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Category: General

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Japanese art in Fireworks CS3

Posted: November 30th, 2007 | Posted in: General

As anyone who knows me will know… I love anything that’s Japanese. I don’t think there’s a single person in the world who doesn’t find Japanese art either aesthetically pleasing or inspiring. Today I decided to have a go at a Japanese(esque) image in Adobe Fireworks CS3. I’m …
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Japanese for the internet

Posted: November 29th, 2007 | Posted in: General

I don’t know whether or not many of the people who visit my website will be interested in reading this, but I thought I’d compile some notes for using Japanese online, starting with some Japanese web terminology and then moving on to an example of an introductory message/email …
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Japanese Comedy Game Shows

Posted: November 27th, 2007 | Posted in: General

In the UK we have people hosting game shows who pretend to be nasty. For example, Anne Robinson in the Weakest Link. However, in Japan it seems that, for some, a great deal of pleasure and amusement is gained from watching TV shows where the name-of-the-game is to …
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Favicons, Favicons

Posted: November 26th, 2007 | Posted in: General

Today I decided it was time for a new favicon. The previous one was bright orange, and not in keeping with my new design, therefore I decided I would make a new one using my little Japanese guy who features in the main graphic of the site. Here’s …
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Local Searches

Posted: November 23rd, 2007 | Posted in: General

The Local Searches Pepper for Mint has to be one of the most entertaining aspects of my Mint page… some of the things people search for are hilarious, and these are poor examples compared to some. I wonder if people know how much their activities on a website …
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