When I said that everything here is smaller than in Australia, I was making a bit of a generalisation. While most things are, in fact, smaller, a few things are quite a bit bigger than we’re accustomed to seeing. Tokyo itself is the prime example. It’s a single city with the same population of the […]
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Out and About
As you go around, you think things. A lot of them seem out of place, and a lot of them have no connection to anything else you thought in the day. When you see new things, you form an initial opinion instantly. This opinion rarely lasts long as you become accustomed to what you have […]
In Shinjuku
Japanese crows have a Japanese accent! I swear it’s true, and it totally flips me out! They’re also very big, and have big beaks. Probably best to keep out of their way. It seems we’re just in time for all the big new year sales. Since the department stores don’t open until ten or eleven […]
東京
Well, I’m married, and I’m in Japan. The flight was uneventful, and immigration and customs were painless. Not like trying to get into the USA, but that’s another story. I can’t really place what it is, but Tokyo is a very different city to any other I’ve been in. Every city has its own distinct […]
OEM’in’
OEM’ing someone else’s product is great. You get more features with minimal development and they get upfront development funding and ongoing royalties. They recommend your product and you promote them with a “Powered by…” logo in the finished product. Everyone’s eager to help everyone else, because the outcome will be beneficial to both companies.
Windows World
Well, I never would have seen it coming, but I’m now doing my first really serious Windows programming. It’s for work, of course – not for pleasure. And I know I’ve programmed for Windows before, but that was in Visual Basic of the pre-.NET variety and ASP.NET. Now I’m actually writing Windows applications and tools. […]
Adventures with Sony Ericsson
A couple of months ago I bought a new 3G mobile phone. I replaced my NEC e616 with a brand new Sony Ericsson Z800i. I was really looking forward to getting away from the problems I’d had with the e616, but the more I use the Z800i, the more I realise how great the e616 […]
First Post!
Well, I’ve decided to start a blog. Now for some reason, you’ve stumbled upon it. First of all, thanks for coming, and thanks for at least starting to read this post. In this post, I’ll outline my reasons for starting a blog and talk a bit about where I think I might be taking it. […]