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    Thread: How to use ANKI the right way
Post: How to use ANKI the right way

tikka Wrote:I've now learned 600~ new words in six days. This is horrible. I quit. No more. 600 words in six days is still quite an accomplishment. I'm curious, what do you find so horrible now?
Rivvie The Japanese language 27 5,933 2015-07-12, 9:29 am
    Thread: How to use ANKI the right way
Post: How to use ANKI the right way

tikka Wrote:Remembering the Kanji 2. I don't know what I'd do without it. I appreciate the advice. I still have a copy of RTK2 lying around which I bought years ago, but never used. I will give it a s...
Rivvie The Japanese language 27 5,933 2015-07-09, 3:16 am
    Thread: How to use ANKI the right way
Post: How to use ANKI the right way

tikka Wrote:The reviews became so easy it's almost fun to do them. I added two more steps so it's now 1 2 5 10 15 45 120 600 600. I can't believe how easy it is now! It's totally worth it, no matter h...
Rivvie The Japanese language 27 5,933 2015-07-08, 1:40 pm
    Thread: How to use ANKI the right way
Post: How to use ANKI the right way

I agree that the default 1,10 is not enough spacing, I currently use 10, 10, 60. The 60 ensures that I at least get to see it again in the next review session, which can be the same day or the next. O...
Rivvie The Japanese language 27 5,933 2015-07-07, 9:50 am
    Thread: Core 2k/6k audio and images not working
Post: Core 2k/6k audio and images not working

You have to put the files in the correct collection.media folder or it will not work. This folder is usually located on your c: disk and not in the folder that you likely chose to install Anki to. In ...
Rivvie Learning resources 4 1,217 2015-07-07, 2:29 am
    Thread: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?
Post: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?

I chose this kanji because I thought it was pretty. Turns out the meaning is "learning, knowledge" which fits my personality quite well.
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 21 5,369 2015-07-07, 2:21 am
    Thread: How to use ANKI the right way
Post: How to use ANKI the right way

When you use settings like "1, 2, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160" or "1 10 15 45 120 600 600", how do you deal with the huge increase in the number of reviews that you have to do? You essentially see each ...
Rivvie The Japanese language 27 5,933 2015-07-07, 2:16 am
    Thread: Mighty Morphin Morphology
Post: Mighty Morphin Morphology

Thanks tokyostyle and RawToast! Thanks to both of your comments, I was able to get it working. I have zero programming knowledge whatsoever, so couldn't have done it without your help ^^.
Rivvie Learning resources 443 136,318 2015-04-15, 12:31 pm
    Thread: Mighty Morphin Morphology
Post: Mighty Morphin Morphology

I did some experimenting to get it working, but so far without success... I have modified the config file like this: Code: # Model overrides can only override the entries marked above. 2nd priority ...
Rivvie Learning resources 443 136,318 2015-04-14, 3:44 pm
    Thread: Mighty Morphin Morphology
Post: Mighty Morphin Morphology

@tokyostyle I did not know this was possible, I will give this a try. Thanks!
Rivvie Learning resources 443 136,318 2015-04-13, 1:55 pm
    Thread: Mighty Morphin Morphology
Post: Mighty Morphin Morphology

vosmiura Wrote:@overture2112, I'm not sure if this feature is already built in somehow, but I wanted the ability to include some decks as input to MM3 without having them be re-scheduled by MM3, so I ...
Rivvie Learning resources 443 136,318 2015-04-12, 2:55 pm
    Thread: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japanese)
Post: Nayr's Core5000 deck (Frequency Dictionary of Japa...

I uploaded v2.5 to mediafire:Link Let me know if the file has to be uploaded anywhere else, I would be happy to help. Also wanted to give my thanks for all your hard work. These decks look awesome a...
Rivvie Learning resources 204 75,037 2015-03-14, 6:25 am
    Thread: Japanese fonts on android smartphone
Post: Japanese fonts on android smartphone

I too have tried to solve this issue with my android smartphone, but have not yet found a definitive solution. However, if the issue you have is related to anki, there is a workaround for this in the ...
Rivvie General discussion 24 6,016 2014-10-23, 2:17 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finally after my 3rd attempt at this book, it is time to post in this thread :). In never imagined I would ever finish this book since I stopped studying altogether about 6 years ago. This time it ha...
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,563 2014-09-28, 2:32 pm
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

passed frame 1650 yesterday. Yay I'm still here! next stop:finish line. I am really looking forward to finally finishing the book, certainly am not stopping now.
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 462 138,175 2014-09-02, 4:06 pm
    Thread: Jpop Radio
Post: Jpop Radio

