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Bill Cooney

Bill Cooney

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JLPT Study With the iPhone – Part 2

Filed Under: Japan, Life, Technology by Bill
Jun.07, 2009

In the Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the awesomeness of freeby iPhone dictionary Kotoba!. This time I’d like to shill for an application that isn’t free, but definitely is worth the money! My biggest weakness with Japanese is the kanji. I am rubbish at remembering them, especially the multiple readings. What I really need is a set of JLPT graded flash cards. View Full Article »

Tags: iPhone, iPod Touch, japanese, jlpt, study
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JLPT Study With the iPhone – Part 1

Filed Under: Japan, Life, Technology by Bill
May.27, 2009

It’s no secret to my friends and family that I am somewhat of an Apple nerd. I went to WWDC 2003 in San Francisco on a student developer scholarship through the Apple University Consortium, I have no less than 5 Macs kicking around my house (spanning 20 odd years of Apple products), a few iPods and most recently, an iPhone. View Full Article »

Tags: iPhone, iPod Touch, japanese, jlpt, study
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Capsule Inn Akihabara Shuts It’s Doors

Filed Under: Japan, Otaku, Travel by Bill
May.21, 2009

Yes, it has been a while since posting. A mammoth run of high-profile and complex events at work meant that this poor cog was spinning wildly in the machine for all hours. But an e-mail a few weeks ago caught my eye and I had to post to mourn the passing of Capsule Inn Akihabara. View Full Article »

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