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Sony PRS-505 Ebook Readerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10052-sony-prs-505-ebook-reader
brand and model. I narrowed my search down to 2—the Sony PRS-505 and the Amazon Kindle 2. I struggled heavily with the decision because the feature set of the Amazon Kindle 2 was very attractive. Ultimately, however, I decided upon the Sony James...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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countries, such as the USA. Since Netflix Japan doesn't have nearly the content library that Netflix USA has, I am most definitely keeping my Smart DNS subscription. Living abroad in Japan I often miss out on cool stuff that my home country comes up...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Why Japanese Girls Are Hothttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10041-why-japanese-girls-are-hot
and foreign tourists. Here is my attempt at a scientific explanation of an otherwise perverted topic. They Exude Femininity Japanese women do anything and everything to assert traditional femininity--and feminine is hot. Most don't leave the house...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
as living with LA traffic day after day made me hate cars, living with central Tokyo's population density makes me hate people. Tokyo is so crowded with people that even an uncomplicated excursion is exhausting. Train stations, shopping malls, cafes,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Why Linux is Coolhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10147-why-linux-is-cool
proudly sits in a very special place in the heart of the IT world. Watching Linux pros clack away at the command line inspires a sense of awe and adoration in the heart of many a techie and non-techie alike. Even mere utterance of the word "Linux"...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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The open source stuff that JomSocial uses to convert and render video uploads (ffmpeg) also supports audio files. I thought it would be cool to modify JomSocial to allow audio files to be used in its videos section. It actually wasn't as hard to figure...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I spent some time researching top-rated, but free antivirus security software for both Mac and Windows. There are far more free antivirus software solutions out there than listed here--I focused solely on those receiving positive reviews from...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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What follows is an outline I compiled while researching how to tighten security on a Nginx web server. NOTE 1: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was used for this. NOTE 2: This is a continuation of this article: Joomla Running on Nginx and Ubuntu Server - Setting Up...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Japan's winter wonderland will soon be upon us. Are you excited? Please don't answer that. It's a good idea for us foreigners, especially those who have yet to experience the biting cold brought about by the season, to start preparing for it. This is...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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During the course of my life abroad in Japan, I've increasingly found myself in this situation: - I find something online that I just must have--usually something very American (and a bit silly) like ridiculously potent gel that makes my teeth...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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1) Make sure the unassigned devices plugin is installed in UnRAID. :-) 2) Wipe the device I do this to remove any old partition tables, etc., and I think the easiest way to do it is on the command line. Change the "of" device to your unassigned device....
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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php-cli php-intl sendmail (for local mailing services) unzip zip (was already installed) ffmpeg (for video-based sites) imagemagick (to generate thumbnails for video-driven sites) REMOVE UFW Ubuntu came with ufw pre-installed and blocking all inbound...
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- Author: Japanatron
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My image of Japan before moving here was that of a polite and reserved culture that treasures quiet and subtlety. Boy was I wrong. Japan can be louder than a rock concert held at a jet engine testing facility, and I'm shocked with what people can get...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Everyone's raving about LINE--especially here in Japan. It's the hot trendy free communication app all the cool kids are using these days, which means I just HAVE to try it too. What do you have to lose? It's totally free. Right, Mom? So I sign up. I...
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- Author: Mondaiji
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November 2003 - My Name is Debuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10020-my-name-is-debu
home call me "Dave" instead of "David." I explained that Dave is short for David. They understood cuz they do the same thing with Japanese names. Anyways, when you convert David into the Japanese phonetic system, it sounds like "Deibiddo." When you...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Google is Skynethttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10064-google-is-skynet
Has anyone besides me noticed the uncanny resemblance between Google and "Skynet" from the Terminator movies? It's no secret that Google's ultimate goal is control of the world's information through the proliferation of "cloud computing." On the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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The Clinical Trialhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10078-the-clinical-trial
friend of mine emailed me with an interesting and well-paid opportunity. It was a clinical trial for a drug going through the Japanese equivalent of FDA approval. The drug, approved several years ago in the US, was typically used to combat a stomach...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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gave myself a home project--upgrade / reorganize my home studio so that it is both more comfortable and more like a proper man-cave. As a man-cave cannot be complete without a game console, a PS3 was high on the agenda since my wife commandeered the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Mobile Phones in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10168-mobile-phones-in-japan
I'm "the" IT guy for the Tokyo branch office of a much larger European firm, so I often have to assist visitors from overseas offices with their Japan mobile phone woes. I never understood why sometimes their Blackberries just wouldn't work in Japan....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Apps I Like Japanese LS Touch by Jan Bogner This app is on a short list of those that enable you to study by writing kanji with a finger or iPhone stylus. I'm attracted to this study method because one of the best Japanese study apps I've ever owned...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese