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Month: March 2009

  • I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and height of the window. 1920 by 1200 pixels. I can’t wait to watch an…

  • I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and height of the window. 1920 by 1200 pixels. I can’t wait to watch an…

  • HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard was particularly attractive to me. This is my first desktop since 2003, when I…

  • HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard was particularly attractive to me. This is my first desktop since 2003, when I…

  • On discouraging our future daughter’s fashion trends

    Wife: What if she is into boy bands? Me: I will practice b-boy dancing in the living room with my balding head and a T-Shirt that says “Johnny’s” on it. I will also fawn over her idol trading cards that she bought in Harajuku. Wife: What if she is goth? Me: Then I will greet…

  • Why?

    My life is ruled by four themes: 1) international politics, 2) Japan, 3) technology and 4) design. My need for expression of the first theme (and the second in some instances) is met by other forae. For the past few months I have been using Twitter as a forum for the other themes. It has…

  • “iPhone failure invented in the media”

    Nobi Hayashi, the main source of Brian X Chen’s disappointing article about Japanese hatred for the iPhone, has come forward in a lengthy denial where he claims his comments were taken out of context. The article provides an interesting look into the mobile culture of Japan. Hayashi makes a great point about the iPhone’s performance…