selecting from dual.

English-Chinese Talking Dictionary Working in Google Chrome. So, JavaScript sound support maybe not too shabby …too early to say …

Step 1: Download Justin’s Chinese Perapera-kun: Chinese Popup Translator 1.02 for Firefox. Install.

Step 2:  Visit Primezero’s Hanzi To Pinyin Converter. Convert and download the conversion if you choose.

Step 3: Use Perapera-kun. Oohh. That’s look coool!!

Very neat. This is the inspiration for the Primezero Hanzi To Pinyin Converter.

You can see it below in NJStar Chinese WP 5.2. You need to choose Big5 or GB.

Mine is UTF-8.

Here is the Mobile Hanzi To Pinyin Converter. I hope this will be useful to people reading Chinese newspaper articles and other interesting things.

Opening your Hanzi To Pinyin conversion is simple.

Step 1: Convert.

Step 2: Download HTML.

Step 3: Save HTML file.

Step 4: Open in Microsoft Word.

Step 5: Open the primezero_hanzi_to_pinyin.html file.

All done.

The Hanzi To Pinyin Converter provides Chinese language learners an easy way to dynamically create lessons based on fresh content (news, emails, etc.).

This converter is specifically designed to make that newly-created content portable.

This brief post shows you how to bring the Hanzi To Pinyin Conversion into Google Docs.

First, convert the Chinese text. You will see the Download HTML link at the top of the translation.

You want to right-click and select Copy Link Location.

Open Google Docs (docs.google.com).

Click Upload.

You will see the upload page appear.

On the Upload Page, Paste the Link for the Hanzi To Pinyin Conversion Download HTML (Ctrl/Command+V) into the second input box.

Type the name you want for the document in the last input box.

Click Upload File.

Tada!! You now have Primezero’s Hanzi To Pinyin Conversion in Your Google Docs document.

That was beyoooooooooooond easy!!!

The BIG PICTURE is I want Chinese language learners to have maximum portability of their study materials.

Students should be able to build and share learning experiences with other learners.

One way is to encourage students to read news articles daily with Hanyu Pinyin displayed next to common characters.  Students should be able to download the conversion, re-upload it to the cloud server of their choice and re-purpose the original conversion.

from my Developer Notes:

One of the cool things you can do with the Primezero Hanzi To Pinyin Converter is practice reading articles in Chinese.

When I first started learning Chinese, I used NJStar. However, it was not convenient to install NJStar CJK Word Processor to simply view a Hanzi To Pinyin Conversion of a simple text clipping.

So, I created my own Hanzi To Pinyin Converter.
URL: http://www.hanzitopinyin.com/

It is still in development but you can try out some conversions now. I want this conversion utility to provide users the following features for now:

1. Simple copy, paste and conversion functionality.
2. Ability to copy and paste the converted Hanzi and pinyin into Microsoft Word documents and other applications for further annotation.
3. Ability to jump over to the Primezero i18n Terminal to research individual characters and similar words.
4. Flexibility to meet user requests for new features with extensibility baked into the code design.

more later…

Gizmodo uses some hyperbole regarding the Tron 2 Trailer, yes, but .. they do have a point. Another Tron movie is exactly what this world needs. The trailer begins with a chase and ends with appearance of Jeff Bridges, which is just a terrific addition to the trailer’s setup for the new movie. You need to see it.

This is fantastic! Check out the trailer now.

Primezero English-Chinese Dictionary Ready for iPhone 3G AND BEYOOOOOOND!!!

• http://m.primezero.com 

The new iPhone introduces new capabilities including quick access to the web. Now you take Primezero’s Chinese Dictionary with you … just point your iPhone to http://m.primezero.com 

The interface is sleek, fast and expandable. However, for now, let’s just do baby steps on the iPhone.

Remember, most of the key features of Primezero are integrated into the mobile version for iPhone or Nokia smartphones:

• Chinese number conversion
• Chinese decimal/fraction conversion
• Chinese time conversion
• Chinese money conversion
• Chinese date conversion

You can also jump into Chinese searches on:

• Flickr
• YouTube
• Google

If you have any questions or special requests for iPhone apps, just let me know. Several releases for iPhone and Nokia are scheduled between now and December 2008.

Yankees just won 5-4 a great game. It went to 10 innings.

Who really used Google AdWords Referrals?…. really … sheeez. Google will cancel the Google AdWords Referrals program in August… or sooner if things get ugly with the economy.

