Just testing out the android application Post-Bot.
If you can see this, well it means the application works, and I’m writing from my Motorola Milestone. \(^_^)/

And if you are reading this, means that the other applet works as well. This one is called wpToGo and it’s definitely better, lets you add some basic html tags and also add tags to your posts.

I’m obviously talking about android applications that help you update your Wordpress blog. There are probably more, but so far I checked only these two.

A week ago I finally got rid of my old cellphone (Sony Ericsson K800i) and got a Motorola Milestone, a smartphone based on the Google OS, Android. I took the Milestone for two main reasons: it’s the first coming with version 2.0 of Android, and it’s also a good bargain for its price (I got it at 478 euro), since similar phones equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5 or for example the iPhones have prices way more obscene.
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Just wanted to wish a merry Christmas to everyone!

Since this new blog is still new, I’ll take some time to explain what is the small cat holding a golden coin you can see over the logo in the middle column.

In Japan that is called 招き猫 (maneki neko) and it litterally means beckoning cat, or welcoming cat. In the present days it is just one more clearly recognizable symbol of the japanese culture and traditions maybe, but its origin goes back in time. Supposedly it originated in the late Edo period (1603-1867) but the first documented evidence is dated 1870; by the beginning of the 20th century, the maneki neko was already popular.

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As you can see, my blog is finally online again, and this time I decided to give Wordpress a chance, since I was sick of managing Joomla already. Plus I managed to find a theme I really like, so: here we are… hope you’ll see more action here from now on, can’t guarantee anything however! I’ll try to make this thing as multilingual as possible, but you’ll eventually see posts in italian only, english only (maybe) or  even japanese only (that’d be crazy, right?). Anyway, stay tuned, I intend to unravel aspects of Japan and it’s language that may be useful for many, and surely are for myself (updating here will be another way to keep studying, so don’t take me for such an altruistic person already…!).

To whoever will stumble upon these pages: be welcome and be free to comment if you’d like, politeness required, of course.