It seems everything is now being turned into an off-the-cloud service, and as a case in point StatusPage.io launched in 2013 to let companies outsource their availability dashboards. They already have lined up a… Read more »
The likes of Dell and Gateway exploded on the PC scene in the late 80s/early 90s by streamlining their supply chain, thinking of themselves as OEM assemblers rather than manufacturers,… Read more »
I first posted here in 2007 about Andrew Shane Huang’s great coverage of manufacturing and technology in China, especially the street availability of electronics components. I hadn’t kept close tabs… Read more »
Over the past decade, the headline of this entry, first published in October 2004, seemed less and less outlandish. By March 2014, Larry Page had made that a very explicit… Read more »
Note: entry originally published in March 2014, with numerous edits and additions since then. As of September 2016 I’ve moved to Docker for my local dev needs. Like many people… Read more »
After a lot of trial and error, here’s the combination of Windows programs that I use to search very quickly through mountains of documents. Overall, I pick the tool most… Read more »
As a user, it’s hard not to notice that these days, Android apps such as Google Now, Maps, Waze, or Contacts, are increasingly integrated behind the scenes in a way that reduces friction and… Read more »
Note: this entry was first published in early 2014 and partially updated since then. I don’t speak Chinese, so I rely on English editions of Chinese media to have a… Read more »
Over many years I’ve found a lot of good hardware and neat apps that work well together. In the spirit of the setup and how I work interviews, here’s my advice on picking… Read more »
Here’s a good discussion hosted by Google Developers about the pros and cons of developing for web browsers vs. creating (mobile) native apps: