started using DimSum software in tandem with my camera phone. copy chinese text from the BBC or the internet and then paste it into dimsum. take a picture of the character definition box (contains the chinese, pinyin, and english). you can flip through the vocab on your phone while you are on the bus etc.
noticed big improvement-step up sucka!
What’s this “DimSum” software?
mandarintools.com look at the bottom under chinese tools and download it. its the bomb.