Zettai Geek Dayo

Price increases abound, an increase of future macOS fears and an increase for my love of AirPods! Plus, shameless begging to be readded to Apple Podcasts. All this when you grab a Marzipan sandwich for #ZettaiGeekDayo!

Disney on Twitter: “Welcome to the family, @TheSimpsons. #DisneyPlus

All Netflix subscribers will pay higher prices starting in May

Amazon Prime会費 値上げのワケ

macOS 10.15 to include standalone media apps, splitting iTunes – 9to5Mac

Accidental Tech Podcast 321: Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out

Notarization Required for Mac Apps Created With New Developer IDs – MacRumors

The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) – Homebrew

NANAMI ワイヤレス充電器Qi 7.5w

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Frustrations with a certain streaming service‘s recent behaviour, why you should NEVER read the comments and did we get a sponsor or are we just stuck in the ‘80s?! And who’s this “we”, anyway? All this as we flashback to the future on #ZettaiGeekDayo!

WOW! What a Difference!

Netflix will not join Apple TV service

Netflix No Longer Offering In-App Subscription Options on iOS Devices

“One Day at a Time” Is Cancelled at Netflix, But the Love of the Alvarez Family Lives On

Netflix App for iOS No Longer Supports AirPlay Because of ‘Technical Limitations’

How to cancel your Netflix subscription

iFlipClock Plus HD (RIP ♡)

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This week, I talk about exciting news in the world of Japanese calendar systems, as well as the latest and greatest in Japanese technology! Back from her hibernation, it’s Kaylee with another #ZettaiGeekDayo!

Japanese era name – Wikipedia

Japan announces new era name, Reiwa, but what does it mean and why was it chosen?

EPSON PX-M884F

Panasonic KX-PD215DL-W

eFax

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4K BS/CS Tuners arrive, as does a new (poorly named) payment service. Plus, how to Switch your Switch SD card without Switching to Windows, thoughts on my Mojave clean install & rumours of Macs & iPads! Grab a copy of Norton Utilities for #ZettaiGeekDayo!

In case you are wondering what all the in-jokes are about…

This is one of my favourite classic geek videos.

Crash Different – The Original

Tech News in Japan

Pixela 4K Smart Tuner PIX-SMB400

Panasonic 4K Tuner TU-BUHD100

Panasonic 4K Blu-ray Recorder DMR-SUZ2060

スマホ決済「PayPay」サービス開始　ヤフーアプリでも利用可

Main Stories

Reddit Thread: SD Card upgrade is more difficult than it should be.

* Use Disk Utility to create an image of the smaller SD

* Format the larger SD on Mac as FAT32 (Disk Utility -> Erase -> FAT (MS-DOS))

* Mount the image you created on step 1

* Copy everything, with all attributes, to the larger SD, using Terminal:

sudo cp -a /Volumes/SmallerSD/. /Volumes/LargerSD/.

Don’t forget the periods! And don’t worry if you get an error like cp: SmallerSD/.: unable to copy extended attributes to LargerSD/./.: Operation not permitted

* Test in your Switch!

* …

* PLAY TIME!

Carbon Copy Cloner

Easiest Way to Create Bootable Hackintosh Backups!

Guide to fresh installing macOS Mojave on a Hackintosh

Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPods-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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Thoughts on iPhone XS MAAAAAAX, the new Apple Watch, future gadgets and future projects!

(Edited with Ferrite Recording Studio on my iPhone XS Max because why not?!)

The one and only one show note this time:

Chai Maxx / ももいろクローバーZ（MOMOIRO CLOVER)

It’s a minute and a half. Just watch it. 😛

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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WWDC’s gone, but I’m back! And crazy enough to be in beta land. My impressions of iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS 12 & macOS 10.14 Mojave (moh-ha-vee?). Plus, I’ve switched my devices up yet AGAIN?! All this & MORE (after the credits!) on #ZettaiGeekDayo!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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GymKit’s here & 9-year olds we should fear! (Maybe…) Plus, you can climb aboard Lapras or the Sakura train, but your GoPro climbing on Sushiro’s a no go. And we chat about Nintendo’s coolest service EVER. Point your satellites to view #ZettaiGeekDayo!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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Tech News in Japan

Apple sets grand opening of new Shinjuku retail store in Tokyo for April 7th

ジムでApple Watchをフル活用できる「Gymkit」が日本上陸！早速体験してみた

Designer’s tweets during first trip to Japan perfectly show why it’s such a great place to visit

Marcin Wichary @mwichary

Net users floored by third-grader in Osaka who created and distributed a computer virus

Conveyor belt sushi chain where foreigner filmed GoPro video considers pressing criminal charges

Main Stories

Satellaview

St.GIGA

Here’s a fun Satellaview Commercial

The BS Zelda Page

(This page is so old, it has a FRAMES & a NO FRAMES version!)