Thank you for the iHeartRadio tip, it took some time to get it working for me here in Europe, but I eventually managed with a VPN and fresh playstore account I also found that there are plenty of JPo...
Rivvie General discussion 4 1,480 2014-08-20, 8:30 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

john555 Wrote:Just curious...did you keep all your notes/stories from the last go-thru? Are you using the stories you made up before? Yes, since I used this site during my second attempt, I have all ...
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 526 167,120 2014-08-20, 7:20 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

passed Kanji 1100 yesterday. I am doing kanji to keyword as well at the same time, so essentially double the reviews as you would have normally, but I find that they stick better in my mind if I do bo...
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 616 180,438 2014-08-14, 5:00 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Yay! Just made it to the 500 kanji mark, so happy :) I must add that is actually is my 3rd time making it this far. First attempt (back in 2007) I made it to around 700 (had to stop due to illness) S...
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 526 167,120 2014-07-22, 3:09 pm
    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

I just received the revised edition of JFE last friday. I am going to start with this book after I finish RTK1, which will be in 2 months time (I hope). There are no tapes/CDs supplied with the book a...
Rivvie Learning resources 72 34,438 2008-06-04, 10:27 am
    Thread: RevTK Donation Drive
Post: RevTK Donation Drive

Donated also, I have been using this site for some time now and this thread finally pushed me to send a donation (have been thinking about it for some time, but never got around to it). It's not much...
Rivvie Off topic 43 10,108 2008-05-29, 3:01 pm
    Thread: Immediate review of newly added kanji?
Post: Immediate review of newly added kanji?

My story is almost the same as Nest0r ;) I used to review cards immediately after I had learned them and put them in the blue stack. This resulted in me failing a lot of those cards in the review of 3...
Rivvie Remembering the Kanji 5 1,640 2008-05-01, 9:19 am
    Thread: Number of scheduled reviews
Post: Number of scheduled reviews

Savara Wrote:I have 60~80 reviews a day at the moment, and I find it very possible to do them in a 15 minute session or so. I'm always surprised when I see people blazing through the reviews like that...
Rivvie General discussion 17 2,460 2008-04-23, 6:10 am
    Thread: Number of scheduled reviews
Post: Number of scheduled reviews

HerrPetersen Wrote:Something I noticed was kinda weird: When I finished for the first time, the reviews dropped to around 20 or so a day and then (more or less from one day to the next) the reviews go...
Rivvie General discussion 17 2,460 2008-04-22, 2:28 pm
    Thread: kanji art
Post: kanji art

I've always loved the way kanji looked, every one is like a small piece of art. I took a look at your gallery and especially love the Study kanji, I can feel the "flow". I also got a chuckle out of y...
Rivvie Off topic 5 3,328 2008-04-04, 9:43 am
    Thread: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1?
Post: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1...

Ik dacht eerder aan "ervaring" waar je "verkaring" had geschreven, dan klopt het wel ;) Anyway, I ordered RTK1 and bought remembering the kana at the same time. Now I'll just have to wait for the boo...
Rivvie Off topic 14 3,245 2008-03-09, 1:40 pm
    Thread: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1?
Post: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1...

Powells it is then :) Thank you all for your replies, I'll go order the book from powells tomorrow.
Rivvie Off topic 14 3,245 2008-03-06, 3:37 pm
    Thread: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1?
Post: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1...

After a few hours searching lots of bookshops with the ISBN, I found three stores that have the book in stock, ship international and accept paypal... Powells.com, asiabookroom.com and a1books.com. Do...
Rivvie Off topic 14 3,245 2008-03-02, 3:19 pm
    Thread: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1?
Post: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1...

Thank you all for your replies. http://www.thejapanshop.com does not list RTK1 anymore... Amazon.com/co.uk does only accept credit cards (or checks drawn from a US/UK bank). As far as I know, the shop...
Rivvie Off topic 14 3,245 2008-03-02, 1:40 pm
    Thread: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1?
Post: Dutch (or european) people: Where did you buy RTK1...

I'm a beginning "student" of japanese and I want to get down the kanji first. After some searching I found a review of RTK1 and downloaded the preview. I love study method and it is working well in co...
Rivvie Off topic 14 3,245 2008-03-01, 12:18 pm