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…
As a child, I remember being fascinated by the scrap computers my dad brought home. He encouraged me to tear them apart, learn how to reassemble them, and appreciate the interplay between how hardware and software work together to perform various tasks. With this knowledge, I started assembling computers at…
When it comes to data management, there are so many options for storage and redundancy! Over the years, many of my colleagues lost vital information (especially notes) when their computers crashed or were stolen. It’s a frustrating disaster that is largely preventable, so I wanted to share an outline of…
To begin my career as an attending physician, I purchased an iMac Pro (dubbed Odin at the time), to handle the majority of my day-to-day productivity tasks. I bumped up the specifications slightly to make the device more “future proof” and also added two, vertically-oriented monitors to facilitate programming, web…
As part of preparing my new apartment for attending-hood, I modified my previous Hackintosh to be a Windows computer specifically made for gaming.
I upgraded my 2017 MacBook Pro (Fenix) to a 2018 MacBook Pro last month. The 13 inch, Coffee Lake based computer was a tremendous jump in performance compared to the 2017 model which I sold online for ~$1,000. I give you Rigel, my mobile computing platform.
When I was younger, I loved spending time at my dad’s office during summer break. He worked for a software company on a floor filled with cubicles, but in one corner was a large data room with the processing mainframes, storage servers, switchboards, and of course, professional cooling with power…
It’s my first “what’s on my desk” post while living in Boston! I definitely have a bunch of changes compared to the versions from June 2016 and October 2015 when I still lived in Houston. I spend the overwhelming majority of my time at home working on projects, studying, and gaming…
I recently decided to delve into the world of (affordable) mechanical keyboards, and the Logitech G413 came highly recommended. At $80, it’s a bargain compared to the $200 higher end mechanical keyboards which feature things I simply don’t need (ie, RGB lighting).