Tokyo and tech through the eyes of a split pea

myGengo Talk : Resources on Translation

One of our very talented Interns has been hard at work on both myGengo Talk and the myGengo Blog – a repository of resources for translators, and news summaries on the translation industry, respectively. There is so much valuable and interesting information for polyglots and multicultural personalities alike, it’s fascinating. Research on many [...]

PHP on CentOS + Plesk VPS

I’m still scratching my a head a bit on this one, but figured I’d at least post my solution to an issue I came across parsing PHP on CentOS 5.2. (If you know the reason for the below, do post in the comments!)
The main problem was that PHP files weren’t being parsed correctly. I confirmed [...]

The Stormtrooper visits

Had dinner with Danny Choo last week at the Gotanda Kua Aina, and he toured our building afterwards. As part of his “Week in Tokyo” series he posted a few photos from inside our building, apartment, and a few views from our balcony. You can check them out on his “A Week in Tokyo 33“. [...]

2kurabe “Web Directions East 2008″-themed widget!

In collaboration with the folks at Web Directions East and in anticipation of their first conference in Japan, we’ve put together a 2kurabe widget with a custom “skin” (theme)!

At the moment there is only one 2kurabe, but more will appear automatically as the WDE team adds them.

[...]

Web Hosting in Japan – Unbeatable Prices!

W00t, w00t! After many months in agony of local (Japan) web-hosting prices, I have finally found a server farm worth it’s dime.
They are Tsukaeru.net, they’re located out in Nagano, and they’re run by an Aussie – which means English support! They have a massive data-center all for themselves, and their prices are comparable to what [...]

Web Directions East 2008

Web Directions East is coming to Tokyo! November 7th to 9th.

English announcement

Official Japanese site

If you’re living in Tokyo and developing for the Internet, you probably don’t want to miss this event. Keep an eye out for a partnership with [...]

A List Apart Survey

ee日本コミュニティーサイト誕生！

皆さん、お疲れさまです！いよいよ米国で普及しているExpressionEngine (エクスプレッションエンジン、以下「ee」)のコミュニティーサイトがオープンしました。去年から使いまくっているこのブログとCMSのプラットフォーム、大変お勧めします^^ 次世代のウェブサービス開発や、コンテンツの多いウェブサイトの管理に困っているエンジニアーに向いているプラットフォームだけではありません！コンテンツ作者や、デザインを中心にしている方の人生も楽にしてくれます（笑）。
今回のデザインは Moresided からです。システム設計は（株）マジです、そしてブログやサポートしてくださっているのはもぎゃさん。
まだまだオープンしたばかりですので、これからユーザーガイドやウィキも追加していくつもりです。是非力を合わせてeeを使いこなして行きましょう！

new artist’s site launched

As if the previous post wasn’t enough of a hint, I spent part of my Golden Week in Tokyo putting together a new website for my girlfriend’s mother, who paints as a hobby. You can check it out here. Runs on Expression Engine – my new favorite CMS.

The Whale Hunt

Here’s a pretty neat interactive visualization of photos from a whale hunt by Jonathan Harris. Takes a some time to load, but very much worth it. It won the TDC’s Interactive Design Prize.