Assuming problem is required, the following 49 results were found.
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PROBLEM You install the Citrix Receiver, and you get this annoying setup window each time you start your PC. You never really configure the client because you only use the web client. SOLUTION Open "Command Prompt" as Administrator (right-click, run as...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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PROBLEM You open Outlook and find that your categories are missing. SOLUTION 1) Drop to a command line. 2) Run outlook.exe with the "remigratecategories" option. outlook.exe /remigratecategories This Outlook startup option will re-pull your categories...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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second authentication factor, but most I found use SMS--messaging the one-time password (OTP) to your phone upon login. The problem I have is that sites like Paypal require a USA phone number to send the SMS to. But I don't have a USA phone number...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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who self-study Japanese for little to no cost and can become fluent on their own. However, if you are like me, the main problem with learning is motivation, and there is nothing more motivating than the fear of failure when you pour your own savings...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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opportunities as possible. My level of the language was pretty decent at that time, so talking to my professors was not a problem. While everything went smoothly with the woman teachers, I noticed that almost all of the male staff at the University was...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
the 7 o'clock NHK news. Goddamn, I love Kuroneko. Don't Make Any Friends Don't get me wrong, friends are great. But the problem is that they inevitably want to go out and do stuff once in a while. Unfortunately, this is rather incompatible with my...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
that Internet! Thinking I'd surely get knifed at my next live show, I took the video off YouTube. That didn't solve the problem, though, because the traffic was coming from Nico Video. I complained to Nico Video stating that the user violated my...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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November 2003 - My Name is Debuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10020-my-name-is-debu
are never lines or crowds anywhere. You go to a bar on a Saturday night in Tottori and you will be able to find a table no problem. I go grocery shopping on Sunday and there's only 1 other person in the check-out line. You just walk-up to the counter in...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I was amazed that we fit 10 people into my 22 square-meter apartment. I wrote Maiko a going away song called "Mondaiji" (problem child). It's a nickname given to me by my coworkers since I like to joke around so much. Maiko was the strict one that...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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was very positive, and this time I sold more CDs. The staff at the club really seem to like me, so it hasn't been a problem getting shows at that place. The mixing guy even bought my CD. I Love Japanese Web Shopping I recently ordered some music...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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at the rental place found the most perfect apartment, but then realized that the building is for women only. I said, "No problem. I'll just wear a dress, wig, and makeup." I had memories of that old show "Bosom Buddies" with Tom Hanks. Anyways, she...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I will miss: * Going to the most popular restaurant in Tottori on a Saturday night without a reservation and having no problem getting a table. * My tap water tastes like Zeus's water on Mount Olympus. * The air doesn't make me gag and cough. *...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I consider thinking on my feet a learn-able skill, so it is indeed possible to prepare and practice ad-lib. A common problem I face performing comedy in Japanese is not understanding what the MCs or other native-speaker performers are saying. They often...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Netgear's response was that the bug will be fixed in a future firmware revision. Well, at least they're aware of the problem. Until then I simply don't trust this feature. No more opening firewall ports for me.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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in too. * I've given up on white underwear. Even my gray underwear has brown streaks because I have a serious turtle head problem. I've dubbed these "snapping turtles." * My white bedsheets and pillowcases are now beige. Should have never bought white....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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people with free and open schedules. A separate full-time job is not compatible with this industry at all, and I had no problem with that since I was jobless at the time. They told me that I'd be paid 2 months after a job, and that I needed a Mitsui...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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and over) is considered a weak encoding technique because it relies solely on repetition to encode memory. Herein lies the problem with remembering new vocabulary, especially new vocabulary in a second language. Is there some way to study it using...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
bite of a juicy double cheese bacon egg sauce burger. Fortunately, Japan has solved the "I can't flag down a server" problem with technology. Some restaurants have a button on or near the table. Push it and someone comes. It's kind of like those flight...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
tax on each and every pack of cigarettes sold in Japan. I was shocked this wasn't done 10 years ago. Japan has a major problem with smoking addiction, and here are some possible reasons why: They're Cheap A pack of cigs cost about 300 yen ($3 US)....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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that driver for Linux? Video would sometimes not come up upon boot even with direct HDMI out. I think this is a common problem with first-gen HDMI-out motherboards. Pricey, especially for a Dell. Integrated Intel 945 video has limitations. Dell Inspiron...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT