How complicated is your computer life?

At WORK I use….

Computer                     OS                            Main Apps

HP Workstation             Unix                Catia V5/UG-NX

Dell Workstation     XP-Japanese        SDRC  I-deas/UG-NX/MS Office

Sony Vaio Laptop    XP-Japanese       Lotus Notes/MS Office

At HOME I use….

Computer                     OS                            Main Apps

iMac G4                 Mac OS X (10.4.9)             Fun Stuff

iBook G4                Mac OS X (10.4.9)             Fun Stuff

iBook G3                Mac OS X (10.4.9)             Fun Stuff

Generally my mind can keep straight what computer I am working on and what CAD app I am using, but sometimes I do a lot of incorrect button pushing and mouse clicking because of the difference between CAD software for simple pan, zoom, and rotate functions.  Life would be so much easier if I could get my boss to pony up for 2 SpaceBalls, so I could program them the same for all the CAD apps between the 2 computers.

All and all I enjoying working with the different OS’s because at the end of the day I know what I want to use at home.  Macs are the tools to keep my life simple and low stress, no fussing with IT crap for me.

 

Major workforce disruptions looming over Japan

has started the first article in a series about Japan’s “Year 2007 Problem”. This year is the start of a major decline in Japan’s workforce as the baby boomers born in 1947-1949 will start to retire. This problem has been largely ignored by the past government officials.
“To ease the strain, experts say Japan must simultaneously pull off a dizzying array of feats: Encourage seniors to work longer; coax couples to reproduce; better integrate women into the labor force and considerably loosen restrictions on immigration. Failing to do this, they say, will have dire consequences.” from The Japan Times.

Where will all my tax dollars go? If I retire in Japan, will there be enough money to go around? The U.S. is also in for a similar problem. Stay tuned for more news and complaints of the outcome. I am 30 years old and have a long work future ahead of me. Of coarse I am trying to save as much as I can for my retirement, but I hope that all countries will create some kind of system to support us all. Anyways…Life isn’t fair. Who cares…the MacWorld keynote is in 7 days! New Apple tech is coming!!!

 

What I do in Japan…design chassis and body systems for automotive applications using 3D CAD software