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myGengo Talk : Resources on Translation

matt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:57:28 +0000

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 levels continues to bring discoveries on how our minds and societies work!

PHP on CentOS + Plesk VPS

matt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:53:27 +0000

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 that the PHP module was loaded (/usr/sbin/httpd -M), and my /etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf file contained the right directives. This was a stock install of CentOS 5.2 after all. I even tried moving some of the directives around to the domain-specific vhosts.conf file. I also confirmed that *.conf files were being loaded by the httpd.conf with “Include conf.d/*.conf” in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.

Or so I thought. Turns out, I needed to wrap the contents of php.conf with …. I realized this when I ran /usr/sbin/httpd -S to see what was actually being called – and noticed that some SSL directives were pulled in from ssl.conf, but nothing from php.conf. WTF?

So when different ports are supported (i.e. 80 and 443), directives for each now have to be wrapped? I have another CentOS machine (the only other – I don’t get to make these choices) w/o SSL and the php directives are loaded w/o the .

At any rate, I usually opt for Debian-based distros as the folder structures make more sense to me. And I dislike GUIs that attempt to make server management easier for the layman but in fact barf files all over the system (I’m looking at you, Plesk).

The Stormtrooper visits

matt — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:25:21 +0000

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“. We’re working on bringing you a more permanent, realtime, high resolution view from our apartment, so stay tuned!

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

matt — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:43:16 +0000

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.

Enjoy!

Web Hosting in Japan – Unbeatable Prices!

matt — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:53:59 +0000

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 you find in the U.S.

If you need Japan-local hosting for latency reasons, want price / service ratios you see in the U.S., and don’t mind English service and support to boot, you can’t do any better than these guys.

If you sign-up for a dedicated server now, you even get an iPod Shuffle to boot! :) If you’re as excited as I am about this and feel even an inkling of gratitude, be sure to use the link above when you sign up!

Web Directions East 2008

matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:29:31 +0000

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 Majides, Inc. too!

A List Apart Survey

matt — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:43:54 +0000

ee日本コミュニティーサイト誕生！

matt — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:21 +0000

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

matt — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:07:53 +0000

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

matt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:40:25 +0000

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.