Typing in Korean and online flashcards

I downloaded the Microsoft Vista Korean Language Support IME. Now if I click a button on my taskbar, all my keys become Korean keys and I can type in hangul, and if I click it again the keys switch back to English. There's also a toggle button I can use to convert hangul to hanja (though I'm not learning hanja at this point).

Now that I can type in hangul, I can set up my SRS system. Dude... SRS is amazing. SRS is the Holy Grail. SRS is beyond my description! You can read all about it on AJATT. It's a spaced repetition system: basically, flashcards on the computer that are only shown to you at intervals depending on how well you know them - so it gradually shows them to you less and less often, so you don't waste time going through tons of words that you already know. You're the one who tells the program whether you totally forgot the answer, whether it was hard for you, whether it was good, or whether it was a piece of cake - and then it crunches the little equations or something. It scientifically determines how often it needs to show them to you to prevent long-term memory decay. It was probably developed by a bunch of Japanese INTJs.

I'm using Anki, which was actually designed for learning Japanese, so it's awesome. I'm starting with just the online version, but there's a free download option too. (The downloadable version has extra features and can synchronize with your online account.) There are other SRS systems too, like SuperMemo, but I like Anki best. Anyway, if you start using an SRS you will have no problems with long-term retention ever again. I promise (yaksokhae!).

Between Korean language support and Anki, I guess it took a couple hours total of computer setup (including some research, hair-pulling-out, and watching Anki's super-useful intro videos). I am not a technically inclined person, but everything works now. So it can't be too difficult.