PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Micro Bus

Sep

30

This is one cute micro bus. It costs around $18,000. I like it.

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Costco Japan and Costco Citi VISA Card

Sep

29

I went to COSTCO Japan ... I could not use COSTCO CITI VISA Card in Japan as they are still using Amex card. I had to pay cash. I wonder how it is going to change?

#valueproposition

Japanese Supermarket and Bento Boxes

Sep

29

What a selection of precooked Bentos in Japanese supermarket. I would really love to eat those everyday.

#valueproposition

Morning Walk Turned into Mornig Shower

Sep

28

I was having good morning walk then ...

#AhsiyaWeather

When you talk about public transportation, Japan leads US in many ways. But most rail systems you see in Japan are not so called "Light Rail". It is full rail system to make sure they provide rapid transportation.

I am happy to see Light Rail systems being developed around Seattle, but Light Rail cannot go very fast. It takes almost an hour to go to airport from Seattle. If the traffic is not there, the same trip tales 20 minutes by car.

After Thoughts!

Sep

27

"None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else."

I found it on the net.

#valueproposition

Great Dinner

Sep

27

Super dinner. Maguro-Ya Osaka.

#Sashimi #Sushi

Yahooooo I'm in Japan.

Sep

26

This is how Japanese express happiness.

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Arrived in warm Japan.

Sep

26

I arrive in Haoan last night. The temperature is still around 85F with humidity ... well let's just say little better than steam bath.

What is amazing is that the temperature inside the room is kept around 80F even at the airport. Not comfortable.

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Waiting for my flight to Narita

Sep

25

I'm at Vancouver airport, waiting my flight to Narita.

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Finger Pointing - Who

Sep

24

One of the questions you need to ask is "who" caused the problem. It is a very difficult question to ask and answer. It feels like you are pointing a finger ay someone. But as a manager you really need to know who caused the problem to see if;

(1) You provided adequate training
(2) You provided enough supervising
(3) You pick the right person with skill

It might be you who caused the problem. But the company need to know WHO so that it can avoid the same mistake by providing Training, Supervising, Documentation ....

#ProblemSolving

Do you see what I saw?

Sep

24

Look closely at the center of the screen.

What a magnificent bird!

#Nature #Seattle #heron

Problem Solving

Sep

23

When you try to solve problem, there are things you really need to know.
Knowing "When - What - Where - Who - Why - How" is a good place to start.

#pspinc #valueproposition

iOS 10.0.2

Sep

23

I see few problem with iOS 10.0 ... I am happy to see they have released the bug fixes today. I want t make sure I get those fixes before I travel to Japan this Sunday.

#iOSUpdate

New Product Design with Japanese Calligraphy

Sep

22

Ichigo Ichie
This meeting happens only once in a lifetime.
So make the best of the time you spent together.

What do you think of the Japanese calligraphy like this?
We are working to build the products that displays this calligraphy on the product.

#valueproposition

#valueproposition

Shintaro Shimosawa, Director

Sep

21

MISCONDUCT

Directed by Shintaro Shimosawa

My cousin is a hollywood movie director. He just sent me one of his latest movies called "MISCONDUCT". How cool is that!!!

#MISCONDUCT #SHINTAROSHIMOSAWA

Look who's back!!!

Sep

21

Canadian geese are back in Seattle.

#Nature

Company Lunch

Sep

20

Company lunch today.

#pspinc

Sushi Restaurant That People Line Up for

Sep

19

1 Tuna Sashimi with Ponzu Dish
8 Small Pieces of Nigiri Sushi (Probably the size of 4 pieces)
2 Hand Roll

All that for $32.00 ...
There are people lined up to eat at this chain of restaurant.

There is not a single Japanese customer at this restaurant ... except me.
What makes this restaurant so popular?

Sushi here is very tasty but so as many other places.

#valueproposition

I will be here one week then I travel to Japan.

Sep

18

Bellevue Downtown and i90 Bridge from Seattle to Mercer Island.

I just came back from Los Angeles yesterday. I have one week here in Bellevue and I am off to Japan next Sunday. I took this picture yesterday from my JetBlue flight landing at SEATAC.

#pspinc #valueproposition

No Power

Sep

17

Poer Outage Area
I am at the very edge.

I came back to the house with no power ... I wonder what caused it.
I was going to work but I realized there is no Internet. So I decided to sleep instead.
It 12:00am ,,, I am awake.

My First Uber Experience

Sep

17

I took UBER from mt hotel to Log Beacg Airport ... It is usually about $50 ride on taxi cab. UBER cost me less than $20. That was my first ride on UBER. I will use it again.

the driver told me that it is 60% cheaper than taxi and I believe it.

#UBER

See you Los Angels

Sep

17

I am leaving LA, heading back to Seattle. I heard it is raining in Seattle this morning. I come to LA every year for a charity golf tournament for three days. That's it. I will come back again next year. Is ill miss you.

#publicrelations #valueproposition #weather

I found this funny ...

Sep

15

I saw this on the wall of the restaurant in Studio City California ... I do not know why but I found it to funny.

#socialresponsibility #valueproposition

Bricked ... New word I learned.

Sep

15

Instagram is Bricked!

I upgraded my iPhone and iPad os to iOS10 ... So far there is one app that is suffering from it. Instagram became so slow, it is impossible to use. Hopefully, there will be a fix soon. I am very surprised that the popular app like this suffer from the upgrade.

I learned that when app becomes inopearable, it is called "BRICKED". Well, Insgtgram is Briocked.

The word "brick", when used in reference to consumer electronics, describes an electronic device such as a smartphone, game console, router, or tablet computer that, due to a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware, or a hardware problem, can no longer function, hence, is as technologically useful as a brick.

