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    Thread: Access to KO2001 Spreadsheet
Post: Access to KO2001 Spreadsheet

Hello, Just wondering if anyone had access to a KO2001 google spreadsheet which was Cangy sorted and could post it "by permission" activated. This would be the on sorted in a cumulative order intende...
Shingo Learning resources 10 2,721 2010-09-24, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

This sounds awesome. I bought an N810 tablet last year when looking for something to run anki on the move but the anki on there is so buggy I probably spend more time trying to get it running than I ...
Shingo Learning resources 401 86,884 2010-05-20, 8:50 am
    Thread: Amazon Kindle v2
Post: Amazon Kindle v2

They certainly seem interesting but I have read about there being dodgy owner rights on the books you buy via amazon, but more importantly when you read non-fiction (which I do 99% of the time) how do...
Shingo Off topic 24 10,023 2009-11-30, 10:46 am
    Thread: Programming and Learning Japanese - Enough time?
Post: Programming and Learning Japanese - Enough time?

I posted a thread a couple of weeks/months back about how to handle multiple hobbies or projects, as I play Piano as well as study Japanese. I think (or hope) that there is somewhat of a hurdle that...
Shingo General discussion 24 4,617 2009-11-18, 7:38 am
    Thread: Anki: Everything is gone.
Post: Anki: Everything is gone.

Every time I read a story like this I get paranoid again and take an extra measure to back things up. To OP, an positive way to look at this is that you have learned an important lesson at a time wh...
Shingo General discussion 7 3,885 2009-10-28, 5:56 pm
    Thread: Anki pdf plugin?
Post: Anki pdf plugin?

Ah, ok thanks, is it a plug-in I need then to export to excel? I'm sorry xaarg, but that went over my head, i'll try and get the excel export working first.
Shingo General discussion 4 7,940 2009-10-23, 2:55 pm
    Thread: Anki pdf plugin?
Post: Anki pdf plugin?

I was just wondering if there was a plug-in for Anki which would allow you to export your deck as a list of facts in pdf form. For instance: Tag-name: Q: A: Q: A: Tag-name Q: A: Q A: etc. ...
Shingo General discussion 4 7,940 2009-10-23, 11:58 am
    Thread: rice cooker sale at amazon
Post: rice cooker sale at amazon

Ah I see, things make more sense now. Thanks. I eat rice fairly often but had never considered a rice cooker before. I might have to try one out soon.
Shingo Off topic 14 3,987 2009-09-28, 1:55 pm
    Thread: rice cooker sale at amazon
Post: rice cooker sale at amazon

I had a quick look on wikipedia first to try and prevent my stupid question from having to be asked, but, what are the advantages of buying a rice cooker rather than just boiling it in a pan?
Shingo Off topic 14 3,987 2009-09-28, 1:38 pm
    Thread: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace
Post: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace

yukamina Wrote:I don't think buying a DS and games would be cheaper than buying books. If you can put it to good use, though, and DS is really great. Neither did I until I went on Amazon.jp and took s...
Shingo Learning resources 87 21,501 2009-09-27, 2:46 pm
    Thread: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace
Post: Playing RPGs to improve your reading pace

I wasn't going to post this question until around Christmas time as I am not at a level yet where I feel it would be necessary, but seeing as this thread cropped up it seems like a good place to ask. ...
Shingo Learning resources 87 21,501 2009-09-26, 1:32 pm
    Thread: Just need to vent (computer messed up)
Post: Just need to vent (computer messed up)

I had my HDD drive fail a couple of months ago and thought I had lost everything as well. I ran chkdsk using the XP disk and going into the recovery console, this took a long time, but eventually afte...
Shingo General discussion 40 4,651 2009-09-26, 10:09 am
    Thread: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?
Post: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?

I would just like to say that the (10+2)*5 approach has been very useful. Not only does it allow small parts of the larger days goal to be done in spare moments leaving less for my-self later on. It a...
Shingo General discussion 28 7,658 2009-09-24, 8:20 pm
    Thread: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?
Post: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?

Yeah I have dropped all computer games, all my stuff is boxed up now and I don't watch TV. I just got the Akira Kurosawa box set though so I will watch those at some point. Reading is a keeper though ...
Shingo General discussion 28 7,658 2009-09-13, 6:50 am
    Thread: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?
Post: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?

