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plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.<br>鈥擱obert A. Heinlein</blockquote><p>I've been helping businesses and visitors in Japan since 1987, and am the co-founder and <abbr title="Chief Executive Officer">CEO</abbr> of <a href=http://www.esolia.com target=_blank>eSolia Inc</a>, my IT management firm. I like to create, manage, negotiate, drum, run, cycle and pay attention to the details. More oversharing on my <a href=/about rel=author>bio page</a>, if you're so inclined.</p><p>I hope you'll find something informative in my content.<svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-dice2"/></svg></p></div></div></section><main class="m0 p4 bg-lightpaperfibers"><section id=latest-post class="p0 m0 center"><header class="mt3 mb1 py1 border-bottom border-darken-2"><h2 class="big-title text-shadow h2-responsive sans m0 rice-paper-dark">The Latest, <span class="rice-paper-light italic">& Freshest</span><svg class="rice-paper-light"><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-feather2"/></svg></h2></header><div class=clearfix><div class="xs-hide sm-col sm-col-12 md-col-2 lg-col-3 px2"><svg class="latest-accent-svg-icon"><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#"/></svg></div><div class="sm-col-right sm-col-12 md-col-10 lg-col-9 px2 align-top left-align"><h3 class="h2 h2-responsive m1"><a href=/post/>Posts</a></h3><p class="deco italic m1 large"></p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/ class=deco>Read More&mldr;</a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 6-Feb-2017<br>In</p></div></div></section><section id=still-fresh-posts class="py1 mt1"><header class="mt3 mb1 py1 border-bottom border-darken-1"><h2 class="h2-responsive m0 text-shadow rice-paper-medium"><span class=italic>Still</span> Fresh</h2></header><div class="clearfix mxn2"><div class="sm-col sm-col-4 px2"><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/run-a-tftp-server-on-mac-osx/>Run a TFTP Server for Network Device Setups</a></h3><p class="italic m1">If you’re working with networking devices such as switches, routers or firewalls, to upgrade their firmware, you often need a TFTP server. Here’s how to use the one included with Mac OS X.</p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/run-a-tftp-server-on-mac-osx/ class=deco><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-pointer-right"/></svg></a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 6-Feb-2017</p><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/ucan-new-words-and-buzzwords-japan-2016/>U-Can Japan New Words and Buzzwords for 2016</a></h3><p class="italic m1">Autumn in Japan is lovely for many reasons, crisp cool weather, excellent food, a year winding down, but most of all new words and buzzwords!</p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/ucan-new-words-and-buzzwords-japan-2016/ class=deco><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-pointer-right"/></svg></a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 6-Dec-2016</p></div><div class="sm-col sm-col-4 px2"><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/text-editor-introduction/>So, What's a Text Editor?</a></h3><p class="italic m1">Have you just become aware of text editors and are starting to understand why you’d need one? This article is intended for readers who need a text editor, and a helpful basic overview about them to get started.</p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/text-editor-introduction/ class=deco><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-pointer-right"/></svg></a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 1-Nov-2016</p><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/fix-apple-osx-mail-crash-and-hang/>Fix Apple OS X Mail Crashing and Hanging</a></h3><p class="italic m1">Have you been frustrated by Mac OS X Mail.app crashing or hanging? This happens to me from time to time, even though I keep OS X updated to the latest version. Well, I found a fix that works for me anyway, and you might try it.</p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/fix-apple-osx-mail-crash-and-hang/ class=deco><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-pointer-right"/></svg></a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 28-Oct-2016</p><div class=xs-hide><div class="rccpagination sans btn btn-primary bg-darken-1"><a href=/post class=left><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-arrow-left"/></svg>Older</a></div></div></div><div class="sm-col sm-col-4 px2"><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/pick-me-up-in-yamanashi/>Pick Me Up in Yamanashi?</a></h3><p class="italic m1">Our oldest daughter Kylie jokingly asked if we could pick her up in Yamanashi after her concert, so we made a day trip out of it.</p><div class="right p0 m0"><p><a href=/post/pick-me-up-in-yamanashi/ class=deco><svg><use xlink:href="/img/symbol-defs.svg#icon-pointer-right"/></svg></a></p></div><p class="deco italic m1">By <a href=/about>Rick Cogley</a>,<br class="sm-hide md-hide lg-hide">on 22-Sep-2016</p><h3 class="h3-responsive m1"><a href=/post/github-pricing-change-what-does-it-mean/>Github Pricing Change</a></h3><p class="italic m1">Github recently updated their pricing structure to a model that allows unlimited private repositories, but is based on a per-person pricing model. 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