1. Taking Notes With Markdown and Pandoc

    Installing

    A friend of mine suggested that I try and type my notes in markdown format instead of typing them all into plain text. I decided to take his advice after he listed off some of the advantages of doing so. Firstly, the notes are very portable and can be …

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  2. Some Useful Vim Commands

    Despite many other options being available, I still use Vim daily for various tasks from taking notes to writing this post. However, I'll admit that Vim has a lot of strange and somewhat arbitrary key combinations which are quite useful. I'm going to list a few which I use daily …

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  3. My Current Keyboard

    As someone who spends a lot of time on their computer I also, by extension, spend a lot of time with my keyboard. As such, I have come to actually be very picky about my peripherals and I don't settle for a cheap or sub-par keyboard anymore. Before I come …

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  4. Why I Use Vivaldi

    About 10 years ago, I made the switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox. The internet has gone through some changes since then, but, I stuck with Firefox as my primary browser for the past 10 years. However, there is a new kid on the block, Vivaldi. It's an interesting little …

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  5. Windows 10 Desktops

    Windows 10 is a little over a year old now with two major updates already in the hands of consumers. Today, I'd like to talk about one of the lesser known features which might have been added in an update, or it might have been a feature since launch. Either …

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  6. The Plight of the Healer

    The healer class... also known as the team gimp of the online gaming world. When a team wins in a MOBA, or more recently, in Overwatch, the offense classes generally get the glory - the flankers, the tanks, the AD-Carry, the Nukers. However, when the team loses, blame quickly shifts to …

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  7. In Defense of Removing the Headphone Jack

    Apple recently made the news once again with the reveal of the iPhone 7. Along with the usual improvements and iterations one would expect from the yearly iOS update, there was one major elephant in the room: Apple confirmed rumors that they were removing the decades old 3.5mm audio …

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  8. Why I Still Play Pokemon GO

    Pokemon GO was a huge craze this previous summer, shattering usage records and beating even the mighty Twitter in daily active users after just a few days on the market. However, nothing lasts forever and what comes up must come down. Recently, I have heard a lot of doom and …

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  9. Starting the 30 Day Challenge

    I never update this blog, ever. That needs to change. Due to various reasons which I will not get into at the moment, I am currently placed in the CRP program at RIT due to difficulties with academic performance in the last year or so. While I was initially not …

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