CT Scan This Morning

Nov

11

Contrast CT-Scan

I had CT-SCAN done this morning.
I really hope they will find nothing wrong.
It has been 9 months since I had part (1/3) of my liver removed.
If it is all possible I do not want to do it again.
Fingers crossed.

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Dreamersi Web Hosting will includes SSL

Nov

10

There is absolutely no reason not to have SSL on your website.
So we will be included in our web hosting plan.

https://www.pspinc.com/dreamersi

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Seattle Execs Election Day

Nov

9

Today is Seattle Executives Association Election Day today.

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Ken Uchikura Newsletter Vol. 206 Software Development

Nov

9

Software Development

Independent and small software development companies like ours cannot compete in the same market as large companies like Google and Microsoft. No company or organization would hire a small software company to work on a huge project. The same goes for when you’re hiring someone to build a tower building. You wouldn’t hire a small carpenter for that big of a job. And it’s because they don’t have the same kind of resources (people, goods, money, etc.) other than their technology and experience. So, how can small software development companies survive?

I believe they can survive by finding a niche market to target. In English, the word, “niche”, refers to “a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service”. The strength of a small software development company is that it can frequently work on small projects that don’t require the massive resources a large company has to build up its business.

When you’re doing business in a niche market, you don’t have to be the first one to capture market trends. What is important is understanding what problems customers currently encounter. From there, it’s your job to provide solutions to those problems quickly and at a low cost. Therefore, our products don’t reflect the world’s latest technology. Rather, they’re practical application developments like automating mundane tasks.

Also, to reduce costs and deliver a good product, the development cycle needs to be as short as possible. Needless to say, the largest cost of software development is labor. To shorten the development cycle, products need to be broken down into smaller components. Developing the same function every time you needed it to work would be a waste of time. So, designing a reusable function that people can share and use interchangeably will lead to cost savings.

In software, we use the word, “drawer”, to describe the resources we have. So, the number of function libraries (or drawers) you have in software development is important. If your tasks are time-consuming, why not consider software development? After developing the software, there’s no longer any additional cost, no matter how many times you use it. Today, we call this digital transformation.

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Cold but Beautiful Night

Nov

8

Full moon tonight.
It is an election night.
It seems no matter what, Washington Stay is staying as a blue State.
I guess people are not ready to change.

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Hep B Vaccine

Nov

8

Both of my arm hurts from the Hep B Vaccine Shots.

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I cancelled my Jeep Order

Nov

7

I learned today that my 2023 WRANGLER SAHARA 4xe is not going to start building until Feb next year. So I canceled my order today. I was told that it would be delivered by mid December. I am sorry that I had to cancel but I cannot wait that long.

That you for a sales manager at Jeep of Bellevue, WA for taking care of this cancellation.

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President / CEO
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How fast is my Internet?

Nov

7

At My Home

At My Office using WiFi

At My Office using LAN

How fast is your network?
To find out, try typing "SPEEDTEST" at your browser.

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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Slow Internet Access

Nov

6

I have to reset / restart all Internet Router and Hubs to gets me speed back.
Slow Internet is a pain. I am glad it is at my home not my office.
How is your Internet?

If you are not sure ... try "SPEEDTEST" on your bowser to ee how fast your Internet is.

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Ken Uchikura Newsletter Vol. 205 Decision-Making

Nov

2

Decision-Making

I believe the most important criterion to determine a person’s ability to make it as a business owner is his/her ability to make decisions. Running a company requires you to make decisions. And there are very few situations in which you have a full understanding of everything involved before having to decide. Instead, you must decide without much information. Failure to do so will not only result in lost business opportunities, but also significant losses for your company. And I believe the better your decision, the better business owner you are.

But not every decision will produce the right result. It’s quite possible that the other option that you didn’t choose could have resulted in better results. In short, business owners need to choose the best path, based on the information they receive at the time and their experience. There’s also the choice of not deciding because you don’t know what to do. And not making a decision is also a decision in itself.

Let’s consider for a moment what happens if you don’t decide. First off, if you don’t make a decision, you have a problem as a business owner. You’ll lose credibility and trust, both externally and internally, by not making a decision. That is a big problem. As a business owner, it’s also important not to leave decision-making to another person. No matter who makes the decision, the business owner is ultimately responsible.

There are some decisions that can be considered at length with sufficient preparation time, but there are also many cases where an immediate decision is necessary. In such cases, there is usually not enough information available. The only thing we can rely on is past cases and experience. Needless to say, the longer a company has been in business, the more experience the business owner has. I believe that this is a sign of trust in the company. There are times when difficult decisions must be made, but if decisions are made responsibly, I believe that I have fulfilled my responsibility as a business owner regardless of the outcome.

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President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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