unscrambled word is displayed. If, at the end of five turns, your score falls within the top ten scores, your name and score are entered in the High Scores table. Sound is supported. A Help window is provided. Sound and turn time settings are saved between sessions. The Dictionary can be prepared using the Maintenance window or prepared by any text application and loaded using the “Load File” on the Maintenance window. A Dictionary file is a plain text file with one word per line and up to fifteen lowercase characters per word.
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SAT Vocab Prep was developed to help you prepare for a Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). A word is chosen at random from over 5,000 words and its description (simple definition) is displayed. You choose the appropriate word from a drop-down menu of five words. If you are correct, you are awarded ten points and after a few seconds the next description is displayed. If you are incorrect, you are penalized one point and the correct word is displayed. The test continues when you press the “Next Word” button. There are twenty words per test. The High Scores window displays the top ten scores and players’ names. Sound is supported. Sound can be turned on/off. The sound setting and the high scores are saved between sessions. SAT Vocab Prep was written in REALbasic.
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Spanish Vocab was developed to be a fun way to practice your Spanish vocabulary. The built-in default list includes over 1800 words and phrases. A Maintenance window is used to manage the words and phrases used in the game. Sound is supported. You can turn sound on/off using the “Sound” menu item. High scores, Maintenance window word/phrase and translation information and sound setting are saved between sessions. You can load/save a tab delimited plain text word/phrase and translation file.
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French Vocab was developed to be a fun way to practice your French vocabulary. The built-in default list includes over 1000 words and phrases. A Maintenance window is used to manage the words and phrases used in the game. Sound is supported. You can turn sound on/off using the “Sound” menu item. High scores, the sound setting and words/phrases and their translations are saved between sessions.
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Brain Tease II is an application that lets you have fun while exercising your brain. Running this application daily should increase your focus, concentration and math skills. There are four levels of difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard and Very Hard). Three numbers are picked at random for addition, subtraction and division problems. Your challenge is to do as many problems as you can in 90 seconds. Points are awarded for correct answers. Sound is supported. Sound is supported. High scores and settings for level of difficulty and sound are saved between sessions. This application is appropriate (and challenging) for all ages.
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Brain Tease has two parts. The first part lets you explore how the mind uses clues other than the word itself to recognize a word and how the mind reacts to confusing clues. The second part helps you practice short term memory skills. Both parts help you improve your focus and concentration skills. This application is appropriate for all ages.
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