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Synium Software MacFamilyTree 5.1

Posted 05/30/2008 at 9:17am | by Cathy Lu

The Virtual Globe is almost as fun to twirl as a real one.  Family rifts aside, it’s a nice idea to keep track of where you’re from and who your ancestors are. MacFamilyTree 5.1 makes it easy to organize the myriad limbs of your family’s tree—even those you wish you could lop off at times.

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True Learning

Posted 03/10/2008 at 8:51am | by Roman Loyola

We all know the value of education, but a trickier decision parents have to make is when to start formally educating their kids. It’s becoming more common to send toddlers for a year or two of preschool before they start kindergarten at age 5. And the structure is a lot different than in years past—even kindergartners get homework these days. 

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Wolfram Research Mathematica 6

Posted 07/30/2007 at 2:22am | by khansen

Mathematica continues to grow in breadth and depth to remain an unparalleled platform for all forms of computation.

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31 Top Kids' Software Titles

Posted 06/21/2007 at 3:01pm | by Mac|Life Staff

These children's apps are guaranteed to make your kids smarter and more creative while keeping them entertained.

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Mindstorms NXT

Posted 12/01/2006 at 3:45pm | by Roman Loyola

Currently patrolling our editorial offices, pestering late editors. LEGO's Mindstorms NXT is 577 pieces of the LEGO goodness that you grew up with, but it's now designed for digitally influenced imaginations.Mindstorms NXT is a robot-building kit. You can build robots with arms, legs, claws, wheels, and more, but the core of the Mindstorms NXT kit is the Intelligent Brick, which holds programs that are used to make your robot perform. The Brick has connectors so you can attach robot parts to it, four sensors (light, sound, touch, and ultrasonic) to help your robot react, and three servomotors for movement. 

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