Smartphone shipments outpaced PC and tablet-PC shipments in 2011 according to research cited in a Forbes article published yesterday.
The article caught my eye because I think that smartphones are going to dominate the post-PC era (and not tablets). I can easily see a point not so far in the future where everyone is carrying the equivalent of a laptop in their pockets at all times via their smartphones.
Furthermore, I think that with the help of docks and a blended OS (like what Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 is turning into), you'll be able to do most of the production and consumption activities that you currently do on a laptop on your smartphone.
Basically, you'd run mobile apps on the phone when you are on the go but be able to run traditional apps (like Excel) off of your phone when you are docked.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Visualizing Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors
30 of the most frequent words in the letter. Notice any themes?
Source: Mark Zuckerberg's Letter to Investors in the Facebook S-1
Source: Mark Zuckerberg's Letter to Investors in the Facebook S-1
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Scientific American article on introverts
Ran into a great article on introverts today on the Scientific American's website - The Power of Introverts. It's a short Q&A with Susan Cain, the author of a recent book on introversion. The Q&A covers what it means to be introverted and misconceptions about introverts amongst a few other things.
Growing up, I definitely subscribed to the false notion that being an introvert was a problem or character weakness to be overcome. I didn't know I was an introvert at the time; just that I felt like I was shy for preferring to hang out in smaller groups and thoroughly enjoying the time that I spent alone reading, drawing, or doing whatever else caught my interest at the time. The more I've come to understand what it actually means to be introverted, the more I've embraced it as a personality difference rather than weakness and learned to appreciate the benefits that come along with it.
I'll definitely be picking up a copy of Susan's book to learn more about the research that is out there on introversion. Should be a nice change of pace from my recent fixation on Positive Psychology.
Growing up, I definitely subscribed to the false notion that being an introvert was a problem or character weakness to be overcome. I didn't know I was an introvert at the time; just that I felt like I was shy for preferring to hang out in smaller groups and thoroughly enjoying the time that I spent alone reading, drawing, or doing whatever else caught my interest at the time. The more I've come to understand what it actually means to be introverted, the more I've embraced it as a personality difference rather than weakness and learned to appreciate the benefits that come along with it.
I'll definitely be picking up a copy of Susan's book to learn more about the research that is out there on introversion. Should be a nice change of pace from my recent fixation on Positive Psychology.
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