John Maynard Keynes Was Right: “Money Doesn’t Matter”.

In fact, walking down the street and giving money to random persons would make them happy in the short-term. However, in the long-term, they will find themselves utterly miserable from the lack of purchasing power for food, heating, cooling, and smoking.

The currency is about to go to zero.

There is nothing we can do to stop it.

So, what do we do next?

Primezero i18n Terminal converts this for you so you don’t need to remember the format: June 30, 2008.

But…., just in case you want to know why it is what it is…

In Chinese, people say there year first. Then the month. Then the day.

2008 is the year.  二〇〇八年

The month is the 6th month. 六月

The day is the 30. 三十日

Put them all together? 二〇〇八年六月三十日

Investors have been rushing into China to catch the social networking boom. How do you say it? Learn how on the Primezero i18n Terminal, where you can see the simplified and traditional Chinese and actually hear a tutor pronounce the words for you. Example Search: social networking

Currently with the Primezero i18n Terminal, the next generation of English-Chinese dictionary tools, many users can translate words phrases, quantities, time durations, money and other chunks of information that learners of Mandarin may need while on the move. Allowing multiple sources has made this core dictionary searchbase extensible, but there’s more…

• Convert Hanzi to Pinyin - portable way to annotate Chinese characters with pronounciations
• Convert Traditional to Simplified - simple way to convert Traditional characters into Simplified form
  
• Chinese Seal Chops - use Google Gadget or WordPress Widget to leave your personal mark on your blog
• Chinese Practice Paper - practice practice practice using custom-made Chinese character practice paper
  

WordPress CouponMaker Plugin is fresh, new plugin is a super-fast one-click install for WP 2.5+.

You can use this plugin for:

• Business Blogging
• Shopping
• Customer Appreciation
• Promotional Discounts

Enjoy!!

Everyone is looking for the next big thing in English-Chinese Dictionary design and development.

Unfortunately, I don’t have it.

Instead, I have a good idea about which companies will do well in the next 6 months with the Beijing Olympics approaching and the huge interest in Chinese languages this entails.

My two favorite companies right now are Nokia and Apple. They are attempting to penetrate the enterprise market where Blackberry dominates, so they are really taking some bold steps.

One area I am sure will grow is translation. Two people in two different timezones in two different languages should be able to communicate basic protocols and business objectives without fancy software. Nokia and Apple both provide new exciting opportunities for software developers, as the phones are bringing human machine interaction to a whole new level.

Personalized English-Chinese Dictionaries will help individuals build vocabulary. Combined with digital language tutors, the dictionaries will provide a new channel of interoperability and understanding.

Maybe.

The Fed now has no recourse to stimulate the economy. Just like in the TV drama ‘ER’, the crash cart was charged to 0.25 point cuts and 0.75 emergency cuts. Now, look at what is happening …

Runaway Inflation has seized the consumer economy. Now, the economic meltdown accelerates.

What has happened to my country?

You can download the Chinese Practice Paper for any Chinese characters.

Simply click the “+paper” link beside any single-character query result.

Click on the “+paper” link and you get free Chinese practice paper. Simple as that.

有意思 means interesting. You can pronounce it using the Primezero i18n Terminal. Try it now.

Bill Gates will step down today as head of Microsoft. A good enough reason as any to sell your Microsoft stock. When people bought the stock, they were buying Bill Gates. They were investing in Bill Gates. The investment paid off.

Windows is still the dominant operating system.

He is now spending more time on charitable things.

Too much leveraging in oil commodities smelling like Enron Jr.

Enron was a company that manipulated energy prices at the cost of many lives, due to rolling blackouts. However, this was perfectly legal since it was in the bounds of capitalist practice.

People may be gambling the survival of their company on the high cost of oil.

Chocolate in Mandarin Chinese is pronounced qiăo kè lì.

If you are learning Chinese before you go overseas to cover the Olympics or just want a quick reference for words you find in translation here are 5 Primezero Chinese Tools for you:

• Search Chinese dictionary for definitions with their pronunciation
• Convert Hanzi to Pinyin    
• Convert Traditional to Simplified
• Chinese Seal Chops
• Chinese Practice Paper

Saying “I love you” in Chinese is similar to saying “I love you” in English. Subject + Verb + Object. You can learn how to actually say it using the Primezero Terminal and Chinese Tools.

