New York City and Chicago have the largest urban cores in the United States. To me—someone from Michigan—they both feel endless, even though…

I remember my first time on Mt. Hood. As a skier, I had always heard stories of the majestic Rockies in the US’s west, or of the Tahoe…

Tiling window managers aren’t widely known. In my circle, I’m the only one who uses them. Even in media, I think the only person I’ve heard…

Where I’m from in Michigan, most people drive a Ford. Or maybe a Chevrolet, or a Jeep. Traveling elsewhere, however, I noticed the dominant…

It turns out, making a good keyboard layout is extremely difficult. Just getting something usable took almost an entire season.

Building Codes As far as parameterization goes, the construction process for ordinary buildings (offices, homes, etc.) is relatively simple…

The purpose of Unix commands are simple: provide a uniform I/O interface that can be composed with existing commands via piping. In this…

Often, I hate using the mouse. Mice are a great input medium, in many respects. For things like editing pictures or dragging-and-dropping…

The mdfind command is a powerful, headless way to access MacOS’s Spotlight search. Using this command will dramatically decrease the time…