Cool Morphing Owl

I originally found this clip on TV in Japan. The Best House 1, 2, 3 is a show hosted by the Japanese comedy team London Boots. It’s a far cry from the stuff they did with Platinum London Boots, but I think it’s a decent show. more »

Mac Pick: Coda

Coda

Coda is an app I use almost daily. Combine an FTP program with a text editor, CSS editor, terminal, and a reference library and you have Coda. more »

Japan Loves the Capybara

The Capybara (カピバラ) has received a lot of media attention in Japan. I’ve seen this animal on at least two different variety shows this past week. Walk into most any Japanese bookstore and you’ll see Capybara children’s books and stuffed animals. more »

Kanji Apps and the iPhone

iChinese

After checking out the iChinese website, I’m looking forward to seeing some of the kanji Apps for the iPhone once the official iPhone SDK is out and third party apps become widely available. more »

Having Fun with Skitch

Skitch Beta

If you’re looking for an easy to use screencap utility, I strongly recommend checking out Skitch. It’s been in closed beta for a while but they opened it up to everybody several weeks ago. more »

Lockdown Your Mac with Open Firmware Password

Open Firmware Password

Setting up your Mac with a password protected login offers some degree of protection. While it will keep out your average user, anyone with an OS X install disc can still get access to your system. They just have to boot the OS X DVD and use the included utility to reset your account password. more »

Learn Japanese by Watching TV

Gaki Batsu Game SP 2008

If you’ve already got some fundamental Japanese training under your belt, watching Japanese TV can be a great way to supplement your educaton. I’ve selected some programs that use everyday adult-level Japanese and also has a tendency to cover interesting topics. So let’s get started! more »