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by Illanair
May 6th, '08, 11:33
Forum: Tech Discussion
Topic: Upgrading my PC
Replies: 6
Views: 3128

You'll want to find a Motherboard that has "some" support for next gen technologies. Features like SLI / Crossfire, SATA II and Quad Core support will help you alot. Core Duo processors are pretty cheap with a 2.8 being a very good price / performance choice the last time I checked. RAM is...
by Illanair
May 1st, '08, 06:58
Forum: Korean Actors & Actresses
Topic: Is this a REAL girl?
Replies: 76
Views: 30027

I smell a shop - sorry to dissapoint but the more I look at those pictures the more photomanipulation i notice.
by Illanair
Apr 30th, '08, 07:07
Forum: Tech Discussion
Topic: MAC Users?!
Replies: 2
Views: 1590

Ofcourse they can :lol

You can use applications such as Azureus on the Mac to download the videos and play them back with VLC or similar video players. You might need a codec or two on the odd video but I don't recall ever having run into any serious problems with my Mac.
by Illanair
Apr 26th, '08, 19:36
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: Post your pictures thread!!! Post them!
Replies: 3137
Views: 854679

Here's a slightly disturbed picture of me. :lol

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Honestly. It's the only one I could find :blink
by Illanair
Apr 26th, '08, 19:17
Forum: International Community
Topic: Danish D-Addicts?
Replies: 34
Views: 18053

Oh my god! Danskere! (Flygter i panik) :lol Jeg troede faktisk ikke der var "saa" mange her paa D-addicts fra Danmark - men det er jo ikke tilfaeldet :-) So anyway, nice to meet you all :-) Indfoedt Koebenhavner som bor I Aalborgsomraadet (Foeler mig en smule outsider'ish med min tykke Koe...
by Illanair
Apr 17th, '08, 20:40
Forum: Travel
Topic: dubai .. UAE
Replies: 54
Views: 79024

Wow....simply wow. Dubai is such an amazing place judging by these photos. :-) I love how the architechture mixes the classical maroccan? (Feel free to correct me) feel with modern scyscrapers and whatnot. I remember seeing a documentary a while back on Discovery, and I must admit I am completely sp...
by Illanair
Apr 16th, '08, 10:56
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: HELP: How to watch asian subtitles with VLC?
Replies: 9
Views: 3305

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by Illanair
Apr 16th, '08, 10:07
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: HELP: How to watch asian subtitles with VLC?
Replies: 9
Views: 3305

Your computer needs to have Japanese fonts installed. Being able to read Japanese online only means your browser supports Japanese. It doesn't mean your whole system does. I was under the impression that browsers rendered text using the OS fonts rather than using 3rd party versions? But I could be ...
by Illanair
Apr 16th, '08, 09:39
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: HELP: How to watch asian subtitles with VLC?
Replies: 9
Views: 3305

The most common reason for seeing blocks while watching subtitles is that your system doesn't have the required fonts to display asian text. If the page http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/default.stm shows up primarely as squares then you'll have to install the asian language pack to your system ...
by Illanair
Apr 13th, '08, 05:30
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: Getting a Chinese name?
Replies: 9
Views: 3529

Try this one: http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html I tried that as well but after having spoken to Jem here on the forums, I realised that the names generated there were .... very random. :whistling: If you're really serious about it (like me) I would suggest you take a look at Good Charac...
by Illanair
Apr 11th, '08, 19:00
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: What nationality are you?
Replies: 388
Views: 150634

I feel so guilty for only being bilingual with so many people speaking 3-5 languages here ^-^
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 16:06
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

Dashling wrote:Along with the restart in Keyhole's network, all the staple channels have been renamed. The first post has been updated with the new labels.
Thank you ever so much for that Dashling. :w00t: (Saves me alot of time ^-^)
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 13:22
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

This just in. The server seems to be back online (or atleast I can log on) There's only a couple of channels up so far though (I'm guessing due to streamhosts not having noticed yet). Yay! :lol BTW: Does anyone know if it's possible to force the forum to include signatures automatically? I keep forg...
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 13:18
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

The timing's just wrong, but since it's half an hour into the program I was waiting for, I decided that it's time to let go, at least for the moment... :lol Thanks, Illanair and Dashling. I'm somehow relieved! At least I'm not alone. Let's just hope that they get it back up soon. About the streams,...
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 12:24
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

