Creative Nexus

ultraMentem Tech Studios

I am in the process of moving all my commercial products and services to the ultraMentem website.

Flashcards 0.77 (Mac OS X)

Flashcards has moved to the ultraMentem website.

Yale Meal Planner

Although sometimes a bit tricky, it is possible to eat tasty, healthful meals at Yale. The dining halls provide excellent nutrition information, but it’s not always easy to interpret all of the numbers! That’s where the Yale Meal Planner can help.

Smart Pin Yin Keyboard Layout (Mac OS X)

This keyboard layout allows for more natural entry of pin yin text in Mac OS X. Instead of searching for accents on the extended Mac OS X keyboard, just type chang2 to get cháng. When you type a full pin yin syllable and then a number 1 through 4, Smart Pin Yin will automatically add the correct accent to the correct vowel, even if the syllable contains such combinations as “ou” or “ei”.

Download Smart Pin Yin.keylayout
Unzip the archive
Place the resulting file in ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts
Restart, or log out and log in
Activate “Smart Pin Yin” in the “International” system preference
You can now switch to Smart Pin Yin from the keyboard layout menu on your menu bar

Gypsy—A Card Game

Gypsy is a fun card game that I invented with some friends while on our high school band tour in Italy over spring break 2004. Please download the Rules of the Game of Gypsy to learn how to play!