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    Thread: Ebook Readers
Post: Ebook Readers

Hello, I wondered if anyone had tried the PRS-T1 ereader http://www.sony.co.uk/product/rd-reader-ebook/prs-t1 If I purchase one in Europe, does anyone know if it will be able to display Japanese tex...
Balaam General discussion 14 6,681 2011-12-07, 7:12 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

For the last few weeks of October I finished most of my goals Another 3 grammar points added Read the first volume of Bleach (I've been dipping into a few different manga but I want to read another fu...
Balaam General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-11-01, 3:40 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I made some goals for October: Make Left Right Texts and Interleaved Texts for Harry Potter chapters 4 and 5 (and read them). Make a subs2srs deck of the first episode of Clannad and pick out useful c...
Balaam General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-10-15, 3:22 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ah thank you, that's explained it very clearly.
Balaam The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,201 2011-09-11, 10:44 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hello I'm trying to have a go at reading IQ84 but hardly a few sentences in and I've found something I don't understand 運転手もとくに熱心にその音楽に耳を澄ませているようには見えなかった The driver too had particular enthusiasm fo...
Balaam The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,201 2011-09-11, 9:56 am
    Thread: game idea
Post: game idea

I thought about doing something like this. But it's quite a bit of work and you need to find someone with the dedication and skills to complete it! I envisioned something like an endless dungeon, no...
Balaam General discussion 77 10,405 2009-07-28, 10:44 am
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/news/...mart_drugs Performance enchacing drugs seem quite common for sportsmen. I can see the possibility of something similar happening with academics or students ...
Balaam Remembering the Kanji 39 6,591 2009-06-30, 11:20 am
    Thread: iKnow
Post: iKnow

Congratulations to the iKnow developers - finally a pub quiz trainer worthy of respect! :D But seriously the additions of the curriculum for school subjects could change the way school children are t...
Balaam Learning resources 599 116,998 2009-03-04, 9:17 am
    Thread: RTK1: One kanji, one picture discussion
Post: RTK1: One kanji, one picture discussion

0134 has the wrong kanji, at the moment it's 名 but it should be 原. I'm finding the pictures useful thanks!
Balaam Remembering the Kanji 91 55,717 2009-01-27, 4:04 am
    Thread: Final Fantasy XIII demo...
Post: Final Fantasy XIII demo...

Wow, that link's awesome - do you know of anything similar for other games?
Balaam Off topic 31 5,393 2009-01-21, 2:28 am
    Thread: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users
Post: 'Reviewing the Kanji' Twitter users

http://twitter.com/jBalaam
Balaam Off topic 97 52,851 2009-01-08, 9:05 pm
    Thread: Anyone Use Japanese on a Netbook?
Post: Anyone Use Japanese on a Netbook?

I'm using the Samsung NC10 and love it! I'm using it now even, with anki, skype, utorrent and seven tabs open in firefox and it's very zippy. The keyboard's nice, but I wish there was room for the en...
Balaam Learning resources 17 6,626 2009-01-05, 8:56 am
    Thread: WHY ARE J-DRAMAS SO FLIPPING EXPENSIVE?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post: WHY ARE J-DRAMAS SO FLIPPING EXPENSIVE?!?!?!?!?!!!...

Less than 20singapore dollars for a full season here in Singapore. Maybe you could order them from here?
Balaam Off topic 22 4,439 2008-12-15, 11:54 pm
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

Raichu Wrote:I'm having trouble with how long it takes me to use an SRS. Just enter the setences straight into your SRS. On most SRS's there'll be an export function. Here's what I usually do.
Balaam General discussion 1,517 595,135 2008-12-08, 8:02 pm
    Thread: Festive Learning Material
Post: Festive Learning Material

playadom Wrote:I use the backspace keyboard shortcut a lot... I thought someone might say that... Maybe one day you'll manage to turn your life around and get back on the straight and narrow.
Balaam Learning resources 9 1,409 2008-12-08, 5:51 am
    Thread: Festive Learning Material
Post: Festive Learning Material

Rudolf the red nose reindeer, in Japanese. Awesome. Though I don't think there's a mp3 link :( http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa121600.htm Anyone have anything in a similar vein? (Commerc...
Balaam Learning resources 9 1,409 2008-12-08, 4:52 am
    Thread: Eikaiwa Schools
Post: Eikaiwa Schools

If you're eligible for the Jet program, I'd try that first.
Balaam Off topic 57 8,856 2008-11-28, 8:22 pm
    Thread: iKnow
Post: iKnow

I've found this site extremely useful. The voice actors are excellent. Though I've not actually used the application part of the site - I've merely been moving some of the example sentences into my a...
Balaam Learning resources 599 116,998 2008-11-11, 4:34 am
    Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?
Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?

CaLeDee Wrote:but that can be expected from any text book. Grammar though? I have never said to someone learning English, "Oh, we never use this grammar." I'll be using more than just this textbook ...
Balaam General discussion 221 36,155 2008-10-20, 6:49 pm
    Thread: Anki discussion (no bug reports)
Post: Anki discussion (no bug reports)

Sorry I wasn't sure if it was a bug or something I'd done. I'll send my deck to you when I return home - thanks!
Balaam Learning resources 309 61,817 2008-10-14, 11:08 pm
    Thread: Anki discussion (no bug reports)
Post: Anki discussion (no bug reports)

Hi guys I updated anki after a fairly long time offline and now it won't open my deck :( *Admin* See first post Duplicate column name seems to be the problem but I'm not sure where this is coming fr...
Balaam Learning resources 309 61,817 2008-10-14, 7:16 pm
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

Possibly the zipping program isn't unicode friendly and has interpreted the filenames as ASCII.
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-19, 5:30 am
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

Namiko Abe has started up her word of the day email again. Each word has a translation, sound file and japanese rendering. I find it quite useful so I thought I'd share. http://japanese.about.com/od/...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-19, 1:51 am
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

duder Wrote:Balaam Wrote:I'd be interested in downloading this but cannot get past rapidshare's captcha (after serveral tries). Any chance of hosting it elsewhere? I suppose If you really cant get it,...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-16, 9:33 am
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

duder Wrote:I've recorded my co-workers reading the sample sentences out of my 2kyu grammar text and refined them as clips that correspond to flashcards in mnemosyne http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ it...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-15, 3:34 pm
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

wrightak Wrote:duder Wrote:i honestly hope that we can start something where sound clip driven flash cards are shared, because its the quickest way to fluency. My Japanese has skyrocketed since I star...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-14, 5:38 am
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

wrightak Wrote:Balaam Wrote:I'm doing this at the moment. I'm going through マイボスマイヒーロー(http://www.dramanote.com/?eid=487425#sequel) cutting up the sound files (using Audacity) and linking them to the ...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-12, 1:02 pm
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

I couldn't get audacity to rip audio straight from a video file, first I had to remove the audio from the video. Then use that audio in audacity. It's not too painful (I describe my process here http:...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-11, 3:11 pm
    Thread: Example Sound Files
Post: Example Sound Files

I'm doing this at the moment. I'm going through マイボスマイヒーロー(http://www.dramanote.com/?eid=487425#sequel) cutting up the sound files (using Audacity) and linking them to the sentences in drama note (whi...
Balaam Learning resources 51 12,200 2008-06-11, 1:35 pm
    Thread: List your websites (and blogs)!
Post: List your websites (and blogs)!

I sporadically update this blog http://howtojapan.blogspot.com/, less so now I no longer live in Japan. Not really about language learning until recently :D
Balaam General discussion 25 5,881 2008-05-24, 8:02 am