Dashling wrote:No kidding. I once watched a webcam where a guy broadcasted how many people were watching his stream. His background singing was hilarious too. :lol
You're kidding me? Ahahahaha :lol

Btw: Mine isn't working either so it's fair to assume it's a server issue。
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 12:10
Forum: Tech Discussion
Topic: any programs to extract music from a song?
Replies: 7
Views: 4698

Re: re

yeah i've tried all kinds of programs nothing works:( i'd like to get alot of music without singing or talking.lol if anybody ever finds out a way please let me know but i'm sure we'll have to wait 30 years like jocutus said.lol if it can be done even then. :unsure: To put it simply, I wouldn't hol...
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 12:08
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

I find it funny how ingenous people are at times. The other day there was a stream of a webcam, recording a television channel somwhere in the list. It just looked so 90's underground pirate television to me ^-^
by Illanair
Apr 10th, '08, 11:27
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

Hi. I've been trying to login into Keyhole and all I get is "Login timed out. Check your network." I've checked my whole system and nothing seems to be wrong. I even reinstalled the program. Keyhole is usually very reliable, and of all times, it just *has* to act up now :blink Is anyone e...
by Illanair
Apr 9th, '08, 11:57
Forum: Chinese Actors & Actresses
Topic: Your favourite chinese cute COUPLE!!!
Replies: 319
Views: 259332

Tianchi wrote:I chose Mike He & Rainie Yang coz funny couple and unique
*nods in agreement* The two of them make such an ackward and funny couple in Devil Beside You. I just can't stop watching them - just like a trainwreck ^-^
by Illanair
Apr 9th, '08, 11:50
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Jdrama and the Japanese Language
Replies: 39
Views: 13093

I used to be a complete Anime Otaku, interested in everything Japanese - but finally outgrew it. (I even managed a 110 episode marathon of Naruto once....Stupid holidays :goggle: ) Now I have a more relaxed interest in the Japanese language. I know a few useful phrases (Very useful indeed when you h...
by Illanair
Apr 8th, '08, 17:16
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: Do you remember life without computers and internet?
Replies: 119
Views: 67515

Hmm... Life before a computer. I was what, 5? Then entered games like Sim City and The Incredible Machine. I've been hooked ever since. Never used phones much though. Didn't get my first until my 18th birthday but part of that could be due to the fact that I'm almost always in front of a Computer wi...
by Illanair
Apr 8th, '08, 17:02
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Can someone answer this Bitcomet question.....
Replies: 9
Views: 2859

Usagi suggested I should "stop" using BitComet, is there one program far superior compared to another? I have used Azureus on my machines for a couple of years not. It's easy to work with. It allows me to move around stuff after having downloaded it and rename it, making seeding easier. I...
by Illanair
Apr 8th, '08, 07:53
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

Moriya wrote:is there anime channel for this?
I haven't noticed anyone streaming 24/7 anime so far but alot of the channels seems to be broadcasting "current" anime during the afternoons, like Bleach and such. :)
by Illanair
Apr 6th, '08, 19:41
Forum: Tech Discussion
Topic: any programs to extract music from a song?
Replies: 7
Views: 4698

Re: any programs to extract music from a song?

does anyone know any? cuz sometimes i just like the background music from a song and not the singer's voice. I'm afraid that's easier said than done. Your best bet would be to find an OST or Album of whatever you're listening to and pray for an instrumental version. There is software that "tri...
by Illanair
Apr 6th, '08, 08:55
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: Getting a Chinese name?
Replies: 9
Views: 3529

Getting a Chinese name?

Right so I've been studing Mandarin for the past couple of months on a casual level but lately I've been thinking, the more I work with it - the more I want to study abroad some day and possibly even move to the Mainland one day. This brings me to the question of "what makes a chinese name?&quo...
by Illanair
Apr 5th, '08, 08:49
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Drama Wallpapers!
Replies: 97
Views: 128029

I found this official BMG wallpaper of Rainie Yang a while back and decided to edit it to fit my 1280x monitor (The gradients were a nightmare :blink)

Hint: Click the thumbnail for the actual wallpaper.

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by Illanair
Apr 4th, '08, 04:56
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: The Identification Thread for Celebrities
Replies: 709
Views: 290365

Gir wrote:Sauce now!!!


