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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Doggie Door Progress
Last week, I reported a friend had helped rescreen our back porch and install a doggie door. My friend called me the next day and asked if the dogs were using it. I said, “Sure! As long as I hold … Continue reading
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Redeeming iPhone App Promo Codes in iTunes
This may seem overtly obvious to 99.9999% of you out there, but a friend of mine who received a promotional code to try out our iPhone / iTouch app asked me how to use the coupon. I had no idea. … Continue reading
Joining Twitter and Being a Twit
Well, after a bit of arm-twisting by Harvey at JapanNewbie.com, I joined Twitter. I’m not sure how much I will twit, but it could be a fun way to connect with people about theJapanShop.com sales, new items, and about Japanese … Continue reading
Japanese Phrases iPhone App
This morning I found a blog review about our iPhone app. He pitted our free app against a phrase app for $15. Check it out. Update on our Ranking: For a few precious moments, the freebie app was #2 in … Continue reading
It only Took 1 Year and 363 Days…
There is a joke wives love to tell of their husbands. They all tell it as if it only applies to their particular husband, but I’m here to tell you it is universal. Oh, that “weekend” project took him all … Continue reading
New $5 Download is (for now) $2.50!
We just released a new $5 download: 101 Common Japanese Idioms BUT for a limited time it is half off at only $2.50 This download covers extensively 101 of the most useful idioms in Japanese. Each idiom has an example … Continue reading
Ken Tanaka Teaches Essential Japanese without Speaking
I haven’t watched all of his videos, but what I’ve seen, he has a unique gimmick–his character was raised as a Japanese but with unknown American parents. He is on a quest to find who his real parents are. Hmmm… … Continue reading
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Japanese Phrases iPhone App, the Video
We have been getting some great comments from users about our iPhone app (work on the second app has eaten up most of my time–which is my excuse for being silent recently)! Here is a promo video I just finished.
I Found out the iPhone has a Password Lock
When we were in Japan a few months last year, I let Makoto (then two years old) play with my iPhone quite a bit. I had my SIM card out of the phone so short of dropping it in the … Continue reading