PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

People studying abroad ...

7月

23日

Here is the number of people studying abroad by country.

(1) China 510,842
(2) India 184,801
(3) Korea 115,464
(4) Germany 94,408
(5) Turkey 65,459
(6) France 63,081
(7) Japan 52,849
(8) USA 52,328
(9) Canada 45,157
(10) Italy 42,443
(11) Iran 39,983
(12) Poland 38,641
(13) Indonesia 36,786
(14) Hong Kong 34,970

Japan and USA need to have more people studying abroad, don't you think?

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Waking up early in the morning to ...

7月

23日

Since I got to Japan, I have been waking up around 4 in the morning ... that makes a day very long.

Tomorrow will be the last day in Japan for analog TV broadcasting. Every channel on TV will go digital tomorrow noon. There is a rash of TV buying going on in Japan. Digital TVs cost about twice there compared to the US. That is because sellers are expecting last minuets buyers.

I believe the price of digital YVs will drop in Japan within few weeks if not days.

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Comparing the Temperature

7月

22日

There is the weekly forecast of the weather and temperatures for next week. It is not that hot, but what it does not show is the humidity. It is very wet here in Japan.

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Japan and its summer

7月

22日

After 10 hours on DELTA 183 from Seattle to Kansai, I arrived in Japan yesterday. It was (still is) cloudy and the temperature is less than 80F (27C). It is very comfortable for Japan.

This morning I am hearing cicadas ... that is very typical of Japanese summer. I will stay in the Kansai (western part of Japan) this weekend and travel to Tokyo on Monday.

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Mac OS X Lion

7月

21日

Wooooooooooooo!!!

I will get it when I come back from Japan. See you in 8 days.

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Google's Chromebook : First Impression

7月

20日

I purchased Google's new Internet Computer called Chromebook on Amazon and was delivered last week. The one I purchased is Wi-Fi version from Acer Computer.

It is very well made compared to some of the netbook and Android based subnote PCs. I thought the Chromebook was based on Google Mobile OS (Android) but it is not. It is running Chrome OS based on open source (Linux) platform. But you don't need to know Linux to use it.

Google says Chromebook is all Internet. When you start Chromebook (it starts up in less than 10 seconds), it starts up with an Internet browser. As a matter of fact, there is nothing but a browser on Chromebook user interface. There is no desktop. There is no application to click. And if you do not have Internet access, you can do almost nothing with Chromebook.

So, quickly I found out there is no software I can install on Chromebook. Everything you install is basically a bookmark to a web page or a web application page. I don't understand why it needs 16GB of disk space. I cannot install no software. Not even an email software. I have to use web mail, mainly Gmail. Gmail is a good system except it does not support external email server (like PSPINC.COM) using IMAP.

There is a plus side too. Since there is noting being stored including application and data, even if you loose Chromebook, you lost nothing but a hardware. You can access all your data and application from your desktop.

Do I recommend Chromebook?

I must say "Not Yet". I really would like to see what Google going to do on next version. At least, Gmail needs to support external IMAP. That will make Chromebook more useable.

If you have a question or comment, please feel free to post on this blog or email me.

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Manufacturing Jobs

7月

19日

Many manufacturing jobs have moved to China and other cheap labor countries. But manufacturing jobs are the core for the economic recovery. Without them, money you make will only flow out of the country.

So, it really makes me happy to see "MADE IN USA" on anything. I saw this container at Canyons last night. It may cost more, but it is a very good quality container. Good job.

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