140 Million ... What is this number?

3月

8日

Do you know what this number mean?

140,000,000

This is the number of people die every year.
That is over 38,000 people die every day.

Coronavirus killed abut 4,000 in last 3 months.
That is about 45 people everyday.

Coronavirus is a tragedy but number does not justify the panic behavior.
Let's be healthy and wash hands, stay away from unnecessary gathering.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Coronavirus Update as of March 5, 2020

3月

6日

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Actually, Washington State where I live accounts for 11 out of 12 in total deaths in the US. Japan so far has 6 deaths and another 6 from Diamond Princess Cruise Ship.

China has the most cases and most deaths ... but the problem is I do not believe the number they are saying.

AT PSPinc, we have announced following policy.

If you would like to work remotely due to being sick, please work with your manager for approval and set the necessary guidelines on remote work.

Please alert your manager or HR@PSPInc.com if you or other household members have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 (coronavirus). You will then be asked to stay away from PSP for 14 days and we will try to work with you if you are able to work remotely.

If you have a fever, you are to go home and get well. Notify your manager and HR@PSPInc.com.

Attached is a notice for preventive care and this will be posted in both the 1404 and 1402 buildings.

If you or a household member travels to any country with a travel advisory 3 or 4, please inform your manager and HR@PSPInc.com. You may be asked to stay home for up to two weeks even if you are not showing any symptoms.

We all have co-workers, household members, family members or friends in the higher risk categories. We want to do our best to minimize risk to all those in our community.

Please use the available disinfecting wipes to cleanse your desk and associated work areas at the beginning and end of your shifts. We will try to disinfect common areas on a daily basis.

Please ask if you need any additional information or have questions. We have been gathering information and can give you additional COVID-19 (coronavirus) handouts we have gathered. Just contact HR@PSPInc.com.

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Ken Uchikura Newsletter Volume 66

3月

5日

Tokyo Rail Station

Big Data

There is an incredible amount of data in the world. For example - emails, call center conversation audio files, photos, videos, articles, texts, proposals, accounting files, and much more. All of this data I mentioned have one thing in common, you want to keep it but not actually use it on a daily basis. How do you store this kind of data?

Most people store this type of data on a medium such as a hard disk. When it is full, they buy more hard disks. This process is being done every day. People often think, if only they could put this data in the cloud. Though the consideration is what is the cost of storing that much data in the cloud?

I heard this story during my last trip to Japan. I'm preparing now for my company to provide a big and secure storage solution. Internally, we call it the Simple Data Pool project. Needless to say, the key to this project is price, capacity and security.

Some of you reading this newsletter may have a lot of digital data. Please let us know if you like what we are working on. When I first studied business at university, the first thing I was told was "find the need and fill it”. It's nice to have a problem we can tackle.
Who is Ken Uchikura?

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

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No Gym ...

3月

4日

Just to be on the safe side, I have decided to stay away from the places where people gather ... I will skip gym for now. I will make it up by walking.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Second Death from Coronavirus in the US

3月

3日

I think government is doing a find job containing.
Media is not doing a good job screaming.

Second person died from Coronavirus in the US was also at EvergreenHeath in Kirkland, Washington. It is still not a serious number. There are more people die from the gun shots, car accidents and influenza.

I do not like the fact media is trading it like a end of the world. And politician is reacting to it like a way to gain more support. let's just be calm.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Coronavirus scare!

3月

2日

Where are people?
Seattle Premium Outlet Today
March 1, 2020

When you really think about it, it is not the end of the world pandemic. It sounds scarcely but in the US, Traffic Accident, Gun clime, Influenza or suicide, each one kills >100 times more people.

It is the media causing people to panic. I was at the outlet today. I have never seen so little people there. There was not even a line at Starbucks. People should do everything they can not to get sick but what is the point?

Japan is even worse. No masks, no toilet papers? Are you kidding? Media is really out of control and they should be reporting in the relative term.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Coronavirus hits home!!!

3月

1日

Cherry Blossom at Aldarra Golf Club

The first death was reported at Evergreen Health in Kirkland, Washington. It was the hospital that I got my colonoscopy in December last year. Hearing what is going on ice China, Iran, Korea, Italy and Japan made me concerned but hearing something this close to our hime makes it really scarcely.

However, although the casualty will increase, it is stall a very rare case. We should not panic.

BTW, I golf today ... I shot 95 (49/46). It is not good but I walked over 15,000 steps. Not too bad.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

MegaMail will be Reborn!!!

2月

29日

2004 product home page ... from the Archive.

We are starting to overhaul MegaMail (secure Large File Transfer System) now.

Back in September 2004, we have published the system enabling people to send large file using Internet and our datacenter. It was a hit and we kept it un until 2013. Since then, we have not done mony update due to the fact there are other services like DropBox.

However recently, we are asked many times by our customers to update our MegaMail service to current. So, we have decided to overhaul MegaMail system. Our target update and release date is May 1, 2020.

If you are interested, current version is still available at https://sendmegamail.com

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My Newsletter Vol 65

2月

27日

Be Loud?

In many ways we are taught and trained to be quiet. We do not like people who talk a lot and who are loud. I remember seeing the commercial - “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” That is because he was known to speak the truth and to not speak very often.

However, talking loud and a lot has become the norm lately. From the President to corporate CEOs, people must speak out or they are not remembered. I do not care too much about that, but unfortunately in order to be heard, you have to speak out loud and often. I guess there is no shame in that any more.

I suppose I am trying my best to speak louder using this newsletter, but I hope it isn’t too much. You need to speak clear, loud and often ... but you need to make sure you make sense. I still hate people talking too much, it is such a turn off. I hope I am not doing that.
Who is Ken Uchikura?

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

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New Computer Setup

2月

26日

This is how I set them up.

I purchased two new 1080 monitors on Amazon and set them up on my desk today. Compared to what I had, they are amazingly light and thin with very thin edges. They can also be tilted as you can see on the final picture.

What do you think?

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