Why I Hate the Apple Storehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10149-why-i-hate-the-apple-store

08 February 2011 red doesn't match the Apple design modus) fire extinguisher cylinders lacking any levers, buttons, or usage guides. The problem is that the Apple Store is more like a showroom where they show off their crap, but don't actually sell it. If you actually...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: IT

Life in Japan - How I Cut My Mobile Phone Bill In Halfhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10181-life-in-japan-how-i-cut-my-mobile-phone-bill-in-half

07 April 2013 You can switch phones whenever you want. No more paying it off for 2 years. Get a new one and sell off the old one. No problem. Let freedom ring, dude. * Every time you see one of those stupid Softbank commercials, you can smile knowing you're no longer...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

How to Get Your Computer Repaired in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10212-how-to-get-your-computer-repaired-in-japan

12 January 2014 You live in Japan, and your computer is acting up. Perhaps you prefer communicating about the problem in English. Perhaps you manage or work in a branch office of a foreign firm with lots of English-speaking employees. Perhaps you just want some IT...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

Roku - Blocking Hard-Coded DNShttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10225-roku-blocking-hard-coded-dns

05 May 2014 goes to the loopback address (127.0.0.1). Called a "null route," all traffic going to Google's DNS will simply be dropped. Problem solved. Add a Rule to Your Firewall If you have something more feature-rich than a basic home router, you can add a rule...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: IT

The Hunt for the Ultimate Folding Bicyclehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10232-the-hunt-for-the-ultimate-folding-bicycle

26 June 2014 web. Brompton Well-designed and well-engineered, Brompton is widely touted as the best folding bike money can buy. The only problem is that it takes a lot of money to buy one. Even the least expensive one (in Japan) was out of my price range. I don't...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

Life in Japan - Beating Mosquitoes and Biting Midgeshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10238-life-in-japan-beating-mosquitoes-and-biting-midges

21 September 2014 basically mosquito repellant in incense form. Light them up and they release aromatic smoke that mosquitoes hate. The only problem is that I'm not the biggest fan of the smoky smell either. I have experimented with burning them on my balcony a meter or...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

Windows - Disable Startup Recoveryhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10249-windows-disable-startup-recovery

02 February 2015 If a colleague's PC crashes, Windows will restart into start-up recovery. The problem here is that start-up recovery often makes an even bigger mess of the computer by removing it from AD. These commands disable Windows start-up recovery. Use at your...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: IT

Virtual PfSense on KVM - VirtIO Network Issueshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10254-virtual-pfsense-on-kvm-virtio-network-issues

11 March 2015 pfSense. But the Internet would not work. Finally, after trying a non-virtio network driver, I realized virtio was the problem. In short, "Hardware Checksum Offloading" must be turned off in pfSense for virtio to work properly. Go to the System -->...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: IT

Which Japanese Bank Do You Recommend?https://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10262-which-japanese-bank-do-you-recommend

07 June 2015 partner with several Japanese convenience stores, which far outnumber any official bank's ATM locations. I've never had a problem finding a nearby Shinsei partner ATM. Plus, I find myself eschewing cash lately in favor of e-money options like Edy and...

• Type: Article
• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General