Kanji Practice Made Fun
Have you seen the ads on TV of people using Nintendo DS to learn kanji? I just saw one on TV this morning and I have been trying to find out more information about the whole thing. The software is called Kanken DS (漢検DS) because it is made by the people who produce the Kanji Proficiency Test (漢字能力検定, kanji nouryoku kentei, which is often shortened to 漢検, kanken).
It seems that the software is available through Amazon.co.jp for 3391 yen (which is less than it sells for at K's Denki where it was about 3900 yen). The Nintendo DS machine itself costs about 22,000 yen and is also available through Amazon.co.jp (or for a bit less than that on kakaku.com).
Here is a little thingy that will let you test out the interface. Unfortunately the sample questions are quite hard, but you should be able to get a feel for the software anyway.
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Notice to Users of Panasonic Let’s Note Laptops
Since "Panasonic Let's Note" laptop computers are hugely popular (at least in my institute) and I couldn't find any information about this elsewhere in English, I thought people might like to know about this issue.
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The following Panasonic Let's Note laptops may display a hard disk error after installing Windows Vista update KB943899.
* CF-R6MWVAJP (BIOS V1.00L13)
* CF-R6AW7AJP (BIOS V2.00L10)
* CF-R6AWBAJP (BIOS V2.00L10)
* CF-R6MWVAJC (BIOS V1.00L13)
* CF-R6AW7AJC (BIOS V2.00L10)
(I believe that these are all Japanese models, but I am not sure. Please check the model number on the bottom of your Panasonic Let's Note laptop to be sure.)
Your laptop may be experiencing this problem if, after restarting it, you get an error message ("0200: Hard Disk Error 0") and when you open your BIOS setup utility, the size of the hard disk is shown as 0GB.
If you own one of these computers, please see the following page (in Japanese) and follow the instructions.
To Owners of Panasonic Let's Note CF-R6M/CF-R6A Series Laptops
If your Panasonic laptop has not already downloaded and installed the problematic Vista update (KB943899), try connecting to the internet with a different computer, downloading the appropriate BIOS update that they provide on the above page (see #5), and installing the BIOS
update on your Panasonic laptop. (Do not connect your Panasonic laptop to the internet until you have done this.) Please note that these BIOS updates will only work if you have not already installed the problematic Vista update.
This only applies to the above-mentioned models. If your model is not listed, do not install any of the BIOS updates.
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Trojan Horse in Certain Buffalo Flash Memory Sticks
Certain Buffalo brand flash memory sticks that use fingerprint recognition technology may be infected with a trojan horse type virus.
Product name: RUF2-FS512-W
Code: 07/09/11
Serial number: 000001～000360 (only certain ones)
Product name: RUF2-FS1G-W
Code: 07/09/11
Serial number: 000001～000360 (only certain ones)
Product name: RUF2-FS2G-W
Code: 07/09/11
Serial number: 000001～000120 (only certain ones)
If you have one of these memory sticks, you can return it to the manufacturer if it is found to have a virus. Use the Buffalo Virus Checking Tool to check for viruses.
Source: USBフラッシュメモリ 不具合のお知らせとお詫び
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