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
self-improvement
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
blogging
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
blogging
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