Posts by Allen Cheung
The Early Life of Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs came out this week, and I along with most of the iBook + Kindle population started digesting the pages upon its digital release. There's something to be said about a man&…
Creative Writing Through Tools
Programming text editors are a dime a dozen, quite literally: there are dozens of great, free open-source editors running from vim and emacs to full-fledged IDEs like Eclipse and Netbeans, and it's pretty understandable that developers…
Joining Square
Square is a happenin' place right now. We're apparently one of the hot startups in the valley, with general good press and happy users. I'd like to think what we're through now is…
A Game of Numbers
Lately, I've gotten hooked onto Kairosoft's set of well-designed "simulation" games on mobile phones. They tackle pretty random topics from game development to managing a professional racing team, but only in the loosest…
Google Just Likes Java
Google went ahead and released their new proposed language for the web, Dart. It's a well-meaning gesture to upgrade the state of client-side web dev, but has had a lukewarm reception. Not surprising, when it looks…
Ergonomics
I'm deathly afraid of carpal tunnel. The computer industry doesn't pay enough attention to this injury or ergonomic issues associated with computer usage. Craning a neck down to read a cramped laptop screen while typing on…
