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Styling search forms

Posted: December 16th, 2007 | Tags: | Posted in: CSS, Tutorials

Many people argue against removing browser default styles for form elements, especial replacing the default submit input with an image. This for the simple fact that text in an image cannot be resized by the user. However, forms are a continual interest for me, and where possible I …
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10 songs…

Posted: December 16th, 2007 | Posted in: General

If I had a very small capacity MP3 player instead of a brick of an iPod I would choose these songs… I’m bored as hell today; hence the 3 blog posts! Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost Editors – An End Has A Start Mogwai – …
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Japanese for Christmas

Posted: December 7th, 2007 | Posted in: General

With Christmas fast-approaching I thought I’d share some words and phrases in Japanese which relate to this time of the year. If you have some Japanese friends, either online or in real life you can try some of these out on them… If all you can see are …
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Japanese for Instant Messaging

Posted: December 4th, 2007 | Posted in: General

A lot of people use instant messaging as a way to exchange languages. I do this as a way to learn Japanese. Here are some Japanese words and phrases you may find useful during an IM conversation with a Japanese person… English Word Romaji/Pronunciation Japanese Text Be right …
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蛍の光 ~ Auld Lang Syne in Japanese

Posted: December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in: General

If you’re learning Japanese, or any other foreign language for that matter, educating your tongue to defy gravity is an important, and difficult part of the learning curve. I recently came across a great example exercise… the Japanese version of the Scottish song “Auld Lang Syne” by Robert …
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