I’ve been studying Mandarin as a hobby for a few years now, but I’ve decided to step it up a bit this year. As part of one of my goals for 2010, I am going to take the [HSK][8] Basic test.

An important part of studying something is review and testing [citation needed]. Ok, well at least that’s what I find when I am trying to learn something new. I was lucky enough to get some free copies of software that are meant to aid with studying: [iFlash][1] and [Cram][2]. I thought I’d [...]

I haven’t been going at it with as much fervour as I have in the past, but I’ve still been plugging away at learning Mandarin. It’s been a few years now, and I still, sadly, know very little. 我能写字好。我能不听和不言好。因为我能不听到，我就喜欢我的新CR2电台。每天我听“澳洲早安！“。常常我知道一两个字。

This is what happens when I get bored, I am tired of coding, and no one is around.

I found these fun little hobby things called CubeeCraft. They make great desk toys, they are relaxing to build, and they are cheap to make – you just need a printer and some time.

I had a bit of free time today, and decided to add a few requested features to Xiao CiDian. I just released 1.0 a few days ago, but these changes were quite simple, and I have had a few requests for these specific features.

The new version now has a preference screen where you can [...]