When your desktop gives you the finger, it’s not failure, it’s feedback. Every crash, every freeze, every fan screaming for mercy is your lab teaching you what the classroom never could: limits, patience, and the beauty of breaking things just to learn how to fix them. The Dream (The Impossible Dream) You start with ambition. You tell yourself this is
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This blog has been a therapy of sorts. A way to speak my mind, to reflect on what was lost, and to remind myself that it’s ok to fail sometimes. When I started this blog, I thought it would be about technology. About networks, servers, and systems that obey logic. I wanted to master the technical side and stay there.
Every engineer eventually outgrows text. Git LFS is what stops that growth from killing Git itself. The Moment of Discovery I’ve used Git for years and I thought I knew it. Until someone mentioned Git LFS. Large File Storage. Three words that sound like something I should have cared about long ago but didn’t. I’ve never used it. Never needed
The best engineers don’t just fix things. They build systems that survive them. Git is where that discipline begins. The Myth That Git Is Only for Developers I used to believe Git was for people who built apps, not networks. The ones who spoke in JavaScript, not BGP. The ones who pushed commits, not packets. Then I realized something. Managing
There was a time when the hum of server fans defined an IT department. Today, the same architecture that powered those rooms now spans continents. The Windows stack didn’t die. It evolved. There is a quiet elegance in the Windows stack that many overlook. It does not try to impress with flash or hype. It simply works. Dependable, structured, and
As someone serious about becoming a network and cybersecurity engineer, I’ve explored countless YouTube channels and online courses. Some are entertaining, others are flashy, and a few — like David Bombal’s — are what I’d call “boring-awesome.” And I mean that with full respect. In a space dominated by influencers chasing views, Bombal stands out because he isn’t performing —
Fall does not arrive with leaves. It arrives with latency, pop-up reminders, and professors who post the syllabus three days late and still expect you to be early. There is no chill in the air. Only dread. The kind that smells like old textbooks and tastes like stale coffee. I return to battle. Again. Another graduate program. This time in
Let’s talk about a classic. A legend. A book so revered that it shows up in every networking class, certification prep, and techie’s desk with Post-it notes hanging out like it’s being auditioned for a thriller series. Yep, I’m talking about Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose and Ross—aka the Bob Ross of network education, but with less paint
You know the drill. Open YouTube. Type in “best laptop 2025” or “top 5 networking certifications” or “should I go into IT?” and you’re met with a thumbnail of a wide-eyed dude holding a box, mouth agape, like he’s just seen the second coming of Steve Jobs. Enter: the Techfluencer. They’ve got RGB keyboards, triple-monitor setups, a mic better than
So here’s the deal. I’m currently working in IT. Solo. For a water district. I manage the entire infrastructure while answering questions like “Why is Outlook slow?” and “Is this phishing?” (Yes, it always is.) And in between moving servers and mentally moving to a beach somewhere, I started thinking: What’s next? I already have degrees. I’ve done the certs.