Archive for the 'Internet' Category

Leopard Spaces tip: move a window!

« 21 December 2007 | 16:25 | Internet, geekery, macnuttery | No Comments »

I’m really digging Leopard’s features, in particular Spaces. I’ve got a 24″ monitor sitting in front of me and haven’t touched it in the weeks since I’ve upgraded from Tiger. Among other usability merits, Spaces means my line of sight stays consistent.
One Spaces tip I recently discovered for moving windows among spaces – click and [...]

fastest clapper

« 27 November 2007 | 15:02 | Internet, humour | No Comments »

I love how the video can’t keep up with the sound:
721 Claps Per Second
So many jokes for this guy! I’ll just be conservative and wonder.
- a rendition of Clapping Music at 2x speed with two of these guys would be awesome. In fact, I bet he could do the piece himself!
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Holy Cow Mixi

« 1 October 2007 | 13:05 | Internet, Japan, diary, web2.0 | 2 Comments »

has gone standards based!
at least from the looks of it.
From HTML tables to XHTML / CSS.  An impressive change for a site that feeds tens of millions of pages a day.  I’m curious to know if they’ve seen noticeable energy savings.
http://www.mixi.jp

音レボリューション

« 15 September 2007 | 16:03 | Internet, Japan, diary, music, web2.0, worklife | No Comments »

Update (9.17.07):  産経新聞の記事が出ましたので、ご覧下さい。
Quote of the Month:
I’m beginning to suspect there are two “Matts” – because you never sleep, man!
Apologies to those of you who haven’t heard from me in a while.  This quote is in response to my work on a project called 音レボリューション、 or 音レボ for short.  Here’s an old interview with the current [...]

2くらべのうちわがきました!

« 27 August 2007 | 17:08 | Internet, Japan, diary, geekery, web2.0, worklife, 日本語 | 1 Comment »

2くらべのうちわが今朝200枚届きました!渋谷近辺で配る予定です。欲しい方はメールでご連絡ください!

Tweaking Google Analytics for widgets and blog parts

« 17 August 2007 | 3:11 | Internet, geekery, google, web2.0 | No Comments »

Blog-widget coders (blog-parts in Japanese parlance) who use Google Analytics (”GA”) may find that requests for their widget are not being tallied.  The primary reason is because GA does most of its processing, and obtains much information from, client-side with javascript.  But there is a way to add entries to your GA account without javascript, [...]

camera + 回転寿し

« 19 July 2007 | 21:31 | Internet, Japan, geekery, humour, tokyo life, 日本語 | No Comments »

Camera + 回転寿し = fun!

MiiStation in Time.com Best 50 for 2007!

« 10 July 2007 | 14:10 | Internet, entrepreneurship, humour, web2.0, worklife | No Comments »

Today feels like April Fool’s Day.  MiiStation in a Time.com list?  But it looks legit, and I’m surprised and flattered that our very own MiiStation.com made it onto Time.com’s 50 Best Websites for 2007 (though we’re only 1/2 way through the year :).  You can read our entry, right along side the likes of Bix, [...]

Paul Graham’s Guide to Investors

« 1 May 2007 | 10:26 | Internet, Japan, biznomics, entrepreneurship, web2.0 | No Comments »

Here’s a fascinating read by Paul Graham on factors startup founders should keep in mind while seeking investors, angel or VC.  In exploring the options myself for a few of our projects (miistation and kirakirajin) the topic inevitably turns to valuations, which I’ve found more difficult than expected to respond to.  There’s the money you [...]

what is it with people’s negativity?

« 23 April 2007 | 15:03 | America, Internet, worklife | No Comments »

Two and half months after MiiStation’s release, this kind of drivel was submitted through our contact form:
“you guys are a cheap money making scheme. anybody who comes to you is either blind and cant make a mii, or slightly retarded. its extremely easy to make a mii, i made one in 10 minutes flat. why [...]