George Carlin discussed the Seven Dirty Words, among other social issues. He passed away yesterday of a heart attack.

How sad.

Gee, he was just here a minute ago…

Creepy.

The Charles Goyette Show Ends on Friday the Thirteenth.

People in casinos sit in front of a computer and push buttons.

People on Facebook sit in front of the computer and push buttons.

The more buttons you push, the more things happen.

I think we have something here.

Providing some context for new developments at Primezero. Thanks for all beta testers of the new system. This video is for you.

Design encompasses all the flows of creativity.

Yves Saint Laurent provided something intangible that will never be replaced: honesty of soul. This is why Pierre Bergé had faith in YSL’s ability to transform concepts and emotion into tangible surfaces that shaped the fashion industry and influenced design worldwide for the better.

A tiny ounce of YSL’s creativity flows through me. And I am better for it.

I already miss him.

— possible French translation —

Design englobe tous les flux de la créativité.

Yves Saint Laurent à condition que immatériel qui ne sera jamais remplacé: l’honnêteté de l’âme. C’est pourquoi Pierre Bergé avait YSL foi dans la capacité de transformer des concepts et des émotions tangibles dans les surfaces qui ont façonné l’industrie de la mode et de design influencé le monde pour le mieux.

Une petite once de YSL flux de la créativité à travers moi. Et je suis mieux.

Je lui manquez déjà.

nuff said.

… when you e-mail your friends again and again during a disaster and they do not respond…

Mother’s Day can be searched on the Primezero i18n Terminal. You will get the characters, the pronunciation, the audio tutor (free) and the links and photos related to Mom.

Try it out.

Imagine successfully finding all the pieces to a broken porcelain cup and putting the cup back together.

Then imagine someone driving a dump truck over that porcelain cup, and asking you to put the cup back together again — FASTER this time. He then puts a gun to your head and starts the egg timer.

That’s what credit derivatives of credit derivatives are.

Rich people are just too funny.

Does using Google Analytics affect your website search engine listing?

Yes. Removing Google Analytics can sink your position below the top 10. I have just confirmed that in an experiment. Removing GA speeds up your website, but the cost is lower “awareness” from Google.

Remember, Google was called “Back Rub” before it was called Google. You scratch their back, they’ll scratch yours.

But, but, but Google said it doesn’t affect it?

Google also said they are not looking to replace PayPal’s checkout service. Their payment solution is called…. Google Checkout.

You cannot eat and drive to work all the time. You have to make a choice. Work… or eat … We are now above 6 loaves of bread per gallon. What do you do?

Leylop’s voice helps you learn how to pronounce Chinese words. Just listen as many times as you like, when you like. Learn to say “Starbucks” in Chinese.

Your website may be feeling sluggish when it loads. Betchya dollars to donuts it is your Google Analytics dragging out your load time. Removing Google Analytics led to an immediate speed improvement on Primezero i18n Terminal.

When you are designing a web application for 1 user, all that data doesn’t matter. In fact, one could only conclude that Google Analytics ( * cough *, Urchin) was re-tooled by Google for the purpose of selling AdWords. ;)  Smart people.

first, read:

http://nutrun.com/weblog/does-google-analytics-make-your-pages-slow/

then, ponder …

every snippet of codes for engine performance. two things are slowing down the query on the Primezero i18n Terminal:

1. Google Analytics  + GoogleBots for Adsense

2. MSN and Yahoo bots (sorta, bots but not really bots)

hmm let’s see.

I hear about it more and more … and unfortunately, even more nowadays. It is scary that wherever a system exists, a method to “game” it also exists. How dreadful.

Examples of people “gaming the system”:

• U.S. Tax Code
• Stocks and Bonds
• Commodities
• Hedge Funds
• Google at recent FCC auction (ya, I said it …)
• Contractors double-dipping for contracts
• $500 hammers
• WordPress Themes Viewer
• Digg.com users
• Slashdot users
• venture capitalists….

Something strange happening in the economy as the commercial real estate paper is becoming worthless. Why? If the stores continue to close, then the economy of shipping and fulfillment will collapse.

Stay tuned…

Hey! Now, you can download your Chinese Dictionary results from the Primezero i18n Terminal to your Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, CSV or CEDICT-compatible offline application.

Sample URL:

• http://www.primezero.com/terminal/lookup.php?q=%E6%98%9F

Developing ….