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April 26th, 2007
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Hey there all you crazy kids. I thought I’d write a quick post about my latest bit of technology. It’s a USB jump drive, or flash drive, or whatever you like to call them. I first recommended a USB key to my sister a while back as a faster, more convenient method of transferring files back and forth from computer to computer. Thing is, I never actually went out and bought one. Until last weekend. I had seen an ad in the newspaper for the Daiki sale going on at the moment. (Daiki is kind of like Home Depot or Lowe’s in the states, I think, just add a limited pared-down digital media section next to the topsoil…and make the physical store waaay smaller.) Anyway, I took a walk to the local Daiki (map) on my way home. I picked up a 1GB Buffalo USB 2.0 Flash Drive for about ￥2400. That’s a good deal. Also bought some more blades for my razor. That’s good news too. Ha ha.

When I got home I started to play around with the drive, and I installed and uninstalled some things. I bought it to store school files, but I suddenly had an idea. I’d read about portable applications, so I decided to look them back up again and catch up. I am currently writing this entry sitting in Yuge High School, after my classes for the day have ended. (I’m a good worker. I swear. I’ve even done prep for tomorrow already.) I’m using Firefox Portable, which I installed along with the PortableApps interface. It’s pretty much cool. There aren’t too many other applications available that I actually have any use for, but I did install the Clamshell antivirus, Portable Sudoku (when I’m torn away from my Sudoku desk calendar), and VLC Media Player Portable.

The browser is nice. Everywhere I go I have my browser, now. It has my bookmarks, my saved stuff, and my settings preferences locked into it. I installed the FoxyProxy add-on (get it here), and using a ProxyGet program (from PortableApps), I’m able to swap out proxy connections on the fly and get through to the net from anywhere. I toyed with TOR (a method for surfing anonymously), but decided it was entirely extraneous – didn’t need it. Not a shady person, I guess. Anyhoo – it’s cool to have my quick access anywhere. Also – I only use my power for good (and for awesome, actually). It’s neat technology, and I’m glad that I finally got a USB key.

Funny side story – as I walked up the cement ramp into the schoolyard today, I was listening to my iPod, and I felt wind on my face. Then, a clattering roar came up from my side, and it seemed like all the garage doors were rattling. I wrote it off as a lower gust, but in actuality, it was a level 4 earthquake. Ha ha ha. Awesome. I am oh-so aware of my surroundings. :-)

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  • Wendy
    It was the first earthquake I've ever felt in my life and I simply thought it was the wind rattling the doors. =P

    Also, I call my thingy-ma-bob a "thumb drive." 5 years and still going!
  • Being from California, I'm not stranger to earthquakes. When I was in Japan, though, I kept thinking the earthquakes were large trucks driving down the street. Except for the one that hit Sendai (next-door to Fukushima) and had the bridge over the river next to my apartment swinging like mad, and all the street lamps extremely swaying. There was me in my towel fresh out of the shower on the fourth floor of a 12 story building thinking to myself, "Do I put on underwear first or run outside?"

    We don't have earthquakes in Korea. (Strange considering the proximity to Japan) All we get are threats of tsunami from Japanese earthquakes, which is fun when you're living on an island, hey?
  • That was a 4 on the Japanese shindo (震動) scale. Not the Richter. I feel dumb for mistaking the quake for a gust of wind. It wasn't unlike my first earthquake experience, come to think of it. Missed it while it happened. In my defense, however, I was walking up a ramp...which isn't all that stable...and the wind was pretty strong. So...yeah. :-)

    According to Wikipedia:
    (During a level 4 shindo quake)
    Many people are frightened. Some people try to escape from danger. Most sleeping people awake. Hanging objects swing considerably and dishes in a cupboard rattle. Unstable ornaments fall occasionally. Electric wires swing considerably. People walking on a street and some people driving automobiles notice the tremor. Peak ground acceleration is 0.25–0.80 m/s².
  • Is that a 4 on the Japanese scale or the Richter scale? I didn't hear much about it on the news. Then again, I've only been watching the news in the morning lately.

    I was waiting for you to end your entry with, "and then I forgot/lost it at school." I can't tell you how many times I've lost my usb jump drive. Then I decided to put a giant keitai-like strap on it - it helps.
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