Louis Tsai is Hong Kong born, Berlin based Developer, GDG (Google Developer Group) organisers, Hobbyist Street Photographer, and occasionally gamer.
During pandemic, while organizing GDG Berlin (& later Berlindroid ) Meetups, I learned a lot more about live streaming & video editing, from events such as DevFest DACH Online . And once we started hosting events IRL again, I started the habit of recording the talks. After a few failed attempts, here's what my setups are at the moment, and what mistakes I have made, so that you don't have to. But…
A series of me learning how to write Rust & build GUI application using GPUI Prerequisite You are on macOS, cause GPUI only works on macOS at the moment. You have Rust installed Step 1: Create new project For those not familiar, cargo is the package manager for Rust, and it also has a simple cargo init function that initialise a full folder for you. Once it's created, open that folder with your…
For close to 2 years, I hopped over to be a team lead instead of a developer (story for another time). And now that I am back for about 3 months, just want to write down a few surprises and discoveries so far. Also this forces me to write something. The Android ecosystem changed a lot Even though I wrote quite a few posts about Jetpack Compose back then, they were mostly high level concepts, and…
If you have been near any gaming community on the internet for the last 3 months, you probably would have heard of Steam Deck from Valve. While it doesn't have PS5-level hype & popularity, it definitely is still one of the hottest topic in the circle. That's why I am not gonna do a review, or tutorials, because not only are there literally virtually thousands of videos on YouTube , there is a very…
It has been a few more months since my original first impression of the Samsung Galaxy Book Go, and now I would like to share more of what I have learn from it: Previously... Windows 11 on ARM / Samsung Galaxy Book Go first impression I bought yet another gadget again, this time it’s a LTE-enabled ARM-based Windows laptop Louis Tsai Louis Tsai To quickly recap what I wrote down in my first…
Almost 2 years ago, I wrote a blog post about creating a Windows-95-like UI with Jetpack Compose . And since then, I have barely touch it for more than a year, because I started doing less and less coding day-to-day as I take on more management roles I stuck at Compose (and still am) Maybe the UI library would have been better to target desktop UI building (which is possible now thanks to…
Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably are aware of the atrocity that Putin is pulling in Ukraine. If you are living not in Ukraine like me, here are some ways you can help Spread awareness It's actually a bit surprising that how "normal" all the social media that I uses regular gets after you scroll pass the first dozens of post. Twitter, Reddit, TikTok, all the same for me. So…
Finally after 2 years of preparation, I am officially some kind of manager in my current company. And I want to share a bit of my first impression so far: Background I have pretty much been nothing but just a developer ever since my first job. Sure there are some cases where I try to play with Sketch when there was no designers; and sure there are some cases where I take over some topics when the…
I think I bought this wireless earbuds about 2 years ago, and so far it hs been one of if not the best gddget I have. Pros Extremely comfortable Extremely good battery life The case is pretty damn small, and can eaily fit in most pockets Getting Active Noise Cancelling feature like a year later is definitely a great surprise 😍 The base is ridiclously strong (but not in a shitty way) Works great…
About a year after I got an iPhone 11 Pro , I got myself an Apple Watch Series 6. And now it's been a bit more than a year with the Apple Watch, let me share a bit of what I like and not like so far. Firstly, same disclaimer as the previous post: this is not a spec review, counting features, or what a typical review-for-a-recently-release-product. There are so so so many good reviews in those…
In light of my unhealthy tendency to make rash decision, especially when it comes to gadget or anything technology-adjacent, I guess I might as well get the most out of it, and actually write down if those gadgets are worth it or not :shrug: What did I get? The gadget in review today is the "Trust - Handheld wireless keyboard with touchpad" , it cost me 21EUR (w/ shipping), from one of the…
As stated about 4 months ago, I build my own PC . Here are some of the use cases that I can confirm that desktop computer is good for 1. Gaming Assuming you can get any reasonable GPU in reasonable price, it's really hard to beat gaming on desktop: it has better price-to-performance-ratio than laptop (again, assuming you can grab a GPU in normal price); it has the most open ecosystem (Steam, Epic…
Just like everyone else, the last year and a half has been challenging to say the least. I am sure everyone has learn some things during this period, so before this will probably all comes to an end scratch that fuck new variant, I just want to write down a few more things that I have learned. Things that I'm glad that I did Learn how to cook, and cook more often Just like most people, my first…
Not too long ago, I wrote my first impression on the Galaxy Book Go . Unfortunately, immediately after that I managed to brick my machine the machine bricked itself. So here is a few notes, hopefully it can prevent someone from having the same issue. Currently the machine is not able to boot up, it is stuck in the boot screen. And if you managed to get into recovery mode, none of the reset option…
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It has been almost 2 years since I replaced my beloved Pixel 2 with an iPhone 11 Pro. And I feel like it's got to be long enough for a proper review, right? Since it's been 2 years since it's release, I won't be going through the basics. There is more than enough day-one review that has all the specs, how it compares to previous iPhones, and more. Instead, this review will be a subject view on…
‼️ Update: full review is up here I bought yet another gadget again, this time it's a LTE-enabled ARM-based Windows laptop My main intention is to use this as my writing laptop, no matter where I am, I will be able to not only write, but also research on the topics that I am writing. So before jumping into it, let's give it a few a quick look. Part 1: The laptop The laptop I purchased is a Samsung…
A few things has changed since we last spoke Nikon FM It's broken now. The mirror is stuck , and it has been a bit pain-in-the-ass to find places to repair it (that does not cost more than the camera itself). I feel like there is a lesson to be learned here 🧐 Pixel Slate I sold it 👋 Logitech K780: 7/10 (+1 from last time) The cons that I mentioned last time are not as annoying after a few months…
Just got myself a second-hand Fujifilm X-T2, and decided to try using it as webcam for work, and it took way longer than expected. So here's a short doc on how I got it up and running. Step 1: Watch this video This tells you 90% of what you need to know Install the software Restart the machine No, it's not stuck on the placeholder webcam, you just need to turn on your software of choice to…
I just watched this video, and I would like to give this journal system a try. But I don't want to buy a notebook just yet, so I whip up a simple reMarkable template for that. How to add template to reMarkable The awesome folks at reMarkableWiki has wrote down exactly how to create template , as well as how to SSH into the tablet . I do have a few extra notes that I want to add, mostly because I…