Cool things
Although I consider myself a “techie” (or geek) and teach a web development course, I must admit I have not had the time or interest to keep up to date with the youtube.com phenomenon, until now.
What makes youtube actually useful to me now is the fact that I can download the videos that it serves, for offline viewing. www.keepvid.com is a great resource
I’ve also been out of touch with Japanese TV dramas, after having been pretty heavily into them before. I have only recently seen 電車男, the apparently hugely popular TV drama (movie, book, manga, etc.) in not only Japan but Asia. Obvious attractions include: relating to a “geek gets the girl” story, however improbable (we all want that dream to come true); and the gorgeous 伊æ±ç¾Žå’²