My Last Spring Break
Well, it looks like this is my last year with a “Spring Break.” I say this with quotes because with the USMLE Step 1 looming in the distance (June 15th), it’s not going to be much of a break. With only...
View ArticleBack to the roots of Firefox
I started using Firefox for pretty much one reason: it correctly interpreted HTML and CSS (the code that web pages are written in). When I was learning to design web sites in high school and college,...
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January Books Read
In honor of my finishing a personal record 6 books in the month of January and in homage to Sadie-Jean: Total Books Read: 6 Favorite Book: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Least Favorite Book: The...
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Review: I Will Teach You To Be Rich
A few years ago, I saw Ramit Sethi on The Daily Show promoting his book I Will Teach You To Be Rich. It sounded very helpful and like a book I should probably read. I filed it away on my Amazon...
View ArticleUbuntu Made Me Happy Because…
During the development of Firefox 4, Mozilla added a button so that users testing it could easily share their thoughts about Firefox’s design. You could either click on “Firefox made me happy because…”...
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Ubuntu Made Me Happy: Sound Menu
Ubuntu’s music player is called Banshee. It’s really great. It caught my attention because it feels like an integral part of Ubuntu, not just another music player like iTunes or Winamp. When I click on...
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Ubuntu Made Me Happy: Notifications
Ubuntu is good at staying out of my way. The last thing I need when I’m writing an important email is something popping up and breaking my concentration by saying “You should install this update (or...
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Ubuntu Made Me Happy: Wallpapers
Ubuntu is built by a large number of people from a wide variety of backgrounds. A company called Canonical funds a significant portion of Ubuntu’s development, but a large community of volunteers also...
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Ubuntu Made Me Happy: Empathy
Ubuntu’s built-in messaging application is called Empathy. Messaging in Ubuntu is great for a lot of reasons. In fact, I could write a whole post on it. I know that because I almost just did. Then, I...
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A Fresh Coat of Paint
It’s strange to think that I started this blog 4 years ago. I designed it myself in the summer of 2007 and started officially blogging on it in August during medical school orientation. I based the...
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