Archive for December, 2009
Upgrading Samsung N140 RAM to 2GB
The Samsung N140 netbook – as reviewed here, is a great machine – but it is much better if you upgrade the 1GB RAM that it ships with to 2GB. Here’s a quick guide, with photos, of how I upgraded the memory of mine. First you’ll need to buy a 2GB RAM module – they aren’t expensive and you can buy them from computer shops or online. [...]
Takamatsu Japan, what to do there
Takamatsu is not a city that many people think of when visiting Japan, but it is the city that I happened to find myself in for a year. It is in the Kagawa prefecture of Shikoku Island. Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands that make up Japan and is positioned south west of Osaka. Shikoku Island is most famous for its 88-temple [...]
iPhone apps for learning Japanese
There are many different ways you can learn a foreign language such as Japanese. There are classes, textbooks, CDs, applications for your PC or Mac, podcasts, language exchanges etc. Now you can learn Japanese on your iPhone and iPod Touch as well. I’ve tried many different iPhone Japanese learning apps and am going to review the five apps [...]
Samsung N140 netbook real world review
I bought the Samsung N140 netbook from Amazon very soon after it was released and have been working with it regularly for a few months now. I’m going to review it based my real world experiences of using it. The Samsung N140 comes in a fairly compact box. If you are used to buying standard sized laptops then you’ll notice the difference [...]
