PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

This week

Aug

3

I am planning to organize what I supposed to be doing. Mainly, I need to organize all the R&D projects. We need to develop better quality control and documentations.

I am also concerned about the amount time each project is taking. I need to get better reporting from the development team.

I know everybody is working hard, but working hard does not mean working smart. We need to handle the project better and faster without adding cost.

#Business #Marketing

Blue Angeles

Aug

2

Today was the highlight of the SEAFAIR weekend. Blue Angles gave their performance over lake Washington.

I learned few things today about Blur Angles. The planes that they are using is the oldest naval planes. They are F-18 Hornet A. I thought they would be using newer planes.

There are over 130 people in the Blue Angles team. I did not know that either. They perform over 30 weekends ... The season is longer than Major League Baseball or PGA golf. I did not know that.

Seattle is lucky to have Blue Angeles every year.

#Life #Politics #Society

Last day of July.

Jul

31

This month started with the fire at Fisher Plaza. This brought us to operation and direction changes. First of all, we are building a micro data center at the PSPINC HQ building. This building will serve as a fail over facility.

Not having the second data center is a good move, because we do not have enough people to take care of two equally valuable data centers. Plus, having better connectivity with the sound hosting facility under our nose is much easier to manage. Plus whatever the money that we use is now a investment in our facility rather than expense.

We are not going to be building another Fisher Plaza like facility ... But that is exactly the point. I call it a micro data center project. It might be about time data center got smaller and more manageable size.

PS: The heat wave had passed and dogs are happy again.

#Business #Marketing

Summer has begun in Seattle

Jul

30

This is a SEAFAIR weekend. The official event of summer is finally here. Blue Angeles are flying, temp. is near 100 again. And there is a report of someone died from the heat today.

It is almost 7 o'clock and the temp. is still 96 degree. It is hot but still 10 degree cooler than yesterday.

#Life #Politics #Society

I have never seen a temp. like this.

Jul

29

The temperature is over 105 in Bellevue. I have never seen this number in Seattle. I hope people are okay.

105.8F is 41 Degree in Celsius.

#Nature

I learned today.

Jul

29

SAY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO.
DO WHAT YOU SAID.

Doing things without saying is worse than not doing it at all. In business, one needs to report to people who is responsible.

You need to turn the turning signal on before you make a turn. When you have turn the turning signal on, you must turn.

I learn this today at Seattle Executives Association.

#Business #Marketing

Temp. Rising

Jul

29

Current temp. out side is 104 Degree or 39.5 Degree Celsius. I have never seen the temp. like this. ACs in the office are working to keep us cool, but the they are not going to maintain 72 degree.

#Outdoor

Japan-America Golf

Jul

28

Today, we had Japan-America Society Golf Tournament at Echo Falls. The temp. went up to 100 degree today. Very warm ... too warm. I heard it is going to be even hotter tomorrow.

#Business #Marketing

Web site alone is not enough!

Jul

27

Everybody wants new business. To get new businesses for your business, you need to make sure people know about your business. So, you build the web site to attract people. But you soon find that you have attracted very few people to your web site.

So, now you are thinking of Search Engine Optimization or even pay per click advertisement.

First of all, you are not attracting people to your web site because your web site is

(1) Static / Not Changing
(2) No important information (Usually too much)
(3) Not providing any benefit to visitors
(4) not being promoted
(5) Boring

You need to make changes. We recommend

(1) Adding blog to your site
(2) Connecting your site to Social Networking Sites
(3) Simplify your web site by eliminating some of the information.

People do not spend a lot of time reading the contents of your web site. If you need to learn more about this approach to your web site, please contact me.

PS: Congratulations to Ai Miyazato for her first LPGA tour victory. Japan must be going nuts over this.

#Computer #Internet

My First eBay

Jul

26

I have won my first item on eBay last week. It is true, it really was my first eBay. I spent $49 for what else on a golf club. I will let you know as soon as I get it.

#Shopping

Have you ever purchased anything on eBay or any other auction site?