Here’s week one of the BS Zelda game as originally broadcast and found on NicoNicoDouga. This has English annotations, too! SO COOL! 😀

This is maybe the most comprehensive Satellaview video on YouTube.

Other fun Satellaview & Super Famicom resources include:

List of Satellaview broadcasts

Satellaview games from The Legend of Zelda series

サテラビュー BS-X Satellaview.org

Matthew Calls @superfamicom

Satellablog

Satellablogger. サテラビュー好きの外人さん

Fun Stuff

Seven Oops Official Site (Stylized as “7!!”)

7!! – 虹色 / Seven Oops – Nijiiro

7!! – 弱虫さん-7!! version- / Seven Oops – Yowamushi San

LINE Pay adds bill pay, banks add QR code pay & TDK adds voice to a plant! Plus, toilet pictogram standards (Finally!) and how to scare your primary schoolers with an old TV. All this, and a ride on the sushi conveyor belt, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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Tech News in Japan

「LINE Pay」が公共料金の支払いに対応。まず電気代から

メガバンク3行、QRコード決済の規格統一で連携へ。普及に向けた新会社設立も検討

FamilyMart’s iOS App (Japanese)

人と対話する自走式盆栽「BonsAI」をTDKが発表

Pictograms on Japanese electric toilets OK’d as global standard

Fun Stuff

* This is my favourite song. I mean, favourite-favourite. #1 in the world. ♡ Maaya Sakamoto – tune the rainbow -unplugged–

* 光あれ (Let there be light) -studio unplugged live version-

* ちびっこフォーク (Children folk) -unplugged-

* LIVE TOUR 2015-2016 “FOLLOW ME UP” FINAL at Nakano Sunplaza

* 20th Anniversary LIVE “FOLLOW ME” at Saitama Super Arena (I was at this one! UNBELIEVABLE show)

Ok… I’ll stop now… 😛

GoPro on sushi conveyor belt accidentally gives beautiful peek into normal Japanese life

Japanese elementary school students discovering “channel of the dead” on their TVs

Anime eyes cover Tokyo’s busiest station for awesome Netflix ad

Free PS3 And PS Vita Games Not Included In PS Plus From 2019

I really enjoy Run Jump Stomp’s SwitchCraft podcast. He talks all about Nintendo Switch news, and he did a great recap of the Nintendo Direct. Check it out!

Japanese women’s curling team becomes heroes thanks to talent and charm, wins 100 years of rice

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LINE Mobile adds Wi-Fi, JapanTaxi adds money and McDonalds adds a new ordering method! Plus, how to get TV service with your NTT Hikari internet line! All this, if your mom doesn’t lock up your AC adapters, on this week’s #ZettaiGeekDayo!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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Tech News in Japan

LINE Mobile Wi-Fiオプション【月額200円】

Netflixをかたるフィッシングメール出回る 「前回の支払い方法に問題がある」としてフィッシングサイトへ誘導

LINEかたるフィッシングメール出回る　「二段階パスワードの設置」など言葉巧みに

「全国タクシー」のJapanTaxiが未来創生ファンドから10.5億円を資金調達、累計調達額は91.5億円に

マクドナルド、スマホで注文・決済も＝全店で新システム導入へ

【事前募集中!!】おもいでケータイ再起動 at au FUKUOKA

「黒歴史」も発掘？ 昔のケータイの再起動イベント、福岡で開催決定

Main Stories

ひかりTV プラン

Hikari TV (English)

Pokemon (Original Series) on Amazonビデオ – アマゾン

Fun Stuff

The Japanese Women’s Curling Team Took Bronze!! (Our first medal EVER in the sport!!)

Japanese mom finds diabolically clever way to crack down on son’s excessive video gaming

22 February turned out to be a bad day for Tokyo train commuters, as freak delays showed

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We talk about how to make game show buzzers with plastic containers, push buttons and a Makey Makey! Plus, the horrors of trying to watch the Olympics on broadcast TV! All this, and a bit of curling talk, if you sweep your podcatcher onto #ZettaiGeekDayo!

As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I’d love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them.

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Main Stories

I’m just a little black rain cloud… ♪

Curling Team Profile (Japan)

DIXIM Play

「DIGA remote」をApp Storeで – iTunes – Apple

DIMORA.jp (For controlling a Panasonic recorder remotely)

Plex DVR

Fun Stuff

Buzzerを App Store で – iTunes – Apple

Makey Makey

CrowdControlGames

Video of how to make a Gameshow Buzzer with a Makey Makey! (YouTube)

Mousetrap

Here’s a special treat for you! I found my old Buzzer Tester app. This is enough to get started, if you are interested in making a buzzer app. Be sure to read the README!

Buzzer Tester

See you next week!