gift guide
I’ve never been a fan of shopping, and as I get older, I find myself gravitating toward minimalism. Rather than buying numerous items, I prefer selecting a few high-quality, durable pieces. That said, I do enjoy giving gifts, although I often struggle to find the perfect one—especially since
minimalism
Hotmail was my first public email service in the late nineties. At the time, I was attending college in Edina, Minnesota, and had just set up my college email account when I decided to create a Hotmail account. Email was still a novelty then; Hotmail had only been around for
programming
For many years, I’ve relied heavily on Microsoft products to support my professional and personal coding projects. It all started when I got my first job helping a small business owner manage the company’s computers, network, software, and more. Although I didn’t have an official title, looking
election
It’s the night before the presidential election in America—just hours before Election Day. I’m eager to find out who will be the next president of the United States so we can move forward, at least for the next four years (or realistically, three, given that politicians start
spanish
Les quiero compartir un proceso que utilizo para ayudarme a retener lo que leo. Por mucho tiempo, leía libros, revistas, y artículos en Internet pero aunque muchas veces trataba de retener algunos de estos datos, la mayoría de las veces me olvidaba de lo que leía en un par de
escritura
Entre el español y el inglés, he vivido una dualidad que ha moldeado quién soy. A pesar de pasar gran parte de mi vida en EE. UU., mis raíces mexicanas siguen siendo esenciales. Ahora, busco reconectar con mi patrimonio a través de la escritura, abrazando ambos idiomas como parte de mi identidad.
writing
Last month, I wrote about moving one of my sites from WordPress to a self-hosted Ghost site. This has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. For years, I tried tweaking WordPress themes, attempting to improve the writing experience, but nothing seemed to work. I even
minimalism
Remember CRT monitors? I do, and at one point, I had two of them set up side by side. It felt so modern and futuristic at the time, and that was the beginning of my dual-monitor setup. That was many years ago, and now, in 2024, I’ve decided to
Photography
What are your thoughts on black-and-white photography? Is black-and-white photography fine art? Is it artistic? I’m not sure. When I see a dominant color or silhouettes in a composition, I see an opportunity for a beautiful black-and-white photo. Most of my photography is in color, and I only occasionally
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Forget about the decisions you did not make rcrdo0:00/387.881× We have all heard the saying that we should not overthink the “what ifs” and “what could have been.” I am here today to further support this idea and convince you that the “what could have been” and
My OnTechies website has been dormant for a while, and to think it started over 14 years ago is unbelievable—at least to me. It began as AustinTechGeeks, but someone from the Austin tech community felt it was too similar to their organization’s name. They sent me a Cease
Everyone has goals and dreams. We are all looking to achieve something, start something, or complete something. Some of us get there through hard work, enthusiasm, focus, and luck. But many of us fail to achieve our goals and some of our dreams. It’s easy to start things, and
2018 was the first time we got to travel to Northeast Asia. We visited China and then Japan. The trip was full of discoveries and surprises. For example, we found out how quiet and clean the streets of Tokyo are compared to those in the United States. Even in places
I know, I know. You’ve heard many people talk about this, but the idea of traveling with only one bag and bringing fewer items horrifies you. Back in December 2021, I decided to bring just one piece of luggage and a small backpack on a trip to Vancouver and
San Francisco has always been one of my favorite cities in the US since I visited it for the first time when I was eight years old. The city is located in a beautiful bay, surrounded by picturesque hills and two impressive bridges, the Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden
As a software developer, you’ll likely work with one or multiple database systems that integrate with your applications. One of these database systems is Microsoft’s SQL Server. In this post, I’d like to list some tasks you might consider to reduce headaches and make your work more
When I was in middle and high school, I didn’t care much for exams, getting good grades, or many of my classes. Some topics were interesting, but the way most teachers presented them was boring to me. I was also against homework and still am, to some extent. The
My doctor recommended that I get a colonoscopy almost two years ago. At the time, he mentioned that it is now recommended to get your first colonoscopy at the age of 45. The thought of it bothered me, even though I knew that a colonoscopy is a preventative procedure that
How do you manage stress? Most of us don’t; we unconsciously welcome it. In America, we seem addicted to stress. From childhood, we are told that we must achieve certain goals and always reach for more. Wanting more out of life isn’t bad, but the problem lies in
Do you enjoy reading books? What’s your preferred format—paper books, ebooks, or audiobooks? I personally favor paper books. I appreciate that I can annotate them and don’t need to rely on electricity or batteries. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere, even during a zombie apocalypse—I’
Sometimes, doing things faster causes you to spend more time on them in the end. As much as I pray about taking things slow and avoiding multitasking, today I fell victim to my own desire to speed things up. While at work, I made some changes to a database migration
