PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Bloom Energy Server

2月

26日

I heard from my friend yesterday about this new fuel cell technology called Bloom Energy Server. So far it took 400 million dollars in venture money but they mad such a splash yesterday. It is very silicon valley style.

I do not know the detail but fuel cell is not something new. And, I do not know the running cost. It is a great technology ... If it can be purchased for say $10,000 per 10KW generation with low running cost, I will be happy to get one.

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WA State sales tax is going up!?

2月

26日

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.

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What do you think of the State Government increasing taxes?

MY CD has APY of whopping 0.10%

2月

25日

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.

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ClockLink is ranked 1702 in the US

2月

23日

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/

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I got a new BlackBerry

2月

23日

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.

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Installing Ventilation Pipes for Gen.

2月

19日

Puget Sound Refrigeration http://www.psrhvac.com/ is fabricating and installing the ventilation pipes to the generators.

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Google QR codes

2月

17日

Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you

Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone cameras and display Google listings for the business on the phone screen.

A QR (Quick Reference) code is a variation of a barcode, having a pixilated rectangular image rather than a series of stripes. QR codes first appeared in 1994.

The businesses chosen by Google are designated "Favorite Places" and were selected on the basis of the number of searches made for the business on Google Maps. If the business chooses to stick the decal on their store window, smart phone users can scan the QR code using the phone's camera, and Google listings about the place are displayed. The listings can include information such as reviews, details of opening times, contact information, prices, links to the website, and so on.

QR codes have been widely used in Asia for some times, and in places such as Japan the QR code readers are built in to smart phones. In Japan QR codes appear on items such as food packaging, restaurants, bus stops, and real estate agents' windows. When the codes are scanned, additional appropriate information is displayed on the smart phone, such as suggested recipes, calories and nutritional information, menus, bus timetables, and floor plans for real estate for sale.

In the U.S. smart phone users will first have to download and install an appropriate QR code reader. When the QR code is scanned, they will then have to give a number of permissions before the information is displayed, and this slows the process down from a single-click in Japan to a 45-second procedure in the U.S.

Google is also introducing the sharing of business coupons via QR codes. When the code is scanned the smart phone will display a coupon or voucher that can be redeemed in the store from the image on the screen.

The QR code system allows Google to advertise to people who are not at their computers, and advertisers have the benefit of knowing that the people being reached are in a position to use their services.

Google expects the QR code system to work effectively with the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android, but says it should work with many other smart phones as well.

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I told you, QR Code is going to big.

Ken Uchikura

The term "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

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2月

16日

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Installing Generators

2月

11日

To power our HQ datacenter, we have purchased two diesel generators. They have arrived at PSP about a week ago and people from VECA and PSR are working very hard to install those generators.

While VECA is connecting the generators to the power panels, PSR is working hard to install exhaust pipes.

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Get a QR Code Reader for your cell.

2月

10日

There are several QR Code reder software available today for many makes of cellular phones. Here is one site that I found that might help yopu find the right QR Code reader for your mobile devide. I personally use Blackberry Tour and it works with QR Code Reader called BeeTagg. Some of my friend use i-nigma QR Code Reader. i-nigma seems to work good with Microsoft Mobile Phones.

http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/#nokia-reader

PSP provides custom web based programming to take advantage of QR technologies. If you would like to use QR code to do your media campaigns or marketing promotions, please contact me.

The term "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

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