Flashcard database sites
Does anyone out there have a preference for a particular online database of flashcards? At some point in the future, we would like to add some sort of online sharing, but we are wondering if it would be better to team with someone that already has lots of flashcards, rather than relying only on MC users to make them.
We have come across http://www.flashcardexchange.com and http://flashcarddb.com. Anyone got any comments on these, or know of others?
Drew McCormack
Mental Case Developer
Not a fan of flashcardexchange
I'm frustrated by the superabundance of duplicate card sets in flashcardexchange and the inability to preview/combine sets. The system is also hampered by an inability to represent mathematical/technical notation. I'm not familiar with flashcarddb.
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Flashcard Database
I am going to be switching from PC to Mac, and am researching programs to replace the PC based ones I am using now. I study Japanese and have a large amount of "cards" and time invested in the Stackz program by MindDate. For me, to consider using a new program a database of card files would be a must. So, adding one would be a definite plus in my book.
As for flshcardexchange.com, Their Japanese section is very disorganized, but it seems there is quite alot of card files available. If it was organized better, I think it would be a good choice for the volume of data. I don't think I would use it for the organization issue. I am using the texts from the Japan Times, but there are more than one volume...and it isn't always clear which lesson applies to which volume.
the Japanese section of flashcarddb.com had very little data available, and some of the files were "locked"...so I wasn't impressed with them either.
You should check out the way the MindDate people have their files organized. (http://www.stackz.com/Stackz/Archive/Archive.php) It is very easy to find what you are looking for. The program was designed for learning languages, so there isn't a wide variety of subjects on the site...but if you decide to create your own site, I would look at what MindDate has done with theirs.
I wish I could keep stacks for Mac (without using parallels), but the software company who can replicate the same or better program functionality AND file library for my particular interest will certainly have me as a customer.