Japanese in Windows 7
December 17, 2009 at 9:00 pm | In Otaku | 2 CommentsTags: Otaku
Had previously mentioned how a registry key edit enables you to change the keyboard layout used by Microsoft for Japanese input in Windows 7, saw a query on how exactly to get Japanese input itself to work.
Luckily and to our convenience, Japanese characters should now display by default in Windows 7, so there should be no need to have an option installed like the Eastern Asian Languages package known from Windows XP.
If Japanese characters already display correctly, how to enable Japanese input allowing you to type in Japanese? Well, to activate Japanese input/IME in Windows 7, you can do the following.
Click the Windows start button, in the default Windows 7 start menu select and click ‘Control Panel’. The ‘Control Panel’ window will appear, there select and click ‘Change keyboards or other input methods’ (which appears under the ‘Clock, Language and Region’ section when using the category view).
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Girls Girls Girls! 4, Aria & Amanchu! loot
December 7, 2009 at 9:00 pm | In Otaku | 8 CommentsTags: Amanchu!, Aria, Goods, Matsuryu, Tasuku Iizuki, Tinkle
Anime art aficionado Merun had previously told me a new E☆2 “Girls Girls Girls!” artbook was due out in December, which immediately piqued my interest as I already have the first and third “Girls Girls Girls!” books.
Seeing Nattoli’s excellent review of the “Girls Girls Girls! 4 ~65 colors~” book convinced me to purchase it.
Featuring a terrific cover art from Tinkle, “Girls Girls Girls! 4 ~65 colors~” contains art from Tasuku Iizuki, Matsuryu, Kobuichi, Tomose Shunsaku, Ryohka, Ueda Ryo,… and many other amazing artists. Surprisingly didn’t spot any Tony Taka art in this one.
Couldn’t find the book at Hobby Link Japan, J-List or Archonia, so decided to purchase it from Amazon Japan, which gave me the opportunity to buy some original Japanese manga as well.
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Small loot and first nendoroid
November 23, 2009 at 9:00 pm | In Otaku | 5 CommentsTags: Code Geass, Figure, Goods, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Often use local online retailer Archonia for many of my anime related purchases, have always been quite pleased with their excellent service.
Especially like that their pre-order system allows you to keep some of your items that have been released on hold and combine multiple releases into a single shipment.
Just received the “Aria” volume 5 and “Negima!” volume 24 manga, as well as the “Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2” volume 2 and “Evangelion 1.01 You are (not) Alone” DVD’s.
Haven’t seen “Evangelion 1.01 You are (not) Alone” yet but heard good things about it, quite curious to see what this rebuild of such a classic is like!
Also picked up my first nendoroid, Yoko from “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann”. Am often told how cute these nendoroids are so thought to get one, especially having seen what great photo subjects they can make.
Windows 7
October 24, 2009 at 7:00 pm | In Otaku | 9 CommentsTags: Otaku
Last Thursday Microsoft officially released its Windows 7 operating system. Having used the Windows 7 Release Client and being satisfied with it, had pre-ordered a retail package of Windows 7 Home Premium from Amazon UK, which was promptly delivered at my doorstep on October 22nd.
Went for Amazon UK’s offer on the Home Premium retail box since their price was unbeatable, under half what a Home Premium OEM package costs at local online stores here.
The retail pack gives you the option to install on other hardware later on, while the OEM version is linked to the first hardware configuration you install it on. (There are ways around that, but if you can get the retail pack for less than the OEM, it’s the natural choice.)
Decided on Home Premium instead of Professional and Ultimate since the increased price tag isn’t worth the few extra added options since I am likely to never use them. While I know Windows is not without flaws or fault, professionally need to be familiar with it and prefer to be legally correct by having a licensed version.
Now to do a clean install sometime…
FACTS 2009 loot
October 19, 2009 at 7:00 pm | In Otaku | 6 CommentsTags: Figure, Goods, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Strikers, Otaku
Attended the FACTS convention this past weekend. A yearly rendezvous not to miss, FACTS is an anime, sci-fi and fantasy themed convention and pretty much the largest, if not only venue of its kind here.
FACTS is the best opportunity to do some anime goods and figure shopping among the plethora of vendor booths present, as well as an excellent chance meet up with otaku friends. Alas the turnout of anime goods was rather meager this year, only three booths offered anime figures and one booth surprisingly had doujinshi.
Bought these two great figures there, Teana Lanster from “Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS” and Nankyoku Sakura from “Penguin Musume Heart”, both by Alter. (Horo and Yoko look on approvingly.)
Although they weren’t especially high on my wish list, decided to splurge. Had originally seen the great photos by Meronpan of Teana and Sakura, so knew they were worth it.
With these two joining my collection, together with other recent acquisitions Saber and Yoko, I have acutely run out of room to display or even store my seventeen figures. A trip to Ikea for a Detolf display cabinet seems to be the obvious next step.
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