Japan Time

So after trying to fiddle (and eventually giving up) with the Blogspot "Gadget" applications, my grandfather found one that uses a simple HTML code, fixing the problem with the one that reset itself when the visitor left the page.

So I'm sure you noticed when you first visited this page that the top now has a clock. This clock displays the current time in Japan, at least the zone that I'll be in. This seems to be the easiest way, as opposed to putting it in an entry and having you find that post every time. Next time you want to know what time it is in Japan, worry no more and check the top of this page!

Another thing I wanted to try, at least notify you of, is the Subscribe feature of Blogspot / Live Updates. Now, I'm not entirely sure on how they work, but to the best of my knowledge, a "feed" category will be created and notify you when I update the Blog. There are a few ways to subscribe to this.

1) Click the yellow-ish icon that is in the upper left hand corner of this page. It looks like .
2) Click the icon above in Step 1.
3) Click HERE.

I'm really not too sure on what happens from there, but Google made the function so people use it, so there surely is a use for it. I would recommend trying it and seeing what happens. Also note that it is my understanding that the feature works differently on different browsers, so Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera will all handle this feed update differently.

One last thing for this blog post. It has come to my attention that a few of my viewers are having a tricky time leaving comments. I believe that the main reason is that people are not checking the "Name / URL" option and leaving the default "Google/Blogger" option. Unless you have a Google account, then you'll be presented with some "login necessary" or "credentials" error. The easiest way to get around is is as stated previously, that is, check the "Name / URL". Consult the following diagram for more help:


After clicking "Name/URL" and typing your comment in the comment box, "Publish your comment" will now work without any problems!

Alrighty, that's about it for this update. Really just a matter of housekeeping that is blog related, so I'm sorry about those of you who found this and was looking for actual content. Actual content should come real soon as I'm leaving in about 50 hours for Japan! I'm excited to say the least, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't terrified as well. It's going to be a brand new world over there, with new things to see and experience, and a language barrier, just to name a few. Despite all the potentially problematic things, I really am incredibly excited.

じゃまた!