A good friend attached this in her “Happy Halloween” greeting. If you have a Mac, beware…. ^^. Happy Halloween from Okinawa!
Archive for October, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 31st, 2008Welcome to Okinawa!
Friday, October 31st, 2008めんそーれ！means welcome in the local Okinawa dialect. It’s currently 30 degrees celcius outside. Bright, sunny and warm!
Any recommendations on places to visit here? I’m supposed to be here for work – on a conference. But, there’s no stopping me from sneaking a little fun in. ^^.
Weekly Photos from my iPhone 1
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Continuing from miscellaneous iphone photos, I’m going to start dumping photos I took with my iPhone here. ^^. Having a wordpress app on the iPhone makes it quite a convenient process.
Here’s a photo I took and added the Helga effect to it with the Camera Bag iPhone app. Pretty impressive app. It has other filters for creating different effects too. I highly recommend it if you’re into taking photos… on your iPhone.
Topology Optimization
Thursday, October 30th, 2008I thought I’ll just give you a peak into what I do when I’m in my serious mode. ^^. This is called structural topology optimization. In layman terms, we want a structure with certain mechanical properties and we want to achieve it with a limited amount of material. Can you think of what you would like to do with a tool like this?
Meeting Prince Charles and Camilla
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Shibuya – the dodgy area and Kendo gear
Saturday, October 25th, 2008If you’ve been to Tokyo, or planning a trip here, Shibuya will probably be on your list… right? hmmm… bright neon lights!
Have you been to Shibuya’s dodgy area? You know, where there’s lots of pink neon lights and stores which provide free information on where the action is at and what’s hot? Not to mention the … ahem… toy stores. ^^.
iPhone Hotel Keys
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Taken from SMH.
Forget filling in room service forms or hanging do not disturbs signs on the door – hotels in the US are communicating with guests using iPods and iPhones, a practice that could soon spread to Australia.
Guests at the Malibu Beach Inn and the Sky Hotel, both in California, can order food, drinks, wake-up calls, spa treatments, concierge services and transportation, all from a special application on their iPhone or iPod Touch.
If they don’t have either of the devices at check-in, guests are provided with a 16GB iPod Touch that has the “Hotel Evolution” application already loaded.
The application also allows guests – after logging in with their room number and security code – to look up information on shopping, nightlife and local restaurants, as well as check their messages.
There is an option to request DO NOT DISTURB, room cleaning, or additional linens, towels and toiletries.
Now, ain’t this cool or what. Just amazing to see the iPhone making inroads into the service industry.
