Sep 25, 2011Archive
Getting Married
Today is the big day! I will be getting married to my wonderful fiancée Whitney Phu. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you Whitney. I…
Writing — 225 essays
Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.
A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.
Systems Map
Core architectural nodes of research.
account_tree
Platform Org Design
Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.
biotech
Feedback Loops
Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.
psychology
Human Factors
Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.
architecture
Pragmatic API
Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.
history
Legacy Refactor
Social strategies for technical debt retirement.
Thinking in Public
225 NodesMar 28, 2011Archive
Website Update: Updated Books Layout
Have you ever had a personal project that you wanted to do but never got around to it? I'm finally settling into my new job and getting back into working…
Mar 15, 2011Archive
Top 10 Apps for the Motorola Xoom
Google Books HW Solitaire Gun Bros Air Attack HD Fruit Ninja HD Graphic.ly Comics Dungeon Defender Angry Birds Evermore Word Feud
Mar 14, 2011Archive
The Motorola Xoom and My First Week
What a wonderful device. My First Impressions: The device is very responsive and is a wonderful addition to have between my smart phone and desktop computer. While I played around…
Feb 22, 2011Archive
Email Newsletters, Do They Really Matter?
For the past few weeks I have been working on Email Newsletters and it got me thinking, do Email newsletters as they currently exist even matter? Many people will answer…
Feb 18, 2011Archive
Evernote for Android Gets a Much Needed Upgrade
Though this recent upgrade wasn't as substantial as the one released a few months ago with a completely new UI, this one does bring a very important mobile feature... editing…
Feb 17, 2011Archive
Where Apple Fails, Google Succeeds
After I wrote yesterdays post regarding Apple's new subscription model for iOS, Google release their own more powerful subscription model (for everything) called Google One Pass . What is Google…
Feb 16, 2011Archive
Has Apple Gone Too Far With The New iOS Subscription Model?
Yesterday Apple announced a new feature for iOS which allowed apps to setup a subscription payment method . At first this sounds great, it means that news papers can come…
Feb 15, 2011Archive
Why Aren't Websites Optimized for Larger Displays?
After writing the post Why Google TV Will Help Websites For People With Disabilities I realized that Google and many companies aren't optimizing their websites for larger displays, but they…
Feb 11, 2011Archive
New Idea: QR Codes For License Plates
There are 62 million cars on the road in the USA alone, and all of us around the world who have cars, have a license plate. The current license plates…