#InstragramProblem #iOS10

On my way to LA

Sep

14

I just took off from Seatac heading to Long Beach. Nice weather. Nice view of Mt. Rainier.

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Value Proposition not Value Propositions

Sep

14

Can you guess what this restaurant serves?

Longer your company being in business, more products and services you have that you feel will set your company a part from the competitors ... So you develop web site explaining what you do. Your website is cluttered with information and the people will not understand what you are offering.

Simplify your website ... Just tell people one thing that you do best. I know you do anythings, but website should not be a smorgasbord of items. Once the visitor becomes a customer, then you can start introducing other products and services.

#pspinc #valueproposition #webbuilding

We can entertain NIKE contract ;)

Sep

13

What do you think of this mascot for NIKE?

#Advertisement #Marketing

Self-Driving Taxi

Sep

13

Do you think it is a good idea?

(1) It's a great Idea!
(2) It's too dangerous!
(3) It's a good idea but technology is not there yet!
(4) You own answer, please.

#valueproposition

Fire Department Inspection

Sep

12

We had fire department inspection today. I guess we had not problem.

#pspinc

PSPinc 30th Anniversary

Sep

12

We are starting the initial prep for out 30th anniversary event next July. We scouted Wood Mark Hotel today.

#PSPinc30thAnniversary #pspinc #valueproposition

Wet Dog

Sep

11

Pompom took shower today. He is staying overnight with Tiny and Nano.

HopTile on Hold ... We are just too busy!!!

Sep

10

HopTile development is currently in hold. We will update you on this Facebook. Thank you.

PS: We are just too busy and not enough engineers.

http://www.hoptile.com

#HopTile #dreamersi #pspinc #webbuilding

This is so true.

Sep

9

Mt. Rainier from i5 Southbound

You're only as fast as your slowest team member.

I went to a restaurant and one person was so slow everybody else was waiting and the there were line of people waiting to get their order in. Same thing happened in the freeway too. I really hate to see someone doing so slow on the left lane.

It is not easy to take picture of glasswares!!!

Sep

8

For my project, I needed to take picture of glasswares ... It's a lot harder than I thought. I really need a better light source than what I have in my office.

>>> Okay professionals ... I know you are laughing.

Most Beautiful Cut Glass in Seattle

Sep

7

Until recently I did not know there is a 103 year old but glass company in Seattle. The owner belongs to the same golf club as I and we became friend. I am now trying to help him sell his products to Japan.

Almost al glasswares are imported from Czech Republic and is edged at Kusak Cut Glass Works in Seattle.

http://www.kusak.com

#friends #networking #valueproposition

How do I know I had to replace memory?

Sep

6

I was asked how I know I had to replace the memory units?

That is a very good question.

I booted my Mac Mini in DIAGNOSTIC MODE ... Hold "D" while it is booting. Then I run the diagnostics and found the memory check failed. So, I know the memory was bad. What I did not know was whether anything else was bad.

Fortunately, memory was the only bad part.

#MacMiniMemoryReplacement

Tiny's Accomplishment !!!

Sep

6

Pompom(13.5) Nano(9) Tiny(14)

Tiny, Pompom and Nano walked 2.3 Miles today as a part of the morning walk. It is quite an accomplishment for Tiny. This picture was take right after the walk. I think they will sleep good today.

I brought a carry bag so that if Tiny could not walk, I can carry him. But no problem. Good job, Tiny.

#MorningWalk

Mac Does Not Freeze Any More!!

Sep

5

16GB memory is less than $70.

It was easy to replace.

After I replaced the memory module, my Mac Mini stopped freezing. It was good investment.

Japan Fair

Sep

4

Congratulations Yuka and Noriko for successful Japan Fair.

Japan Fair 2016

Sep

3

Congratulations for successful Japan Fair.

http://www.japanfairus.org

#JapanFair2016

FRANS in Japanese Lacquer Box

Sep

3

Japanese Lacquerware

I was at Japan Fair in Bellevue today. One of the booth is FRANS chocolate company, very famous Chocolate company on Seattle. One of the products they were showing is the chocolate boxed in Japanese lacquer work.

This is a great collaboration between two completely different industries. What a great idea and product.

https://www.franschocolates.com

#collaboration #valueproposition

Replacing Computer Memory Modules

Sep

2

New Memory Modules

8GB x 2

Mac Mini

Back Side

Open the Cover

Take out the modules.

Put new ones in.

Done.

My Mac Mini has been acting up and freezes once or twice a day. I check the diagnostics and it did not pass the memory test. So, I ordered replacement memory models and I replaced them just now.

It is a very easy process requiring no tools. I hope this will fix the problem.

#ComputerFix

Buying a House?

Sep

2

This is how much you have to make to buy a house in America.

#valueproposition

You don't have to do a lot ... just some.

Sep

1

You don't have to do a lot.
But do something.
If you want to know, call PSPinc.

Websites are quite powerful, but we all know it is not easy to maintain. Avoiding issues around security is tricky, and dealing with various plugins non-trivial. We find many users seeking professionally maintained technologies with direct service staff.

This is true. People are looking for website to give your a great ROI (Return on Investment) without investing much. That will not happen. Many websites you visit did not gather people just by being there. They do "Updates", "Promotions", "Marketing" and "Advertisement". There will be no ROI ion you do not invest.

But good news is that you do not have to invest a lot to have some return. There are son many companies just have web. You may be one of them. But because there aren't many companies do "Updates", "Promotions", "Marketing" and "Advertisement", if you some you will be way ahead.

#dreamersi #hosting #pspinc #valueproposition #webbuilding