I recently purchased a new Audio-Technica (ATLP120XBT) Bluetooth stereo turntable to replace my old turntable. I needed a new turntable with a built-in pre-amp to connect to my Marshall Stanmore III speaker. I was educated by my work colleague and friend Jason that my old turntable was not playing records
I recently decided to move my blog from WordPress to Ghost and I am mostly moved over. I didn’t make the choice to move because of all the current WordPress drama. I wanted a simpler platform for my blog with the ability to do a newsletter in a really
It’s been over 3 years since I first published a blog post about Star Trek: Picard. Since then – we’ve gone through both Season 1 and Season 2. And in a little over 2 weeks from now, Season 3 kicks off on Feb. 16th on Paramount+. Season 3 will
Starting today, we’re getting 23 weeks of brand new Star Trek episodes on CBS All Access. First up is Star Trek: Lower Decks. Lower Decks is a brand new animated Star Trek show from Mike McMahan who wrote some Rick and Morty and is the co-creator of Solar Opposites
As I continue to self-isolate and stay home during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I was going through some old photos and found photo shown above from my very first Star Trek convention from 1992 and it had me reminiscing about my experience. I thought it would make for a good
I am way behind on keeping tabs here on the latest happenings relating to the new “The Batman” film from director Matt Reeves – I apologize. I previously posted about Robert Pattinson signing up to take on the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman back in June. Production for the film officially
Over the holidays, I had a friend ask me about all the cool new stuff Microsoft announced and came out in 2019. I told him about all the things that stood out to me. This got me thinking about turning my own list into a blog post to share with
UPDATE December 2022: Omar has moved his newsletter to Substack. You can now subscribe here! I have been a huge admirer of Omar Shahine for a long time. He is a colleague of mine at Microsoft who works on OneDrive. He is one of the smartest people I know and
Continuing my effort to keep fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) updated on what’s next after Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home – here is a roundup of all the new announcements Marvel Studios made during D23 Expo 2019 over the weekend. I highly recommend reading my blog
Earlier this month, I made a quick trip to the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. I made the last-minute decision to go in mid-July which didn’t give me a lot of time to plan so I ended up making it a day trip. The plan would be
Spider-Man: Far From Home marks the end of what Marvel now refers to as The Infinity Saga. The Infinity Saga is all the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies from Phase 1 – 3. And at San Diego Comic-Con last week, Marvel unveiled the line-up for Phase 4 which kicks off a
50 years ago today, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. 5 days later, Armstrong and Aldrin would successfully land their Lunar Module “Eagle” on to the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard
Mental Health
Last month, I published a blog post about managing my mental health and dealing with social anxiety. And I want to continue that conversation. I thought I would highlight a recent example of where my anxiety kicked in and how I dealt with it. Sometimes going out and doing things
Star Trek
It’s been nearly 18 years since we last saw Sir Patrick Stewart in the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. And later this year, he’s bringing Captain Picard back in a brand new Star Trek series for CBS All Access – appropriately called “Star Trek: Picard”. We were given a
Mental Health
Mental health issues (or disorders) affect 1 in 4 people. That means millions of people today live with mental health issues like Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and others. Unfortunately, that has come with a somewhat negative stigma. Studies on these mental health issues are ongoing,
DC Comics
At the end of May, Warner Bros. officially closed the deal with actor Robert Pattinson to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” film. 🦇🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/2AaQaexvUF — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) June 3, 2019 Yes, its the same Robert Pattinson who played “that vampire” in the Twilight movies.
Ghostbusters
💡UPDATE 2023: I was a naive little nerd when I wrote this blog post back in 2019. At the time, I loved the ANOVOS Starfleet uniforms I had purchased and received. I loved the quality and attention to detail. In my mind, I felt like I was owning production-quality uniforms
Space
I caught his news earlier this week and wanted to promote… NASA has released a new 168-page book featuring images captured by Earth-observing satellites to showcase the beauty of Planet Earth. You can order the book here from NASA’s store (although unfortunately it looks like its backordered). BUT you
Microsoft
We’ve been having a significant “snow event” here in Seattle and it has given me some time to put down a blog post highlighting some of the big things I want to do and be better at in 2019 (aka be better at adulting). These are the things I
DC Comics
Back in August, I pulled together a bunch of the latest details on the next Batman movie coming from director/writer Matt Reeves. As a huge Batman fan, I am very interested to see what kind of “Dark Knight” Matt will bring to the big screen so I’m following
Microsoft
On my way home from work today, I was thinking about how in Star Trek, Starfleet officers can summon the computer to start recording a log entry by using their voice. In Star Trek, Starfleet officers keep a record of their activities aboard their starship by recording logs which are
Travel
A little over a month ago, I went to Europe for the very first time for a work trip. And it was awesome. I decided to split blogging about my experience into two parts: part one for London and part 2 for Munich. Here is part 2! Day 1 Day
Travel
Two weeks ago, I traveled to Europe for the very first time. And as promised – I’m blogging about my adventure/experiences. This trip is a work trip and traveled with my boss Dona Sarkar. WARNING: Lots of photos below! Traveling to London Prior to going to London, the longest
Microsoft
This Saturday, I leave for my very first trip to Europe! I am very excited about this trip. I’ll be getting to see London in the UK which I’ve always wanted to do and then also visiting Munich, Germany. It’s a work trip but I’m going