Month: March 2005
Build it and they will come.
I have spent the last several days working on a better web site for our school as the old one, while looking ok it was not really search engine friendly. I have changed the following: Use of h1, h2 an... Read More
Comment about the comments.
We’ve been running MT-Blacklist on this blog for just under two months now and it has blocked over 200 comment spams in that time. I’m not impressed with that. Don’t get me wrong, I&... Read More
Link around town.
Some links on the ‘net about Okazaki. 岡崎のリンクです。 Okazaki City Guide (Current Version) – Thanks Declan Okazaki City Guide (Older version) Okazaki International Association ... Read More
I don’t like to watch.
It is expected that the number of Japanese households refusing to pay the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) subscription fee (tax) will reach 700,000 by the end of the month, and no wonder what wit... Read More
Don’t need hyperspace.
Starwars.com has released a full length, 2+ minute trailer for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith to members of the StarWars.com subscription service, Hyperspace. However you don’... Read More
As clear as day.
We had to go to one of the local electrical shops to buy some ink for the printer today when we decided to have a quick look at what new TVs were on display. Numerous flat panel TVs along the walls. W... Read More
Cycle of life on Japanese trains.
Japanese trains have pictographic signs indicating whether seats are “special” in anyway – for the elderly, injured etc. Snopes had this sign (below) showing who can use one of these... Read More
All the same.
Why can’t electrical manufacturers make products that support different standards? Televisions for example, Australia uses the PAL colour system and Japan uses the NTSC colour system. TVs sold in Ja... Read More