Minimalism - Online Income - ESL - Japan
Internet and technology-related posts. Earning money on the internet, etc.
I’ve lost count. I’ve bought either six or seven Japanese home PCs since coming to Japan and would be lost without my beloved computer. My wife often jokes that I love my PC more than her because I spend more time in my home office than I do in the living room. I solved that problem by setting up Skype on her laptop so she can call me from downstairs! Mami rarely uses her laptop. In fact, she struggles to […]
That’s right, NickRamsay.com is unavailable because I bought it! I have no idea why I didn’t register the domain name earlier, but this time I couldn’t let the opportunity pass me by. If you remember from my post Nick Ramsay vs Nick Ramsay, I’m trying to rank higher for my own name in Google’s search results than the other Nick Ramsay does. This is one step towards that goal. Right now, I’ve got the domain pointing […]
My wife took our new baby, Rikuto, to visit his grandmother and other relatives today. For most of them, it was the first time to see him so he got lots of new clothes and presents. Now, this is where it gets interesting, my wife’s uncle married a Chinese girl half his age, and she already had two children from her previous marriage in China. Now, both children have joined her […]
For my wife’s last birthday, I bought her a top of the range colour printer from Canon. She actually wanted one of those mini photo printers so she could print pictures of the baby, but since my old printer wasn’t compatible with Vista, it was a good chance to upgrade. It’s an awesome machine, and has the printer cartridges for seven different colours. That keeps the price down because you […]
I’ve already taken a look at some of Second Life’s Japanese sightseeing spots, so for this post I thought I’d look at the business side of things and see what the Japanese cell phone providers are doing in this virtual world. First up was NTT DoCoMo, who have a very prominent tower in the center of their 3D island, and around it is an “Advanced Technology” room, a museum, a shop and […]
I’m sure most of you have googled your own name on the internet, and I’m no different. It’s no surprise to find someone else with the same name as you considering the billions of people on the planet, but in my case, the other Nick Ramsay is also British, and the same age as me! I take pride in my computer skills, so it’s a bit disappointing not to see my […]
Over a year ago, in my post Computer Translation, I wrote about how some of my students use translation software when writing letters or reports. I wasn’t particularly impressed with the results, and urged my students not to trust such software. So, one year on, I was playing with Google Translate and tried a little experiment. First, I copied some text from a Japan Today article, and used the site to translate […]
Some of you know that all I need a fridge for is beer, cheese and chocolate. At least, that was until I married Mami and we moved into together. It wasn’t long before her mum bought us a new fridge for our wedding present, and Mami filled it up with everything I should eat. As well as the lovely orangey colour, this fridge is extra special becuase its door opens in […]