Get daily Chinese handwriting practice with Google Pinyin IME on Android

Handwriting 修

Install Google Pinyin IME on your Android phone to get daily Chinese handwriting practice. It’s a bit slower than pinyin input, but you’ll remember the hanzi. → Read more

Use pinyin from Google Translate to practice writing Chinese characters

Practice writing Chinese characters with Google Translate's pinyin generator

If you need another way to practice writing Chinese characters, give Google Translate’s pinyin-generation feature a try. It’s a nice way to practice hanzi. → Read more

Calibre is an open-source ebook program with awesome potential for language learning

Calibre

The open-source, cross-platform ebook reading and management suite Calibre is great for getting reading materials in your target language on a daily basis. → Read more

How to get Tibetan to display in Ankidroid (Anki for Android)

Tibetan

A super-quick guide on getting Tibetan script to display correctly in Ankidroid (Anki for Android) by replacing the default font with one that includes Tibetan. → Read more

SCIM vs IBus (Linux Chinese, Japanese, Korean input method options)

SCIM vs IBus

SCIM vs IBus is a choice between the two most common input methods for Chinese, Japanese and Korean on Linux operating systems. Overall I’d say IBUs is better. → Read more

Install East Asian languages support on Windows XP without the CD

CD needed to install East Asian Languages support in Windows XP

Getting East Asian Languages support on Windows XP can be a bit tricky if you don’t have the original installation CD / DVD. Use this guide to get round this issue. → Read more

Destroyed my WordPress theme

I tried to enter the date format that appears on posts as this: “x 年 x 月 x 日”. The theme didn’t like it and reverted to default settings. Gutted! → Read more

Putting WordPress into Chinese, Japanese or Korean

编辑文章

A quick guide on how to put the interface for Wordpress into Chinese, Japanese or Korean. You can do this to add to your daily exposure. → Read more

The Skritter iOS app is out… Please make an Android one!

Skritter iOS app

The Skritter iOS app is out and it looks awesome, especially the offline support. But please get a native Android app out as soon as possible! → Read more

Useful Chinese learning search functions

Adding Jukuu search in Firefox

Use this page to easily add Chinese-related search functions to your browser. Includes dictionaries, example sentences and other useful Chinese learning stuff. Suggestions welcome. → Read more