Friday, April 20, 2012

10 Must Have Software For Students

Being a student is not easy as you have to juggle a lot of things at the same time. They have to study on day to day basis, make assignments, do practical work, take part in extra-curricular activities; and balance their family life and friends with their educational activities etc. So they are always looking for some good software that will assist them in their work. Today we have a list of 10 Must Have Software For Students. Some of these software are paid while others are free of cost, but one thing is for sure that students will find them really helpful. Check the list out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best.

Here goes the list..

Dropbox



Dropbox is must have people of all professions who wish to keep their data safe and secure. It puts a folder on your computer, which is similar to the usual folders, but the difference is that whenever you put any files or folders inside Dropbox it gets synchronized to Dropbox's servers and all the computer linked to your account. Dropbox also jeeps tabs on every change made to any of its contents. Dropbox has many advantages, two of the biggest being that you can access your important data from anywhere you want and your data is always safe and secure!

Wordweb Dictionary



It is very important for students to have a good dictionary in their computer. Students always want to find meanings to words quickly and easily. So Wordweb is the right choice for them as it is an offline and very handy dictionary. It not only gives you meanings but also offers pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, usage in sentences. It is an awesome dictionary which is a must have for all the students out there. 

Study Perfect



Study Perfect is an amazing app which can help students a lot in preparing for their exams. It is a sophisticated app that lets you create study and print flashcards, which are a great way of learning things. It has got an easy to use interface so every student can easy use it and take advantage of it.

Notalon



Notalon is a really cool app which allows you to take quick notes easily. It was designed to take Cornell notes, unlike the usual word processors. Students will find this app really useful and helpful; and will definitely enhance their productively and help them improve their grades in class. It is a really handy and fast note taking app.

Kindle



Kindle is a very popular e-book reader by Amazon which is available on various OS. It allows users to shop for, download or read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs and other stuff. Students would love it as they can get different type of e-books on this app. Kindle hs a great source of all the e-reading material for students. 

Microsoft Office Word



A student's computer is incomplete without Microsoft Office Word. Student have to do a lot of typing on their computer, be it their assignments or notes. Microsoft Word is a great software that makes writing stuff on computer a breeze. It auto-corrects common spelling mistakes and underlines spelling, punctuation and grammatical mistakes in different colors. Right-clicking on the mistakes offers correction. It is definitely a great software to have and it is a lot better than the usual Notepad and Wordpad the Windows have.  

To-Do DeskList 1.5



Students have to manage a lot of things at the same time, so it is no shock that they tend to forget things sometimes. Making a to do list is a great idea for students. To do lists allow students to remember all the important things they are required to do, thus enhancing their efficiency and productivity.

Lingoes 2.8.1





Lingoes is a really nice dictionary and text translation tool that provides lookup dictionaries, full text translation in more than 80 languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Arabic, Vietnamese and Thai etc. It also allows capturing words or screens. Definitely a great tool to have!

WhiteSmoke 2012



WhiteSmoke is a great tool that lets you check grammar, spelling, punctuation and style in your English writing. Now you don't have to worry about all the mistakes in your assignments before handing them out to your teachers – thanks to WhiteSmoke. Simply check your written material for mistakes before you submit it to your teacher.


Precise Calculator



Every computer has a calculator but that basic calculator cannot fulfil the demands of a student. Students usually need a fully fledged scientific calculator which they can use to do complex mathematical calculations easily and in no time. So this precise Calculator is exactly what they need to meet their mathematical and scientific needs. It is a great calculator with really easy to use interface and allows hassle-free solving all types of problems related to statistics, geometry, mathematics, and algebra. It has its own coding language for defining vectors and design matrices etc.