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I've been using a new application called Evernote which allows you to synchronise information (text, images, web pages, to-do's, photos) across the web, desktop and phone.

Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere.

The latest update has some new features based on customer feedback:

• PDF support -- Evernote can now store PDFs and you can print into Evernote from any
  Mac application. Image-recognition isn't working for PDFs at this time,
  but they're working on it.
• Encryption -- Included in the last release, but not announced, encryption works with
  the Mac or Windows clients only, not with the web client.
• Spotlight integration -- Evernote "memories" are now searchable, and you can create Finder "smart folders" that include Evernote content.
• Mixed View Mode -- In addition to List and Thumbnail view, Evernote 1.1 has a Mixed
  view that shows small thumbnails with metadata for each note.
• Vertical Preview Pane -- In Mixed and Thumbnail modes, provides a big preview pane with live search results.

Evernote is very impressive, but is still in Beta mode - I have 20 invitations available for anyone who is interested.

"If people don't have an understanding of what science is and what scientists do, then they can tend to think that global warming, for example, is just a matter of opinion."

Based at the University of Manchester, Brian Cox works at CERN in Geneva on the ATLAS experiment, studying the forward proton detectors for the Large Hadron Collider there.

He's also become a vital voice in the UK media for explaining physics to the public. With his rockstar hair and accessible manner, he's the go-to physicist for explaining heady concepts on British TV and radio. He was the science advisor for the 2007 film Sunshine.

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The Large Hadron Collider

Microsoft has announced a "Learning Content Development System", software which will enable developers and authors to publish e-learning content to the web. The software is free following registration.

In their own words: The Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is a tool that enables you to create high quality, interactive, online courses. Virtually anyone can publish e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, interactivities, quizzes, games, and assessments--as well as Silverlight-based animations, demos, and other multimedia.

Microsoft are not known for their user-friendly programs, but I may try this with my Phrasemail lessons.