Global Inter-Cloud Technology Forum

As I wrote recently, I will be working on a new R&D project embarked by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan about three years.

Today, a new standardization forum named "Global Inter-Could Technology Forum" was announced, and I will be there. Actually, there are several similar forums around the world, and even in Japan, there are at least two. Thus, the situation is a bit chaos, but anyway I'm looking forward to seeing various people in the standardization activities because in a sense I was confined within an internal organization at work fully these three years.

IE7 Slow Blank Page Issue

Since I upgraded IE from IE6 to IE7, I've been wondering why this browser is so slow when I open new blank pages. Usually, it takes about 5 to 10 seconds or so. It was really painful. :(

But, I found the solution finally today here. :)

First of all, "Tools" > "Manage Addins" > "Enable or disable Addins", and choose "Click on Addons Currently Loaded in IE."
On Japanese version Windows, the sequence is "ツール(O)" > "アドオンの管理(A)" > "アドオンを有効または無効にする(E)", and choose "現在 Internet Explorer で読み込まれているアドオン."

The above page says to disable "SSVHELPER CLASS", but in case of me, there were more add-ons and extensions affecting the behavior.

I disabled the following add-ons, and

• CPwmIEBrowserHelper Object
• Java(tm) Plug-in 2 SSV Helper
• JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class
• ThinkVantage Password Manager
• Windows Live Toolbar
• Windows Live Toolbar Helper
• Windows Messenger

I kept the following add-ons.

• Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper
• RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin
• Shockwave Flash Object

Now, my IE7 open blank pages very quickly without any troubles. :)

Pluto 8

Pluto 8
Naoki Urasawa
ISBN 978-4-09-182624-7

Urasawa completed his work on remaking Tezuka's "The World's Strongest Robot" finally.
I'm not disclosing the story line here, but I'd like to mention that readers could have the same impression with the last book of Nausicaa by Hayao Miyazaki after reading the climax.
Here, my point is that what people would do when they are placed under the desperate situation.
Precisely speaking, there is an essential difference between the cases of Nausicaa and Pluto story lines, but still both the works are sharing the same insights on human nature, I think.
Anyway, it's worth reading. :)

Good News

I'm feeling that this year we hear a lot of sad news such that Michel Jackson left this life recently.


But, today, I received a very much happy news. :)

A former colleague of mine, Maru-chan, got married, and it's honour of me being invited to his wedding ceremony in this October.
Maru-chan is working for one of the biggest IT vendor's laboratory, and there is no doubt that he is one of the most excellent engineers in Japan. To tell the truth, once I thought I should recruit him to the company now I'm working for. :o

It's a bit future story, but I'm looking forward to seeing him and his wife from now.

Anyway, Congraturations, Maru-chan! :)

Day 630 : Stubborn Child?

The above is a snapshot my wife took in this afternoon when she got back home with my daughter.

Recently, my daughter loves hanging around outside our condo, and sometimes she does not move from where she likes whatever we said to her.

Yes, my daughter is a really stubborn child in the case like this.

I'm not sure whom she resembles in this point of view. :o

Day 629 : Stretching Out

As I wrote recently, my daughter has great interests in everything on the table.
The above is a snapshot which caught a rare chance when she showed her smiley face from under the table this evening. :)

BTW, it's really amazing that now she can reach high like the above. I'm wondering her desire to reach things on the table might be accelerating her growth. :o

Day 629 : A-ha!

This is a snapshot at the ground floor of ItoYokado after lunch time.
At least in Japan, there are cosmetic shops on the ground floor of a department store, and actually she is looking at commercial video in front of one of cosmetic shops there.
I'm wondering if she has already been interested in cosmetics before 2 years old... :o

Day 629 : Minnie Cart

We went to ItoYokado which recently opened alongside JR Musashi Koganei station.
Usually, we take our baby car and don't use carts for kids equipped by shopping malls or department stores.

But, today we tried the above one, a Minnie Mouse cart. :)
Against our expectation, our daughter looked like very much interested in that and looked happy. :)

Day 626 : Buckets or Shoes

Bucket is one of her favorite things recently.
Especially, she loves wearing a light ping one on hear head.
But, today I was astonished seeing the above scene...

Secure Cloud Networking Project

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan embarked new research and development activities recently.
Among them, there is a three years R&D project on cloud computing named "Secure Cloud Networking." The project is a relatively big one and consists of 3 sub projects.

I'm working on one of especially "Cloud Federation" for about three years from now.
At this moment, I'm struggling with a bunch of paper works, but I'm really looking forward to seeing various researchers and discussing wide range of technical issues during the activity. :)

BTW, that means I'll be very busy at least 3 years from now, and I'm wondering if I can see the very much precious moments of my daughter... :o

Day 623 : Foot Stool?

My daughter has interests in almost everything and destroys everything... :(
Thus, I and my wife hide dangerous things, important things or so on the table everyday.

That worked well so far, but...

Recently, my daughter tries to ascend her stool and reach what she wants... not just stretching herself... :(

Of course, we didn't teach her that. She learnt it by herself. It's amazing... :o

Day 621 : Hair Pin

The above is a snapshot when we went out for lunch today.
Ha ha, she looks cute, doesn't she?
But, actually after going outside of our condominium, she wore a hat and took it away... :(
We were not sure why...
BTW, still I guess it's not so long before she begins to complain of accessories. :)