While studying for the Linux+ certification, I came across the standard troubleshooting process used in IT. At first, I thought it was just another framework to memorize, but then I realized: these steps can apply to many areas of life beyond technology.

Here are the seven troubleshooting steps:

1. Identify the problem
2. Come up with a theory
3. Test the theory
4. Come up with a plan
5. Implement the plan
6. Test for functionality
7. Document the process

Depending on the problem, these steps don’t always happen in strict order — sometimes they overlap, or you combine them together. But the structure is powerful.

 It is a pouch that holds tech stuff like a makeup pouch. A tech pouch contains cables, earbuds, a charging brick, and adaptors like 3.5 mm headphones to USB-C for the phone. It is essential for travel and IT work or just for everyday life to. Make it easy to pack and unpack.

Why have a tech pouch The first reason is organizing and cleanness it is because you know what you have and where it is, and it is in one place. The cables and briks are in one organized place where you don’t have to spend time finding stuff. For traveling, it is small and compact and when you get to the TSA security check, you can take out the pouch for the X-ray to see it easly then have cables just shoved in the bag, and they think it is a bome.

As someone who uses a 75% keyboard for ergonomic reasons, I’ve been searching for a compact, wireless number pad that could also double as a trackpad—something similar to Apple’s Magic Trackpad but for Windows. When I came across the Sanpyl Numeric Keypad, it seemed like the perfect 2-in-1 solution.

Unfortunately, it was a major disappointment.

What I Wanted

My goal was simple:

• A number pad for occasional numeric input
• A trackpad to swipe between virtual desktops (as I do on macOS)
• Something compact to sit on the left side of my keyboard

I originally had my eye on another product, but it was no longer being sold. So I settled on the Sanpyl. Here’s how that turned out.

There are two main reasons I started blogging.

1. A Living Résumé and CV

Blogging gives me a way to showcase my personality, creativity, and technical skills in a format that’s always available. Instead of just handing someone a résumé, I can point them to my website where they see my projects, writing style, and interests. It’s proof of what I can do, not just a list of jobs.

2. Inspiration From Others

I was influenced by creators like NetworkChuck and Ali Abdaal, who both recommend starting a blog or personal website right now. Some of their videos that helped push me are:

I got into building Gunpla after watching Gundam and following some Gunpla YouTubers. My favorite Gundam show is Iron-Blooded Orphans (IBO for short). I love it for the message it carries and the brutal honesty of its story. It’s a dark anime about child soldiers, and it really stuck with me.

My very first kit was the Barbatos Lupus Rex, followed by the Kimarus Vidar. Since then, I’ve built over ten kits—and I even have a backlog (though nothing compared to my friend’s backlog of over 40 kits!). For me, Gunpla is a creative outlet. I build, paint, and even add LEDs whenever I can.

I love NixOS. It’s one of the most unique and powerful Linux distributions out there. The idea of a fully declarative system—where everything is managed in a single configuration file—is amazing. It gives me confidence and clarity. I always know what’s on my machine, where things are configured, and how to recreate it exactly on another system.

But ironically, the same thing I love about NixOS is also why I’m stepping away from it—for now.

The definition of productivity (such as time, labor, or materials) is to produce a desired outcome, output, or result. But why do I say it’s snake oil?

It’s unmeasured and undefined. What most people call productivity is really just busywork. We measure it in quantity before quality—and there’s a big difference.

There’s a quote: “Bite off more than you can chew.” That’s what people are doing in the pursuit of productivity. So we end up turning in half-hearted work, which we sometimes have to redo, just to say we got more done. It’s not attainable—there’s always more to do. So we rush, repeat, and burn out.

Wi-Fi is one of the best inventions of the modern era. It connects almost everything in our lives today. But Wi-Fi isn’t the only wireless signal in your home. There are many different wireless protocols, and when too many are active, they can interfere with each other. This can slow your network down — sometimes even to a snail’s pace.

Even the Wi-Fi from your neighbors can interfere with your own. And if you have a smart home, you’ve probably heard of protocols like Thread or Zigbee, which add even more signals into the mix.

In a digital environment, it is easy to go faster. In the age of AI, things go even faster. But that speed does you no good if you don’t know what you are doing, because you end up copying and pasting the information. You don’t know what you just said, and you will forget it in a few hours. I think people should write more and practice. According to Science Daily, workers were 25% faster on paper than on an electronic device (“Study Shows Stronger Brain Activity”). The article says that a notebook is not uniform in pen strokes, has limited space, and is a physical item to keep track of. Digital notes are infinite in spacing and easily closed, so when you close the app, it is out of sight, out of mind. This reminds me of a quote that I once heard: “ To go faster, you first need to slow down,” which means to step back and look at it objectively, but with the digital tool, you don’t step back and see it differently. I know the convenience of the available digital tools, and you have them anywhere via the cloud. A notebook is not easily searchable, and they are bulky to carry, especially if you go bigger than an A5-size notebook. In contrast, a notebook enables faster deep understanding than a digital app.

Yes and no — I love the big monitor. I even took the smaller monitor off the side of my desk for it. But I don’t like it as much as I thought I would. It’s large, and while that’s great in some ways, many of its features would honestly work better if they were split into separate devices for a variety of reasons.

KVM

To start with, the KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch setup is a bit of a hassle. It requires a USB and a display cable for each connected device, and there’s no easy way to manage those cables cleanly. Power is on one side of the monitor, while data and video inputs are on the other, making cable management awkward. Also, if one of your systems is powered off or sleeping, the USB ports on the monitor won’t stay active — so you can’t use them to wake the system up.