Maitta! Always - Daily Amazing Confusions -

Waking up 5:20 a.m. is good for many activities, especially on Sunday in winter. Then I go on skiing, taking the 6:30 a.m. train. Considering preparation, this time is the best wake up time. On weekdays, waking up this time is good for activities like jogging, studying and cleaning my room. Then next the time to go to bed. I think I need at least 7 hours. More than 8 hours is desirable. Probably 8 hours will be the best. Then the best time to go to bed is 9:20 p.m. The problem with keeping to this time is self control. There are a lot of temptations, games, internet news, and internet video sites.

My ipod touch arrived. Since it is a 4th generation one, it's too old for many apps including major podcast subscription apps. On the other hand, a few map app, maps.me and mapoffline, is available. So this portable device, already obsolete but new to me will likely to be useful as a portable map during biking. As for viewing websites and editing text, working on my PC is much more comfortable than on a portable device. I felt that near-smartphone portable device, and probable a smartphone is much more tiring than I have expected and imagined. This may be because I have never been familiar with handheld communication devices like mobile phones.

On alert for typhoon coming tomorrow afternoon. I was surprised that if a typhoon lands from East Tohoku pacific coast, it will be the first time, although I have known that it would hardly likely, considering the tendency of the course of a typical typhoon.

Finally I ordered a 4th generation iPod Touch, a used one, 32 GB. Last night I bid for a 5th generation one but couldn't win. My main purpose is checking web pages I make for my study, experiencing how web pages look like and work on a portable device like a smartphone. My priority was getting a device at a reasonable price as soon as possible. This is why I decided to get a portable device of 6 years ago.

My Plan to Getting an iPod Touch Main Purpose - Checking responsive web pages I create for study. Sub (Desirable) Purposes -  1. Road maps (mainly offline) when bicycling.  2. Compact portable; my portable camera is actually a little bit too bulky for bicycling.   Resolution is lower priority.  3. I don't expect much on music player function because I already have Walkman and satisfied with it. Besides it looks like that I can do without music when bicycling. I have my hands full catching road information from eyes and ears. Budget - Lower than 10,000 yen. Then my choice will be the 4th generation or older model. 5th generation devices are more than 13,000 yen, even used ones. Do I really need now?  - I think so. It's important as a would-be web page creator to be able to check web pages mobile devices like smart phones, even if I myself don't really find such portable devices convenient.

Hirose river was steaming when I was on the train home. When I looked out from the train on a bridge over the river, its flow was increased and it gave off steam on the surface. It looks like there was hot heavy rain in the afternoon, especially upstream.

I had been tense worried abut the meeting for this afternoon. Now it was over, and I hope I will be able to calm and cool down myself and relax