2019 Thoughts
✦ April
Tom Bihn Nik's Minimalist Wallet Review
A review of Tom Bihn's newest addition: Nik's Minimalist Wallet. Lightweight, simple and clean. How does it perform during day-to-day usage?
Thoughts
2019 Thoughts
✦ January
Using the iPad Pro as my development machine
I purchased an iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard and Pencil to use as my main computer. Can it replace my local workstation? Is it powerful enough for my day-to-day tasks? Let's find out.
2018 Thoughts
✦ December
Recap Year 2018
My annual review and recap of the year 2018. Family & trips, Side projects, Youtube channel, Working remotely at DigitalOcean, and many other things.
2018 Thoughts
✦ October
Taking an indefinite sabbatical from my projects
There are times when you have to take a step back and observe your surroundings. Sometimes you're not aware of the things which put you in an unpleasant situation. After reading 'It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work', I decided to make a significant change in my life.
2018 Thoughts
✦ August
Tom Bihn Aeronaut 30 Review
A 30L carry-on bag can be carried in three drastic ways (backpack, shoulder, and suitcase) and is made to last forever. The Aeronaut 30. How does it feel to use one?
2018 Thoughts
✦ August
Using Go modules with vendor support on Travis CI
Go modules, an experimental dependency management support is released with Go 1.11. Let's set up Travis CI to use Go modules with vendor support.
2018 Thoughts
✦ June
How to write a Container Storage Interface (CSI) plugin
The goal of this blog post is to show you how to write a CSI plugin using examples and explain the concepts differently.
2018 Thoughts
✦ April
Tips & tricks to batch edit EXIF metadata of photos
EXIF metadata contains useful information about the photo. What if your photos don't contain a correct EXIF metadata? Let me show how to batch fix and manipulate photos easily on Terminal
2018 Thoughts
✦ February
Alacritty integration with Tmux
Alacritty is a GPU accelerated terminal emulator which aims simplicity and performance. Due its capabilities, Vim rendering is now the fastest on macOS.
2018 Thoughts
✦ January
Why I turned off comments
From now on, there are no more comments sections below each post. It's a long-term experiment and I
2018 Thoughts
✦ January
Recap: Year 2017
I've never written a post like this, but I think it's worth writing something about 2017
2017 Thoughts
✦ December
Tom Bihn Guide's Edition Synapse 25 Review
A unique design and one of the most beloved onebag backpacks out there. Now in limited edition. Let me introduce: Tom Bihn Guide's Edition Synapse 25.
2017 Thoughts
✦ December
Configure Arq to backup to DigitalOcean Spaces
Arq is a Mac application that sits in your menubar and continuously backs up your data. Let us configure Arq to use DigitalOcean Spaces.
2017 Thoughts
✦ November
Notes about migrating to Hugo
I've moved my blog from Wordpress.com to Hugo. I wrote some of my thoughts on why I made the switch, ideas, improvements for the design, and custom tooling for my editing workflow.
2017 Thoughts
✦ November
Blue Bottle in Japan
I knew Blue Bottle was interested in investing in Japan for a while. Their CEO James Freeman was inspired by a small Kissaten (old Japanese Coffee shop) when he opened his first Blue Bottle Coffee shop. How are these coffee shops designed?
2017 Thoughts
✦ November
Tom Bihn Tri-Star Bag Review
Let me introduce my newest bag, the Tom Bihn
Tri-Star. A midsize carry-on friendly travel bag for the traveler or