Posts by Allen Cheung
Computer Literacy in a “Post-PC World”
I don’t buy the popular notion that we’re in an post-PC era. Of course, the proliferation of mobile devices has outpaced PCs to a large degree. They are accessible in a way that PCs never managed—the combination…
A Quick Thought on H1Bs and Profitability
Tech companies love to vilify the H1B lottery and quota system. The pro-argument is that the likes of Google and Facebook and Microsoft can’t find enough talent in their established office locations, and would like to just hire the…
Quick Thoughts on the New Wordpress Single-Page App
This blog started its life as a Wordpress blog, but on a previous site, I had actually migrated from my custom blog framework over to Wordpress back in 2008 or so. Even back then, Wordpress had taken over the blogging…
Geeking out on Keyboards, Part II
This is Part II of me talking about keyboards. ReadPart I for more context. It’s been a couple of months since I’ve converted to using the Kinesis Advantage on both my desks at work and at home. It’…
Checking Emails on Vacation
Common advice for people going on vacation is to just don’t do it. Seeing that most workers have a lot of trouble unplugging from work as it is, keeping the email app closed is one strategy to stop yourself…
The New Withings Steel Watch
Chalk it up to bad purchase timing. A week after I decided to wear a watch and went with the Whitings Activité, they announce a new, cheaper watch in the Withings Activité Steel: basically the same watch, with a cheaper…
