New set layouts
We just rolled out redesigned “my sets” and “all sets” pages to Cramberry.
**Why the old layouts were bad: ** The old layouts were slow to load because lots of information had to be retrieved, formatted, and displayed about each set. They also looked overwhelming, confusing, and limited because of the large grid of links to the right of the sets. Finally, these problems kept growing as we added more actions for each set.
**How the new layout fixes this: ** We now display only a little information about each set on the main pages (“my sets” and “all sets”). We chose to only show information which would help you decide whether to explore a set further. Once you’ve made that decision, you can click on a set to see all of its cards, and do things with that set (study, edit, etc…).
We’re still tweaking the layout, so if you have any suggestions, please let us know: your feedback is always appreciated!
Coming soon: Cramberry for iPhone and iPod Touch :)
Yesterday's Downtime
As you may have noticed by now, we’ve made some changes to Cramberry (to be discussed in a later post). To migrate all of the user data, we had to shut down the website for a several hours (from about 10:00 PM Oct. 18 to 7:00 AM Oct. 19 EST).
We’ve successfully restored most of the site to working order, and we’ll be fixing the odd issues that crop up in the next few days as soon as possible.
Coming Soon: two study modes with intelligent scheduling, more advanced card formatting with lists and math equations, print as a list or cut-out flash cards, better sharing, better searching, better interface, email reminders, and so much more…
How to create useful flash cards
Keep your flash cards small & simple: Break up long, detailed cards into several smaller ones, and use cloze deletion to break up lists.
Learn before you memorize: If you can’t comprehend a piece of information, don’t bother making flash cards on it. For example, it makes sense to get a broad idea of some topic (e.g. how a car engine works) before “blindly memorizing” details (e.g. what moves the pistons in a car engine?)
Provide context: Rather than asking “What is GRE?”, try asking “In biochemistry, what does GRE stand for?”.
For more tips on creating flash cards, be sure to check out http://www.supermemo.com/articles/20rules.htm
