PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

WA State sales tax is going up!?

Feb

25

You cannot run a State government like a business. Or can you?

How many businesses do you know that increase the price of their product and services when the economy goes bad?

Almost all companies in the State is suffering from this depression. And all companies are doing whatever they can to cut cost and trying survive. How many people did the State government lay off? How many people lost their pension? How about retirement benefits?

When government is asked to reduce cost, they cut services. Can't they just cut cost without cutting service? How about simple pay cut across the board?

I am sure there will be a lot of small business owners including myself will be happy to look at government finance from the business point of view.

#Business #Marketing

What do you think of the State Government increasing taxes?

We had a guest today ...

Feb

25

Do you know who he is?
He sits on the board of director of Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

He came to Seattle to meet his customer and looking for a place to open a KARATE DOJO.

#Life #Politics #Society

Downtown Seattle

Feb

24

This is a picture of downtown Seattle. Can you guess which year the picture was taken?

Answer is in the comment.

#Arts

MY CD has APY of whopping 0.10%

Feb

24

I had a six month CD with Bank of America with APY of 1.0% which matured early Feb. They send me a letter saying, if I do not do anything, I will be renewing it for next 6 months. At least that is what I thought.

I got a letter today that my CD now has an APY of 0.10%. That is 1/10 of what I was getting. I went to B of A brach and found out that if I did not renew it personally, they will renew it for me at the most advantageous rate for B of A. What with that?

It costed me $4 to cancel my CD and I put money in the savings now. I am going to look for something that has better return than 0.10%. That should not be too difficult.

#Business #Marketing

Now the generators are installed ...

Feb

23

The base installation of generators are complete at the headquarters. But we still need to have fueling station (requested by city of Bellevue) built. The entire project is on time but it seems like taking forever.

#Computer #Internet

ClockLink is ranked 1702 in the US

Feb

23

According to http://www.quantcast.com/, http://www.clocklink.com is ranked 1,702th in the US web ranking. It is attracting 1.2 million people in the US every month.

http://www.quantcast.com/

#Business #Marketing

PSP is seeking PHP Web Developers

Feb

23

Professional PHP Web Developer

Pacific Software Publishing is a multicultural web and internet solutions company doing business in both the U.S. and
Japanese market.
PSP seeks a dedicated PHP web developer to join it's Web Team.

Essential Skills/Qualifications:
- 8+ years of professional experience developing web-based applications
- Extensive LAMP knowledge and experience with a revision control system
- Demonstrated proficiency in PHP and JavaScript
- Ability to write clean, coherent, and standards-compliant XHTML/CSS
- Strong understanding of software development life-cycle and best practices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities:
- Create custom web solutions & support legacy websites
- Gather requirements and collaborate on technical requirements specifications
- Report project status, escalate/prioritize issues, and manage projects independently

Desired Skills (not required):
- Previous experience using CakePHP or any other web framework.
- Knowledge of good OO design principles in PHP, design patterns, or unit testing
- Knowledge of relational database concepts
- Japanese or other language skills

Benefits: 100% employer paid medical, dental and vision insurance. Paid vacation.
Please respond with cover letter, résumé, and salary requirements. No recruiters or 3rd parties.

Contact: employment@pspinc.com

#Employment #Jobs #Work

Check your Bloguru progress.

Feb

23

It is good to search your bloguru title on the Google to see how you are doing. If your bloguru title search on Google return your Bloguru site on the first page, you are doing great.

Here is the result of Google search. I used my Bloguru Title to search. Try yours and see how your Bloguru is doing.

#Blog

What do you write on your Blog?

Feb

23

Whatever you write, your audiences have attention span of 8 year old. They will not read long article no matter how good your article is.

If you have a story to tell, break it down to several posts and post them separately over few days. If you could post a picture, that will be better too.

KISS is a good model you should remember. (Keep It Simple, Stupid.)

#Blog

I got a new BlackBerry

Feb

23

I reported the breakage to the Verizon insurance company last night. The new phone arrived this morning. It took only few minuets to setup the new phone and is working now. It cost us $89 as a deductible. It is still high, but it is better than $400 I paid last time.

#Business #Marketing