By Kenichi Uchikura
Kenichi Uchikura, Chairman/Founder of Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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This is my last entry to the Bloguru in 2011. Thank you all for using this service. We will try to update and make it more easy and fun to use this site.
eBay now has a shopping cart system where you can put multiple items rom multiple vendors and process it for check out. I don't know how eBay handles sales taxes and shipping from multiple vendors but it is a interesting idea.
I bought two small cables on eBay. They arrived today from CHINA. Those cable were cheaper than any other stores. But I did not think they will ship them from China. Are you telling me it is cheaper to shop those products from China to here than someone in the USA making them? There is something wrong with this.
Toshi san is a good friend of mine and he brought Teriyaki to Seattle back in mid 70's. He just opened a brand new store in Renton. His teriyaki is the best and the value is unbeatable. Please try!!!
I bought myself a new camera and new lens. Camera came before Christmas but the lens came today. It takes a great picture and great video too.
We have been developing Android application for a while and now we will start porting the application that we built to Apple iOS.
Company managers got together at Daniel's at Bellevue Place for lunch today.
Liquor distribution the State of Washington will be privatized.
I purchased APC UPS 350VA for my MacPro. I guess 350VA was not enough to supply power to this power hungry MacPro. I need to buy bigger UPS.
It is a very short animated gif file ... but I can not stop laughing. I really hope she is okay.
I am announcing the software development plan for 2012 tomorrow at Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. HQ. This plan includes improvement, discontinuing of some services, complete rewrite and new development.
I am a fan of privatizing any part of government. Private companies tends to do things cheaper and more efficient than the government but sometime they cut corners to make profit. That where government come in. When government do things, there is no one to regulate and oversea but themselves. I don't just that.
As of today, our service availability (up time) for 2011 stand at 99.97%. Our goal is 100% but our promise is 99.9%. We cleared our promise but we are not happy with the result. We will be making system more stable for 2012 and try to be as close as to 100%.
I found this image ... I like it.
At least for now, you do not think or worry about other search site than Google. For now people should be concentrate on Google ranking. When 85% of people use Google, we do not really need to think about any other sites.
I was in Los Angeles last week, and it was warm and beautiful. Back in Seattle, it is cold and today it is wet. I planed to play gold today, but I might not be able play. But I am planning to go to he club and have breakfast.
Last time when the power fractured, my computer shut down and all the work I was doing was lost. I even had an UPS but it was not big enough. So, I purchased two brand new UPS's to replace one. They are less than $100 each. I connected one to my MacPro, and another to two 26" monitors. This will save my work from unstable power.
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As long as I remember, every restaurant that went in to this location has failed. But now it is one of the most popular restaurant in east-side. They stated near TEA-TAC airport years ago when there was THAI AIRLINES servicing Seattle - Tokyo. Then they move to South Center, and they opened this Redmond location near SEARS, SAFEWAY and BANK OF AMERICA.
Groupon, Living Social, Google Deal, Amazon ... There are so many deep discount email going around that it is very hard to check them all. This is my Gmail account in the morning.
One new addition to our computer museum is Sony Aibo.
I saw this museum in Torrance, California. The hours are 3 hours a day, 3 days a week. What is the point? This is where all government services are heading if they do not really think about how they spend money.
We just release beta version of Mobile WebMail for Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. hosting customers. It is design to provide better interface to people using smartphones to access their email.
To create a product or service that is unique, you need to think outside of the box. To think outside the box, you need not to know the box is there. Ignorance may be the most important thing you may have ...
I heard the report that Kim Jong Il is dead. I verified with many news sites but I finally believed it when I see it on wikipedia. Media is not believable any more.
Last three days I spent here in So. California was enlightening to me. This is a big city (cities) and people here are very different from people in Seattle. It is a bigger market than Seattle, needless to say.
I have been here just less than two days now. This city is just too big, too many people and too many cars for me. I can't stand the traffic here. I cannot believe people live here.
