Tuesday, March 20, 2012

displaying japanese kanji

Japanese characters appears as strange blocks on your computer. How to see?

The normal answer would be to install East Asian Languages. that works, but you need the Windows XP (or whatever you use) to complete that.

A quicker way would be to just install the Japanese Language pack (I think).

I can't test what I just said because I already enabled Japanese characters on this computer.

Friday, March 16, 2012

HawaiianTelcom TV

Hawaiian Telcom officials said the company is receiving strong customer demand on Oahu for its recently launched Internet television service, which it hopes to have in 80,000 households within five years.

The state's largest telephone company, which launched the TV service in July, has been quietly building a subscriber base that totaled 1,600 on Oahu by the end of 2011.

When the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs approved Hawaiian Telcom's cable TV license in June, it noted that the service would provide consumers more choices in a cable market dominated by Oceanic Time Warner.

Hawaiian Telcom crews have been installing fiber-optic cables across Oahu to provide the bandwidth needed to deliver the TV service. By the end of 2011,27,400 households were "enabled" to receive the service, the company said in its quarterly earnings report released Thursday.

Of the homes enabled, 1,600, or 6 percent of the total, were receiving the service, paying an average monthly subscription price of $70, according to the company.

"We are excited about expanding this service to other parts of Oahu in 2012 and increasing our share of the significant TV and entertainment market opportunity," Eric Yeaman, Hawaiian Telcom president and chief executive officer, said in a news release.

Hawaiian Telcom has not undertaken a marketing campaign to promote the TV service, instead opting to individually approach its existing customers who have sufficient bandwidth to support the service.

In a conference call with analysts, Yeaman said that the company hopes to have an additional 50,000 homes enabled for its TV service by the end of 2012, with the goal of enabling 240,000 households over the next five years.

The company's target penetration is 30 percent, which translates into about 80,000 actual subscribers, Yeaman told analysts.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

the new iPad

SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple's new iPad model, with a sharper screen and a faster processor, will go on sale in the U.S. and six other countries next Friday, the company confirmed Wednesday.

The new features mean the iPad will be slightly thicker and heavier than the iPad 2.

Prices aren't changing from the previous models. They will start at $499. Versions capable of accessing cellular networks will cost $629 to $829.

However, Apple is keeping the basic model of the iPad 2 in production, and dropping the price to $399.

Apple said the new display will be sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. The company says it will show more saturated colors than previous models.

The company said the iPad is powered by a new chip with four processing cores, for smoother graphics.