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NihongoUp – Practice, Practice, Practice!

Posted on | November 30, 2009

Everyone needs to practice. I suppose that is what makes it hard to learn a language. Most of us in today’s age are looking for a quick return and with a language like Japanese, you usually can’t get that. It takes many times going over things again and again until finally it’s built into you. That is where NihongoUp, for an extremely cheap and reasonable price, steps in.

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Kana Reading Material Resources

Posted on | November 20, 2009

I was asked earlier this week on twitter if I knew of any Kana reading material resources. The question was in reference to materials such as books, magazines, websites, etc that are written in Kana, rather than lots of Kanji, so that beginners like myself have a chance at actually reading some of it. At the time, I had little to say so I’ve gone to work and this is what I’ve dug up!

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Tutorial: Minimal CSS Image Hover

Posted on | November 18, 2009

Text link hover are quite common, but becoming even more common is image link hovers. Why is this? Well, because you can make things look much nicer(cooler, cleaner, sharper, etc) using an image. Problem is that it can get messy with all the CSS that is involved if you don’t do it properly. I’m here to show you an easy way. Check out the demo if you’re not sure what I mean by Pure CSS Image Hover.

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Live Learning/Teaching with EduFire

Posted on | November 16, 2009

One of the best things you can do for your self when trying to learn something new, whether it be a language or how to develop computer applications, is to join a class. But not everyone has the time, resources, or even money to do that. That’s where EduFire steps in! Teachers, you’ll want to check this diamond in the rough out too! They provide what you need to teach when you want, where you want, and for what you want($$$ ;) )!

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5 Things Every Beginner Should Know

Posted on | November 13, 2009

There are always more tips and tricks that can be learned, but this is a list of what I consider to be some of the most important things a beginner should learn when studying Japanese! These are things I wish I was taught the first week I started.

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