Posts by Allen Cheung
The Case for a Single 27" 4K Work Monitor
At home, I've had a 34", 21:9-screen-aspect-ratio ultra-wide monitor for about 18 months now. It's attached to a movies and gaming PC, and that expansive screen real estate works very…
Review: United States of Japan
What if World War 2 went differently? Turns out, there isn't much media that explores an Axis victory; following history and having the "good guys" prevail is a powerful narrative hook. Off the top of my…
Uncanny Silicon Valley
I only started watching Silicon Valley after my wife binge-watched all existing 4 seasons of the show over a week. She told me she wanted to understand some of the jargon that me and my friends throw around during…
When Software is Good Enough
When games—and sometimes other types of software—are no longer maintained or supported, we relegate them to be abandonware: software that is preserved for historical curiosity, but they're no longer prime candidates for serious use and thus…
Providing Leadership Advice
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to participate in a panel of engineering managers and directors to chat about a few of the details and nuances of our jobs. It was set up by Plato, a startup that…
Types Rule Everything Around Me
95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical to say that a web designer should get good training in the main discipline of shaping written information, in other words: Typography. This was written in…
