Turbo-Made in China
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 »
Out-of-Left-Field Idea of the Day: Google Broadband
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 »
Why You Want to Develop in Production-Like Conditions, and How to Do it with Vagrant or Docker
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 »
Apps and Shortcuts to Power Search All Document Types [Windows 10]
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 »
State of Google As of 2016: AI, Mobile, Auto – For Real?
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 »
Will Caixin Preserve Its Editorial Independence?
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 »
How I Save Time with the Right Shortcuts, Handpicked Apps, and Finetuned Hardware [2018 update]
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 »
A Fair Chat on Web vs. Native Development
Here’s a good discussion hosted by Google Developers about the pros and cons of developing for web browsers vs. creating (mobile) native apps:
Open Source Project Watch: Brackets… by Adobe?!
A year ago I wrote about how the involvement of various media companies in open source software was worth paying attention to. It still is, but it is equally interesting to see… Read more »
Insta Case Study: Feature Update Notifications Done Right
Kudos to Intercom for the very smart way they integrate their change notifications to the application itself. First, they use the increasingly popular “counter over an icon” notification that is… Read more »