I am staying at New Gardena Hotel in Gardena. It looks like another beautiful day here in So. Calif. People here are complaining how cold it is ... It is 54F right now and the today's high is only 68F.
I saw this sign at the entrance of every restaurant around here in Gardena, California. It tells me the restaurant passed the health inspection. It looks like a good idea but what is this costing the restaurant and tax payers. Instead of coming after unhealthy restaurants, they are doing this to employ more people. It sounds like a good idea, but it is just not going to add anything to the actual health of the consumer.
I has a chance to play golf at one of the most well known courses in the US. The course is the home of many PGA events including NISSAN Open. The course is Riviera Country Club.
Good morning from ... where am I ... I think it is either Torrance or Gardena. Unlike Seattle, it is already bright at 7:00am. I did not sleep well because it is very dry there.
I flew 2 hours and 15 minuets and landed at Long Beach Airport. It is avery small airport. I went to a Japanese restaurant and ate soba noodle. I checked into a Japanese owned hotel. I turned on a TV and saw Japanese TV program.
I parked my car at http://AREOPARKING.COM one of the Seattle Executives Member companies. They took me to the airport and after a long walk, I arrived at my gate. I am waiting for my flight to start boarding.
I had lunch as Daniel's in Bellevue. We have Seattle Executives Association Luncheon Meeting twice a year at Daniel's. I wish we had it more often, but if we do, we have people in Seattle drive to Bellevue ... that is unthinkable for folks in Seattle.
It is becoming clear to many that unlike what power companies are saying, Japan can get by without nuclear power plants. Looks like nuclear power plants are there for power companies to receive more government money. In return power companies are hiring many retired government officials.
It is very hard to find anything that is made in the USA nowadays. People say it is a corporate greed and they do anything to cut cost. But is that all that is? If people here work for less, do they bring those manufacturing jobs back to the US?
Sensei is the word used to describe a teacher at Karate School in the US. It translates to Teacher in English but it means little different.
I was at UW Minority Business Award Dinner & Fundraiser tonight at Sheraton Hotel, downtown Seattle. There must have been more than 700 business people attended. There were many Chinese and Korean business people there but I see no Japanese people or businesses except us. It is sad to see Japanese people not being active.
Did you know by pressing Power Button and Home Button on the iPhone (iPad as well) together, you can capture the screen and save it on the photos?
We have completed the update of another Seattle Executives Association member company web site.
I found 3 Brabd new Toshiba Laptop Computer (Toshiba Satellite C655-S5049) with Intel Cerelon (2.2 GHz), 2GB RAM + 250GB HDD with Windows 7 Premium. It was on sale at Toshiba online for $450+ and available at Amazon for $339.
We are now starting to develop mobile applications for Android and iOS. And as a part of development and testing platform, we just purchase and received iPad 2. I bought at Apple Online on Black Friday saving $41.
We have been looking at Japan for Tsunami Relief, but there are more disasters around the world. The restaurant I went for lunch today reminded us of the flooding in Thailand. They were doing the fund raiser, so we contributed a little.
Do you use any kind of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software at your company? If so what system do you use?
Did you know if you have Adobe Photoshop, you can use the software to combine multiple photos to create one large photo?
I see no cloud today, It is sunny and clear. Although it is under 40F, we can not expect anything better being in Seattle.
I want to a Chinese restaurant on the way back from the golf. This restaurant was suggested by Siri ... Yes, by the iPhone. I will never know this restaurant existed if it is not for an iPhone.
If you are still using Windows XP, you are not alone. It is a good operating system. It does everything you need. But soon or later, computers you are running Windows XP will break down. Then you need to think about replacing them rather than fixing them.
In order to maximize the cooling system for the servers, we have designed and developed the server rack face plates to cover the empty server spaces. This will stop cooled air from passing through without actually cooling the servers.
All 223 images Mayumi Nakamura, president of PSPINC, took in Kesennuma and Minamisanriku is available at http://www.freetinyimages.com. Just click on the following link.
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