Remember the days when it took markers, index cards and three hours to assemble a set of 100 flash cards? Remember all that time wasted that could have been better spent studying? It's amazing how much has changed in a few short years thanks to computers and the Internet.
If you're still handwriting your flash cards, here are three good reasons to set down your pen and turn on your PC:
Previously known as iKnow.co.jp, Smart.fm has spent a lot of time scientifically researching the way people remember things, and it has applied that information brilliantly within its Web application. You can choose from one of thousands of flash-card sets already created, but it is also really easy to create your own. To make a flash card is as simple as typing a word in English (Spanish, German, etc.) into the site and choosing the Japanese translation you are wishing to learn from among those offered.