This site offers a tool that allows you to write Hangul (and many other alphabets) from any computer, using buttons that form the text, which can then be copied into an email, document, etc. Very handy for use from work or while traveling.
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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April 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Very handy indeed! Since installing that abomination, MS Vista, I haven’t bothered to write anything in Korean (yet), and haven’t installed any fonts either, so I just might stick to this thing… although it would probably take a long time to type a page this way.
Thanks for the great find!
April 17th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
You’re right about writing a letter with that tool! But good if you need to type a few words, especially if not using a Korean keyboard (like me, for now).
Vista will add Korean input ability very easily. Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, then the Keyboards and Languages tab, and add Korean.
April 20th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Thank you again for the tip. I used a Korean input editor with XP SP2 and didn’t know I could simply turn Korean input on Vista without adding additional software.
I’ll do that right now.