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| Palm Libs |
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Palm Libs is an amusing application for creating "random stories"
in a way similar to those Mad Libs books. You can choose a ready-made story
template and generate a story automatically, or you can have Palm Libs prompt
you to supply your own words. In addition, you can write your own story
templates, import and export to the Memo Pad, and add your own words for the
automatic story generation mode. I also have a
Mac version which is more sophisticated
and allows you to write rules for transforming words grammatically.
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How does it work?
To generate a story automatically, choose a story template from the popup
list and tap the "Create Story" button. If you want to supply your
own words, first tap the "Manual" button and then "Create Story".
There are also menu items for importing and exporting to the Memo Pad,
adding and deleting story templates and words, etc.
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| Aussie Slang |
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Aussie Slang is a silly, useless, but amusing program (amusing to me,
anyway) that translates Standard English phrases into Australian slang.
The program was inspired by a souvenir I picked up in Melbourne: a cardboard
gizmo with 3 wheels you turn from the edge to reveal words in little windows.
I also did a Java applet version
which you can preview on this website. The PalmOS version also allows you
to translate in either direction.
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How does it work?
Well, it's pretty simple. Just choose three words from the popup lists
and tap the "Translate" button. Then, if you want to translate in
the other direction, just tap the "Aussie" button.
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