Alan Williamson

Observations on software, leadership,
and thinking like a CTO

  • Double finger Chromebook Tip

    I was this years old, when I realized that pressing two fingers down on a Chromebook track pad, invokes the right-hand menu bar. I am a huge Chromebook fan. Use them daily, yet, this little trick slipped by me. Read Post ⇢

    Double finger Chromebook Tip

  • Stop it with .. “world famous”

    The next phrase on my silly rant list is “world famous”. no clue what is trying to be sold to me here when I read such a lofty claim Read Post ⇢

    Stop it with .. “world famous”

  • Stop it with the .. “Unlimited”

    Start of a new mini series of harmless rants focused around words/phrases that have crept into our lives that have lost their original punch. Read Post ⇢

    Stop it with the .. “Unlimited”

  • Isolation – things I have discovered

    Now on my 6th week of isolation (self after a trip to Scotland, then forced isolation), I have discovered a few things about myself. Read Post ⇢

    Isolation – things I have discovered

  • Uber Works – car no longer required

    Sure there are services that offer this already, but if Uber can make this truly accessible, for people to earn an extra dollars in their free time, this could be a major game changer. Uber explained that it has partnered with local businesses in Chicago to offer would-be workers roles in six job categories: back-of-house, Read Post ⇢

  • FedEx CEO finally admits Amazon is a real competitor

    “We basically compete in an ecosphere that’s got five entities in it,” Smith said, adding: “There is UPS. There is DHL. There is a US Postal Service. And now increasingly there is Amazon. That’s who we wake up every day trying to think about how we compete against and give the best services to our Read Post ⇢

  • Netflix Loses No. 1 Spot as Bandwidth User for 2019

      Interesting to see who is consuming the global bandwidth with this study.  Buried deep in this report is how Google represents 17%. Worldwide, these are the top 10 applications by downstream bandwidth consumption: HTTP media stream (12.8%); Netflix (12.6%); YouTube (8.7%); operator IPTV (7.2%); HTTP download (4.5%); HTTP TLS (4.4%); HTTP (3.0%); Facebook (3.0%); Read Post ⇢

    Netflix Loses No. 1 Spot as Bandwidth User for 2019

  • Audi unveils Mars rover-looking electric off-roader

      Audi has teased the world at this years Frankfurt show, and by george, it looks fantastic.  Changes of anything like this getting near production is next to zero, but let’s hope I proved wrong. Move over Tesla – the old vanguard has still some miles in it. The concept vehicle is called AI:TRAIL, and Read Post ⇢

    Audi unveils Mars rover-looking electric off-roader

  • Hands up who didn’t see this coming?  FDA warns Juul for marketing e-cigs as safe

    Anything you pump into your body, that let’s face it isn’t water, is going to have side effects – death being one of the harsher ones.   The new e-cigarettes was somewhat wishful thinking by the industrial titans of health, (namely the tobacco industry) that this was their next product growth opportunity now that smoking was Read Post ⇢

the leg-end that is, Alan Williamson.

For over 20 years, I’ve shared my thoughts whenever the muse strikes. It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, and enjoying every second.