Thanks again for the replies they have all been helpful. I think my definition of hobby is more in-line with ISoron’s projects. I go to the gym a couple of times a week but I wouldn’t call it a hobby...
Shingo General discussion 28 7,658 2009-09-13, 5:44 am
    Thread: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?
Post: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?

Thanks for all your replies guys. I must say I am very relieved that I am not the only one to experience this. When I was typing it out I was wary of coming across as the neurotic ‘over-thinker’ who ...
Shingo General discussion 28 7,658 2009-09-12, 11:48 am
    Thread: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?
Post: How to ‘manage’ two hobbies?

Hey, First of all I must say that I mean manage as in organise/approach etc and not how is it possible to do more than one hobby. Secondly I will also admit that whilst posting this I am not sure what...
Shingo General discussion 28 7,658 2009-09-12, 11:12 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

I made an account to try and figure it out, it seemed to be an extra $10 when I ordered 1 book. Don't take my word for it though, it could not have taken the UK address into account at that stage,...
Shingo General discussion 10 1,713 2009-09-03, 6:34 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

Holy s*** this is bizarre! I was just about to purchase RTK: 3 and was umming and ahh-ing over the £26, I normally miss these kinds of things. I wasn't going to get RTK 2 but I may as well now, even ...
Shingo General discussion 10 1,713 2009-09-02, 5:24 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

Blackmacros: What are you going to do when university/college starts again and you have hundreds of reviews each day, surely you will have to cut down what you actively study? Edit: I don't wish to i...
Shingo General discussion 176 48,591 2009-08-17, 12:26 pm
    Thread: Studying with music on?
Post: Studying with music on?

Hey, I thought it would be interesting to see other people's preferences on this matter. When I am reading a book, or studying something I always prefer (if not have to, in some cases) it to be quiet...
Shingo General discussion 26 3,240 2009-08-11, 1:04 pm
    Thread: The SRS Musician's Thread
Post: The SRS Musician's Thread

KaitouJS Wrote:Sounds interesting enough. But writing something down like "play paganini's 5th caprice" and then playing it is much different than, say, writing a card down for a kanji and writing dow...
Shingo Off topic 27 5,675 2009-08-02, 11:33 pm
    Thread: The SRS Musician's Thread
Post: The SRS Musician's Thread

I had an idea today about how I could use SRS to aid retention of pieces. I play piano and at any one time probably have a handful of complete pieces that I can play on cue from memory, without music ...
Shingo Off topic 27 5,675 2009-08-01, 8:48 pm
    Thread: Flickr photos of Japanese + desktop background changer = win
Post: Flickr photos of Japanese + desktop background cha...

Thanks, this looks cool, I'm trying it out.
Shingo Learning resources 7 2,461 2009-07-22, 1:08 pm
    Thread: No one from revtk is like this right? (pleaseeee)
Post: No one from revtk is like this right? (pleaseeee)

Check this: Part 1: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq3owShhXp0#] Part 2: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yelsRISQ7dY]
Shingo General discussion 42 5,197 2009-07-20, 9:40 pm
    Thread: Video splitter?
Post: Video splitter?

Thanks for the doom9 link liosama, it looks as if there is lots of interesting stuff there! I haven’t found the splitter yet but I will continue my search after posting this reply. Bombpersons: I rem...
Shingo General discussion 4 729 2009-07-17, 8:01 am
    Thread: Video splitter?
Post: Video splitter?

Hey, Just wondering if anyone knows something that will take a video and split it up into 10 minute sections automatically an out it out into one folder. I have tried searching google but didn't rea...
Shingo General discussion 4 729 2009-07-17, 5:12 am
    Thread: Things You Must See
Post: Things You Must See

Gingerninja Wrote:Things seem to have stopped advancing.. where is the flying car http://www.moller.com/newm400.htm
Shingo Off topic 51 6,585 2009-06-13, 3:05 pm
    Thread: read real japanese essays
Post: read real japanese essays

Audacity is a free and has many capabilities. Search in google.
Shingo Group study 20 19,081 2009-06-12, 6:55 pm
    Thread: Tae Kim TTS audio
Post: Tae Kim TTS audio

I would be interested in this too, so if anyone has it please post.
Shingo Learning resources 9 2,192 2009-06-09, 2:25 pm