Learn Chinese, basic tools
THIS IS A CUTE YOUTUBE FILM TO LEARN PINYING SINCE SOME ALPHABETS ARE PRONOUNCE DIFFERENTLY, LIKE Q AND THE FOUR TONE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Ayvjy-Dgs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teomsfl-ylA&feature=related
CHANGE TRADITION TO SIMPLIFY AND VICE VERSA:
Simply paste your document to Google translate and Change tradition to simplify and vice versa form in one click
USE GOOGLE PINYIN TO TYPE CHINESE:
Go to http://www.google.com/ime/pinyin/ and download google pinying , see following youtube for instruction if you like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vRfupVssg&feature=related