I went for the walk in the pissing rain this evening just because I felt house-bound and needed to get out. (And the fact that I'm not smoking in the house these days). In recent years the rainy season here in Korea has brought with it a strange sense of nostalgia. I don't know why. I arrived her, fresh faced almost 9 years ago in the depths of an extended winter (like something out of Game of Thr ...

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If you want to hear me live I am on Seoul's TBS eFM every second Tuesday "Talking Tech" at about 11:30am.

Korea has the bestest strawberries ever. No complaint there. Unfortunately it's English Language Press have a few issues - the least of which is Korea geography: Keen Koreaphiles and those who have lived in the provinces will see the issue here.

From March 27th - here I am on TBS eFM 101.3's Ten to midday program talking about tech stuff.

From March 15th - here I am on TBS eFM 101.3's Ten to midday program taslking about tech stuff. Listen in the player or download here.Re-published with permission from the author. Check out The Chosun Bimbo for more great postings from the author.

For those dissatisfied with the highly portable but underpowered netbook, the robust ultrabook is an attractive option. First there were UMPCs (ultra-mobile personal computers), then netbooks (and then the Apple MacBook Air) that shrunk our computing down to screens of about 10 inches and made carrying a laptop around a little easier on the back. The problem with the like of the popular Asus eee P ...

Gmarket, Danawa, and a host of other Korean websites provided online bargain hunters with an attractive alternative to Amazon and Craigslist. Source in Korea. But there is also a vibrant and extensive online shopping experience to be had within the confines of the Korean language web, with some sites beginning to cater more and more to the expat and English-speaking community resident in Korea ...

In the West, February 14th (that’s Valentine’s Day, in case you forgot) is a day when young beaus impress their potential belles with gifts that show their secret admiration or proclaim their love. In Korea, however, it’s traditional for the ladies to give the gifts – especially chocolate – while the boys get their chance to return the favor on the 14th of the next mo ...