iPhone 2.2 Firmware plus Pwnage Tool Update

The new iPhone firmware version 2.2 featuring Google Maps Street View and Podcast downloading, among other features, has just been released. The iPhone Dev Team also didn’t waste any time in pushing out an update to their Pwnage Tool utility that enables iPhones to be unlocked and Jail Broken.

iClarified have also updated their "How to Unlock/Jailbreak Your 2.x.x 2G iPhone" guide, very useful if this is your first time unlocking an iPhone.

英文跟中文句子 - English and Chinese Phrases

這個表格是從我以前語言交換朋友的部落格來的，有228個有用的句子。這些中文有的我學了，有的我還沒學，可是很快地看了一次後，我覺得這些英文都是常用的。

1． It’s up to you.（由你決定。）
2． I envy you.（我羡慕你。）
3． How can I get in touch with you? / How can I contact you? / How can I reach you? (我如何與您連絡)
4． Where can I wash my hands? （請問洗手間在哪裡？）
5． What’s the weather like today?（今天天氣如何？）
6． Where are you headed? （你要到哪裡去？）
7． I wasn’t born yesterday.（我又不是三歲小孩。）
8． What do you do for relaxation ?（你做什麼消遣？）
9． It’s a small world.（世界真小！）
10． It’s my treat this time.（這次我請客！）
11． The sooner the better. （越快越好。）
12． When is the most convenient time for you? （什麼時候你方便呢？)
13． Take your time.（慢慢來/別著急。）
14． I’m mad about Bruce Lee.（我迷死李小龍了。）
I’m crazy about rock music. （我對搖滾樂很著迷。）
15． How do I address you?（我怎麼稱呼你？）
16． What was your name again? （請再說一次名字好嗎？）

英語跟美語不一樣的地方

edu-fair.com 有個表格，這些字有英式英語跟美式英語還有中文。這些字我都知道，但是最近我學了新的部份。我對美國朋友說”洗手間有queue”。他不知道我的意思，他想我說”cute”(可愛)。Queue的意思是排隊，結果美國人沒用”Queue”，反而他們用”line up”。另外一件事是當我說”明天我要lie in”，lie in的意思是睡晚ㄧ點。他想我說”lion”(獅子)，我覺的很好笑。

從目前世界上使用英語的國家來看，使用英式英語的國家有：英國、愛爾蘭、澳大利亞、紐西蘭、印度、巴基斯坦、香港等國家。 使用美式英語的國家有：美國、菲律賓等國家，學習美國式的國家則有：台灣、中國、日本、韓國、南美洲等國家。

愛爾蘭的George Bernard Shaw說:

“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.”

edu-fair的: 美式英語vs英式英語

當我寫這個文章時我找到這些相似的網站: English - American Dictionary, Seperated by a Common Language.

Japanese for Gamers

Trying to configure my Japanese Wii has been difficult at times. Due to the Japanese containing lots of Mandarin characters my girlfriend has been able to translate a lot of the menu options but it’s still quite hit-and-miss with a lot of the options. Against the difficulties I’ve managed to configure wirelesss and access the online store, but I’m still quite lost in the menus, especially on my own.

Today I found a site that covers a lot of Japanese language that is directly related to gaming. Japanese for Gamers covers common Japanese for reading game magazines, using game menus, RPG, Sports and strategy games and gaming companies. After a quick look I can already recognise some of the options that I’ve seen in the Wii menus. I’ll fire up the Wii later and see if I can put them to the test.

The site is a geocities site, so I’ve Vacuumed it just in case it dissapears. If it does I’ll post up the archive. If there’s any more resources for import game players please post them in the comments.

Translator Required - Famicom TV Remote Controller

I picked up a Famicom controller TV remote while in Tokyo recently. The only problem is, the instructions (unsurprisingly) are in Japanese. Most of the Japanese includes Mandarin though, so my girlfriend has been able to decipher some of the instructions, but we still can’t get it to work.

From what we can tell, the A button should be pressed once, followed by the B button and while keeping the B button held down press and hold the left arrow on the D-pad. The red LED on the controller lights and stays lit, and as far as I know it should turn off when it has the correct frequency for the TV. I’m not sure if it’s the translated instructions, or the rare brand of TV that we’re using that is the problem. I’m posting the Japanese instructions here in the hope that someone can translate them, in the meantime I’ll try and track down some Japanese reading Taiwanese and see if they can help.