Chinese Computing Help Desk

User-friendly advice on MS Windows, Ubuntu Linux and smartphone Chinese setup, Pinyin and Zhuyin input methods (IME), Chinese fonts and Language Packs (MUI), plus Pinyin macros, a survey of third-party Chinese software, FAQs & more.

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Welcome! This site is all about helping you read and write Chinese using your Western-language computers and smartphones, with a focus on Pinyin input methods.

My goal is to make this as accessible as possible to the non-technical, non-specialist, non-native speaker who just wants to get something done on their computer!

I can't guarantee I'll respond with any degree of expertise (I'm just a waiguoren after all) but please feel free to contact me anytime via my contact page on the "About" menu above if you have any questions.

Windows 7 Chinese Features

When Microsoft introduced the first "Start" button with Windows 95, they licensed the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" for their advertising. Someone there was apparently oblivious to the irony of using a song that repeatedly screams "You make a grown man cry"...

Windows 7 goes a long way towards reducing the tears. It combines the updated Chinese features and fonts introduced in Vista with improvements to the system that make it slimmer, faster, more stable and more friendly than Vista.

I will "start you up" with Windows 7 Chinese features and setup info here.

Scenic Asian Wallpaper

Some great new wallpaper is included in the Asian versions of Windows 7, and I've found the files for you.

Nice widescreen shots of mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and India suitable for screensavers or backgrounds in any version of Windows or other OS.

You can download all the scenic Asian wallpaper here.

Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS Chinese Setup

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) is here! Learn how to install and use Chinese input methods and fonts, use Chinese in OpenOffice.org and set IBus/SCIM preferences for Ubuntu or Ubuntu Netbook Remix version 10.04 or version 9.xx here.

智能手机： Smartphones!

What Chinese fonts and input methods are on the latest smart phones? How do you find them? How do you install them? Visit these quick summaries of Chinese features in the Apple iPhone, Google/HTC Android, RIM Blackberry or Nokia and other phones. Yes, I'm a gadget guy what can I say?

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Download Latest Free Microsoft IME Updates

The PRC MSPY 2010 and Taiwan IME 2010 updates offer many new features, often fix problems in Windows 7, Vista and XP, and do not require Office!

常見問題: Frequently Asked Questions

How do you type "ü"? Enlarge the candidate list? Fix Word's Phonetic Guide? Visit the frequently asked questions index, and you'll know you're not alone.

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