parallels.com support FAILURE
I’ve been using Parallels.com to run Windows XP and Ubuntu virtually on my Mac for a while and it’s been pretty good, albeit slow as I haven’t been able to give the VMs more than 512MB RAM due to my...
View Articlemy sister is in the Sartorialist… again
My sister, who has been in the Sartorialist in 2007, is in the Sartorialist again this year. She’s photo #5 from the top (wearing sunglasses.) At Thakoon: The Sartorialist at the Ready-to-Wear Fashion...
View ArticleHistory made today – Obama as president-elect
First African-American president of the US. First mixed-race president of the US. The road ahead for everyone, not just in the US, will be very challenging. But we have the better of the two candidates...
View Articlerequiescat in pace – Yamada Hisashi sensei
My father’s good friend, Yamada Hisashi sensei of the Urasenke Chanoyu Center of New York City has passed. The NY Times did a nice profile of Hisashi-san in 2008. “There is no politics,” Mr. Yamada...
View ArticleIssey Miyake op-ed in the NY Times
The fashion designer, Issey Miyake, who is a good friend of my family, has an anti-nuclear weapons op-ed in the New York Times. If Mr. Obama could walk across the Peace Bridge in Hiroshima — whose...
View ArticleGLOCOM Forum 2009
Just a quick note to mention that I will be attending the GLOCOM Forum 2009 event, as Kevin Werbach (who I know via Jerry Michalski) is speaking.
View Articlenew blog software for 2012
I wanted to start blogging again and wanted to migrate my blog to WordPress from MT. With help from Pete (thanks!) I’ve migrated to WP. I still need to tweak my Theme. If you see any problems, please...
View Articlegoodbye to Eiko Ishioka
A truly unique artist has passed. Our dear family friend, from before I was born, Eiko Ishioka, passed this weekend. For those of you who don’t know of Eiko Ishioka, she was (and probably will be for a...
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Rest in peace Mark Alpen
Mark Alpen, photo by Phil Kopp A wonderful man has left us too soon. My condolences to Ln and Mark’s family and everyone who was touched by their love.
View Articlesupporting Nepal Earthquake Relief for Rural Communities
If you have been shocked and horrified by the images and news from Nepal, and you are looking to perhaps donate to an organization in Nepal, please consider donating to this effort to rebuild two...
View ArticleLittle Rice – Smartphones, Xiaomi, and the Chinese Dream by Clay Shirky
When we moved to Shanghai earlier this year, I did not know that Clay Shirky had moved to China over a year ago to teach at NYU Shanghai. Clay has a new book out: Little Rice – Smartphones, Xiaomi, and...
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