Nostalgy for Thunderbird. No idea why it's called that, but if you're more a filer
than
a searcher, this is for you.
Of historical interest: How to install Windows XP from an external USB CD drive.
Some great free resources for Japanese日本語 learners
下のページは本当におもしろくて便利です。
どうぞ。
Rikaichan is
an essential Japanese-English dictionary pop-up for Chrome, Firefox and
Thunderbird, based on Todd Rudick's original
Rikai site. And why not
sign up for
Todd's free daily email
kanji lesson — it's great! And please send him some money too.
For an online dictionary, I use
Jeffery Friedl's,
which — like Rikai — is based on Jim Breen's amazing
EDICT
project. Also check out Jim's authoritative posts on
news:sci.lang.japan. Yes, people
do still use USENET News!
Here's a
handy tool for getting the unicodes for katakana, hiragana and
kanji, perfect for adding Japanese to webpages when you don't have an
input system.
If you're
serious about learning kanji 漢字 then you really need Jack Halpern's "Kanji
Learner's Dictionary", a wonderful book. The SKIP method is a great
way to quickly look up kanji based on strokes, shape and radicals. It's
not cheap, but it's a book you'll fall in love with. I have 3 copies!
Take control of phoning banks, utility companies, etc. Before calling the (probably
expensive) number listed on your documentation, check out inexpensive
alternative numbers, by looking at (UK site)
www.saynoto0870.com.