I love coffee. ☕️ During my undergraduate years, my family owned a coffee house where I often worked as a barista with my younger brother. It was at that time I fell in love with sampling different kinds of coffee beans, grinds, water temperature, pour rates, etc. Once I started…
I’ve been using my Drobo 8D thunderbolt 3 direct-attached storage (DAS) on my iMac Pro for over a year now with no issues. The performance is amazing allowing me to work directly off the DAS in real-time when using apps like Logic Pro or Final Cut Pro.
I recently upgraded my audio equipment to get back into podcasting and other forms of content creation. Here’s what I went with:
My first flip reset in an actual match. Yes, it’s not impressive, but there’s still much room for improvement! 😀
This is my first real computer build as an attending physician in the sense that all of the internal components and peripherals are new. Over the years, I’ve dabbled with everything from RGB ATX cases (Overmind and Tassadar) to simple mini-ITX cases and even open builds, but this time, I…
Roughly half the time I spent building my new Windows 11 gaming battle station (“Ghost”) went toward troubleshooting the Lian Li UNI fan controller on my Gigabyte B550 Vision D-P motherboard. The system would not recognize it, and I couldn’t use L-connect (or version 2) to control the SL120 UNI…
Roughly a year ago, I upgraded my storage server to a Drobo 8D Thunderbolt direct-attached storage (DAS). Since then, I’ve had no issues with this DAS and have enjoyed the incredible read-write performance. I initially configured the Drobo with two 2.5″ solid-state drives (SSDs) I had previously purchased; however, the…
I prefer MP4 video files for my presentations, research, and archives. In this screencast, I’ll show you how I use HandBrake, an open source software for Mac, Linux, and Windows, to batch convert AVI files on my iMac Pro.
Here’s a rundown of the essential items I carry with me to work in 2021 as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, critical care physician, and a nerd. As always, the goal is portability while maximizing function on-the-go. Check out my prior posts from 2020, 2019, 2017, and 2016 too. The following links…
As a tech enthusiast, I spent years using compressed air to clean my computer hardware and other gadgets. This time, I opted to go with an air blower designed for this purpose. I bought the A-2 Airrow Pro (affiliate link) earlier this year and have been using it periodically to…