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Never stop moving

It's been a year since I left Microsoft and moved to Japan to study Japanese at Yamasa . Now that my year-long studies have completed, I have moved to Tokyo (just this past Tuesday!) for a job doing IT design. In the spirit of change, my blog has also Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:25 PM by cambecc | 0 Comments
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IsNot patent

I can't stand seeing my friends slammed on Slashdot yet again , so I'd like to say something about the " IsNot patent " fiasco. Paul, Amanda, and Corneliu are some of the nicest people I know, and I had the pleasure to work directly with them for several Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:32 PM by cambecc | 18 Comments
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Analyzing the aggregate music tastes of Mac, Windows, Linux users

Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to Audioscrobbler . Using an audio player plug-in, your music choices are collected and compiled into an overview of your musical taste, accessible from the Audioscrobbler website. The website also displays a list Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:00 PM by cambecc | 17 Comments
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Installing Japanese Keyboards on Windows XP

A little while back I bought a Japanese keyboard to use with my laptop while docked. It's a Microsoft Basic Keyboard 1.0A, with 109 keys. Not only does it have more keys than a standard US keyboard, but the layout is slightly different (such as the location Read More...
Posted Monday, January 24, 2005 5:32 PM by cambecc | 10 Comments
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I'm at war with the washing machine

I'm at war with the washing machine. No matter which countermeasures I take, this "home appliance" manages to stretch my clothes to extreme and unfair proportions. It is particularly brutal to t-shirts. I'm not the only one. Each apartment in my building Read More...
Posted Monday, January 17, 2005 12:39 AM by cambecc | 7 Comments
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Outsider's Eyes

It may sound strange, but odd-numbered years always bring me better fortune than even-numbered years. Sorry, I won't elucidate. I've returned to the United States for the holidays to visit family and friends. Having spent the previous 9 months living Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 01, 2005 10:32 PM by cambecc | 14 Comments
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TechEdの参加レビュー

TechEdは火曜日に始まりましたが、授業があったので、私は水曜日に名古屋から行きました。初めに参加したセッション はVisual Basic 2005でした。Visual Basicを手伝って作ったので、発表会を見るのは楽しかったです。Visual C#セッションとVisual Basicセッションの出席者数は同じぐらいでした。Visual C#はもっと人気があると思ったから、びっくりしました。私はVBのほうが好きなので、ちょっと嬉しかったです。:) 木曜日、河端さんに招待してもらいましたから、INETAのComegaセッションに参加して話せました。何を言うか考えました。心配したけれども、大丈 Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:55 PM by cambecc | 1 Comments
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People to thank, blogs as an emergent social network

Meeting people and building social networks is what makes conferences like TechEd really valuable. Last week was no exception. I had the privilege of meeting and talking with quite a few nice people. Thanks to everyone on this list: [ 伊藤由起子 ] Yukiko Ito, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:31 PM by cambecc | 2 Comments
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TechEd part 2: Comega and VB

Finished another day here at TechEd. Saw a presentation on Visual Studio Team System . Wow. No wonder the blogosphere is ablaze with Team System discussions. Where did they find the time to build all that stuff? I was fortunate enough to be invited by Read More...
Posted Friday, September 10, 2004 7:05 PM by cambecc | 0 Comments
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TechEd Impressions

I've finished my last session for the day here at TechEd. Right now I'm staring out over Yokohama Bay where the expansive Yokohama Bay Bridge dominates the view. I attended the VB 2005 session this afternoon to see what the audience was like and what Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:27 PM by cambecc | 0 Comments
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Tech･Ed 2004 Yokohama

This week I will be attending TechEd 2004 Yokohama . The event runs from Tuesday, Sept. 7th, but I'll be heading out on Wednesday in time to attend the VB and C# sessions. Not sure exactly what to expect since everything will be in Japanese (I still feel Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 05, 2004 3:41 PM by cambecc | 0 Comments
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Happy Blog Birthday!

One year ago today/yesterday I created my first post, since then averaging one per month. I feel like I need some sort of excuse for my snail-like pace. Maybe it was all those clandestine operations in Liechtenstein . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:44 PM by cambecc | 0 Comments
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Sumo

A week ago three classmates and I went to the Nagoya Sumo tournament and the experience was simply amazing. For those of you who think Sumo wrestling is a bunch of obese half-naked men pushing each other around, well... you're right. But that's about Read More...
Posted Monday, July 12, 2004 9:27 PM by cambecc | 21 Comments
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Tokyo Trip Report: the Java-in-Japan question

Had a great time in Tokyo last week. Used Freespot to find some places with free wireless access, among them Cafe la Voie and Mixing Cafe . Also went to a meeting of the Tokyo PC Users Group where I heard an enjoyable presentation on the application of Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 06, 2004 1:07 AM by cambecc | 2 Comments
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An Abstract Specification for Visual Basic Late Binding

An Abstract Specification for Visual Basic Late Binding Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:28 AM by cambecc | 2 Comments
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