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Downloading and Installing Simplified Chinese Language Font Support for Adobe Acrobat Reader 10

Posted on 20 January 2012 by gregorypauljohnson

Effective Living > Language Learning > Chinese Summary. Adobe Reader 10 has some support for foreign languages. If you try to open a document that uses a font not already installed, you’ll be prompted to install the font pack required … Continue reading →

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Sanako Tandberg Lab 100 Errors on Windows Shutdown Improperly MSU Replication Delay

Posted on 14 June 2011 by gregorypauljohnson

Technology Summary. Those using the Sanako (Tandberg Educational) Lab 100 audio language learning lab system may notice an error message after closing the software while attempting to shut down the computer. The error message indicates that the Lab 100 software … Continue reading →

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Deciphering, Writing, and Translating Chinese Language Character Script Using iPad, iPod, or iPhone and Google Translate

Posted on 7 June 2011 by gregorypauljohnson

Effective Living > Communications > Langauge Learning Summary. For written languages that use mostly romanized letters, such as Spanish, it’s usually possible to type words directly into Google Translate and learn their meaning. However, with Chinese characters, there is no … Continue reading →

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AT&T WorldNet or OlamNet – Unlocking Hebrew, Talmud, Jewish, and Torah Mysteries and Meaning Behind ATT Customer Emails

Posted on 4 March 2011 by gregorypauljohnson

Technology Summary. Perform a Google search on the word phone and the Hebrew word olam and the top result will be the login page for the AT&T website. A few years ago I’d noticed the word olam showing up in … Continue reading →

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Word Lens by QuestVisual.com Translates Words Before Your Eyes in Real Time

Posted on 17 December 2010 by gregorypauljohnson

Effective Living > Communications > Language Learning Resources Summary. Word Lens by Quest Visual is an iPhone application that shows you a live video feed of the world around you, yet with all words translated from English to Spanish, or … Continue reading →

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Wartime Language Used by Civilians On The Ground

Posted on 19 January 2010 by gregorypauljohnson

Effective Living > Communications > Language Summary. Wartime language and military language have increasingly found their way into mainstream communications. This document provides a brief history of this. Iraq War Influence. On 20 March 2003, the U.S. war in Iraq … Continue reading →

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Obsolete Thinking About Technology

Posted on 12 January 2010 by gregorypauljohnson

Technology When Microsoft announced the release of Windows 95, with a promise of a stable, secure, easy to use, plug-and-play operating system, it seemed that the computing support industry was on its way out. Now, over a decade later, and … Continue reading →

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The Paradigm Wars in Applied Linguistics: Irrevocable differences or complementary perspectives?

Posted on 2 November 2009 by gregorypauljohnson

Effective Living > Language Summary. On 2 October 2009, the Pusack-Otto Lecture Series at the University of Iowa hosted an event with Richard Schmidt of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa speaking on linguistics. The event took place at the … Continue reading →

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