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Comment on AGO: the best 900 yen you’ll spend this week by Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:06:25 +0000

Alright, I just ordered this online on your recommendation. I’ve been reading about it for a while and think it could help during my classes.

I’ll let you know how it works out

Comment on Apple Education by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:25:40 +0000

I downloaded one of the free textbooks and it’s very slick, very personal and easy to use. I think this is a great strategy. They seem to be setting all the trends and everyone else is following. Look at what the original iPhone started and even as far back as the first iPod. Fast forward to the iPad now. They make new industries every couple of years.

Comment on Apple Education by sendaiben

sendaiben — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:04:45 +0000

Hey Ryan

That is interesting. Do you mean that Apple is going to claim the rights to the content? So you would not be allowed to reformat your work and sell it through a different channel?

That does seem unnecessarily restrictive.

Comment on Apple Education by Ryan Hagglund

Ryan Hagglund — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:19:06 +0000

From what I understand, though, the licensing agreement does not allow you to sell what you’ve created on any platform but Apple. I’m curious to see what happens when Windows 8 comes out and more arenas unfold for textbook publishers. If I were a publisher I’d be very wary of marrying myself to one platform.

Comment on Apple Education by sendaiben

sendaiben — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:30:42 +0000

Yep. It seems to be working out quite well for them

I am actually very interested in their new authoring software. Creating my own course books would be very satisfying, from a personal and professional standpoint.

Comment on Apple Education by Oliver Mason

Oliver Mason — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:44 +0000

Apple is a hardware company: their aim is to sell computers. So they produce great software that only runs on those machines…

Comment on About by Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:42:23 +0000

Hi Ben,

It is amazing how many of us there are. Nice to find another Ben with a sense of humor and interest in Japan. Isn’t it great how many Japanese meanings can be attached to our name? Study, dialect, *&^*&^ etc. =D I look forward to taking a more indepth look at your posts!

Comment on About by sendaiben

sendaiben — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:23:27 +0000

Hi Tarek

Good timing! I am currently writing a short ebook on the subject, which will be available free from this site early next year. Please check back then for more details.

Comment on About by Tarek Dandach

Tarek Dandach — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:51:17 +0000

Dear Mr. Shearon,

I came across your website and blog as I was researching for teaching positions in Japan. I am about to finish my university degree in Canada and it has always been a dream of mine to teach overseas.

Can you tell me about living in Japan? The pros and cons? A teachers salary? Living expenses, etc.

Looking forward to speaking with you.

Thank you,

Tarek

Comment on iPhone 4S in Japan, part 2 by sendaiben

sendaiben — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:54:38 +0000

Hi Stephen

Unfortunately, I was talking about Softbank here…

If you have an iPhone that you haven’t paid off yet, they will forgive you all remaining payments, give you a 4S, and let you pay it off normally over two years as if you didn’t have the previous iPhone.

If you have paid it off they give you a 6,000 yen discount on your bill.