Just kidding :whistling:
Lawl :lol .....Oh and ofcourse *clears throat* . . . KA-WA-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIH :roll
by Illanair
Apr 3rd, '08, 12:24
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

untitledmelody wrote:Question: I read someone's post here that we can also watch the three NHK channels? Which ones are they?
I haven't seen them around lately, but with new channels appearing each day they might make a comeback - if not I believe someone mentioned NHK being part of the TVants streaming application :-)
by Illanair
Apr 2nd, '08, 18:16
Forum: Travel
Topic: My internship in China
Replies: 7
Views: 4953

wujou_mao wrote:what the hell is an intership?
I'd try to explain it myself but Wikipedia is so much easier to understand :lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern

Oh! And Best of Luck to you with the internship :thumleft:
by Illanair
Apr 1st, '08, 16:59
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: No More Torrents From Japan?
Replies: 56
Views: 24330

Leyy wrote:i really hope there is a way to share torrent legally....
Yeah...erm.... how to put this :scratch:
by Illanair
Mar 31st, '08, 06:13
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: anyone knows what this means....
Replies: 3
Views: 1312

Re: anyone knows what this means....

i can download honggildong raw, but when i try downloading honggildong with sub it always says invalid torrent file. anyone knows whats wrong??? Firstly make sure that the files you are trying to load is actually a .torrent file and not a .srt (or anything else) cause these are subtitle files. Also...
by Illanair
Mar 31st, '08, 04:21
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

Ding Ding Ding! Gintama it was ^-^
by Illanair
Mar 30th, '08, 20:38
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

There's some movie on TBS right now about assassins in Fuedal Japan that has Aya Ueto and Shun Oguri in it. Think it's called Azumi. Anyways, the action scenes are pretty hard to watch with this program because of the low framerate. :< I loved Azumi. I think it was one of - if not the first asian m...
by Illanair
Mar 30th, '08, 08:13
Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Topic: Stream Japanese TV on your computer with KeyHoleTV
Replies: 992
Views: 837017

I've noticed that KeyholeTV might require administrator rights of some kind to work. I use it at my school but I can only manage to "Log In" on a machine where I have (near) administrator rights. So if anyone else gets the "Cannot Login - Please check network" all the time then t...
by Illanair
Mar 28th, '08, 20:46
Forum: Travel
Topic: Denmark
Replies: 17
Views: 25168

Denmark is imho a very friendly country, and basicly everyone speaks alittle if not fluenty English :)

Not sure about the whole nightlife scene and all that stuff, I'm more of a indoors person ^.^
by Illanair
Mar 28th, '08, 16:09
Forum: Travel
Topic: My Travel photos
Replies: 83
Views: 44756

Those are some incredible photographs you've taken there. :) Thanks for sharing them!
by Illanair
Mar 28th, '08, 08:50
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: What nationality are you?
Replies: 388
Views: 150634

I'm from Denmark, and speak English and Danish fluently. Also trying hard to learn some basic Mandarin so I won't have to rely on fansubs :)
by Illanair
Mar 24th, '08, 21:48
Forum: Life & Relationships
Topic: What do you do to de-stress?
Replies: 107
Views: 49776

Or if you're willing to be a little autistic like me, just let it get you depressed enough so that you become apathetic to the things that is stressing you out. =P Might seem a little weird, but when I'm in one of my depressed moods I completely get de-stressed. But then again, I spend quite a bit ...
by Illanair
Mar 23rd, '08, 18:35
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Who was your first celebrity crush?
Replies: 154
Views: 36150

Hmm...I think my first real "idol" (Didn't do much of that thing as a kid) was Tomiko Van from the japanese J-Pop band D.A.I - ofcourse me being such a dope only just realised last week that they'd parted ways (Just goes to show how serious my idol'ism is -.-) Right now I'd have to say Ang...
by Illanair
Mar 23rd, '08, 18:33
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: No More Torrents From Japan?
Replies: 56
Views: 24330

Heavy users are the target of these measures, and if you're wondering what a 'heavy user' is in Japanese ISP terms take a look at this document : http://www.jaipa.or.jp/other/bandwidth/guidelines.pdf . Check out 資料7 near the end which gives an example of showing users the amount of bandwidth they a...
by Illanair
Mar 23rd, '08, 18:04
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: For New Members - Introduce Yourselves!
Replies: 1532
Views: 422283

Hello! I'm Illa. I've been lurking about for the past couple of weeks but finally decided to sign up and join in on the fun :wub: