EARTH® LINKS
Direct links to pages not contained within EARTH's website.
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AdobeAdobe® Products
  • Adobe Reader
    A software program that permits you to read online PDF documentation.You may download the most recent version of this program free of charge at the Adobe website. As many online documents in addition to those found on this site are produced in this format , it is very highly recommended. This program can be obtained in a variety of languages and for both Windows and Apple operating environments.

  • Asian Font Packs
    As many PDF documents on this website and others related to East Asia require Chinese, Korean, or Japanese (CKJ) fonts, you may also like to download and install a copy of this software package as well. It will permit you to read documents containing Sino-Japanese and Hangul characters.
Apple® Computer, Inc.
  • Apple Computer
    Where all the hardware and software just works, and works well together. . . . Mac OS X was designed with security in mind. . . . Since Mac OS X engineers aren’t busy damming a flood of viruses, they have the time to think up amazing new technology. Intel Core Duo processors put you on the cutting edge. , , , Mac , , , is critically acclaimed as best in class. Check it out.

  • .Mac - EARTH's Online Home.
 Hong
Kong
Observatory
  • Homepage
    Provides various formats for obtaining weather information about Hong Kong including HTML, Text, Audio, and WAP formats in either Chinese and English.

  • Current Weather (HTML / English)
    Local weather conditions including air temperature, humidity, and other useful information for Hong Kong residents and visitors. Links to one-day and five-day local and regional forecasts, storm warnings, weather maps, historical information, and more.
Japan
Meterological
Agency
  • Homepage
    In addition to information about Japanese weather this site includes information about earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami, and just about any other major source of naturally occurring disaster (Japanese language).

  • Tropical Cyclones (typhoons) (HTML / English)
    This is an English website providing information about typhoons in the Western pacific. It is a very useful site for Hong Kong weather observers.
Online References
  • Chinese/English Dictionary
    Translates Cantonese characters into English and Mandarin with pronunciation for Mandarin, but not Cantonese.

  • Cantonese Pronunciation Dictionary
    Requires knowledge of Chinese.

  • Tsong Kit - Chinese Language Input Method as provided by the Hong Kong Institute of Education (Chinese only)

  • Tsong Kit and beginning Cantonese for Mac OS9.x users. (English and Chinese) more...
 Online
Search Engine

Google

Other
Translation
Services
  • ProZ.com - ProZ.com's unique online workplace provides tools and opportunities for its members to network, collaborate on projects and terms, expand their businesses, do better work and have more fun. In addition, it enables companies and organizations to rapidly search, find, qualify, evaluate and interact with translators, interpreters and linguists.

  • Traducteurs sans frontières - This is a charitable service that provides translations at no cost to other charitable services such as Médecins Sans Frontières, Amnesty International, and many others.