Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
Those of us who use languages written in the Latin alphabet likely don’t think much about how we input text. … Continue reading Chorded Input and the Japanese Language: An Introduction and Invitation
In 2021, I wrote a short piece for the Digital Orientalist entitled “Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?” … Continue reading Returning to Denshi Jisho: The Ongoing Benefits of Electronic Dictionaries
With the rise of smartphone technology, the market for electronic dictionaries (J. Denshi jisho 電子辞書) has gradually shrunk. When I … Continue reading Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?
I recently purchased a CZUR Aura X Pro to scan documents and books in my office, home, and at libraries … Continue reading Book and Document Scanning with the CZUR Aura X Pro
Many people in universities have a Mac. Yet, the world still for the most part runs on Windows. This can … Continue reading Running Windows software on Mac
Back to mechanical keyboards. If you are a writer and have not tried these out yet, you are missing out! … Continue reading Varmilo VB87M bluetooth keyboard
This is one of those geekier posts. Mechanical keyboards. Again. And this time I had the opportunity to test the … Continue reading IBM Model M: the mother of all keyboards
Carrying a smartphone has made my tablet obsolete. Digital reading has two main modes; plain text or PDF. Plain text … Continue reading Reading on a Phone
Next to your keyboard, your monitor is the part of the computer you encounter most often. In fact, many people … Continue reading How Important Is Your Monitor?
I have recently switched to a different keyboard. I now use a Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2. As long as the … Continue reading Mechanical Keyboard (3)
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