Alex White's Blog
Alex White's Blog
Alex White
I'm a tech guy located in Central Ohio in the United States. I've worked in IT, software engineering, product design and currently work as a engineering manager.
Latest Posts
2026-04-27 00:35 In my previous post I talked about my frustration that the used Thinkpad I bought was crashing when unplugged in Linux. My conclusion at the end of the post was that I would return to Mac OS. Well that lasted about 1...
In my previous post I talked about my frustration that the used Thinkpad I bought was crashing when unplugged in Linux. My conclusion at the end of the post was that I would return to Mac OS. Well that lasted about 1 day. I’m back to...
Before my daughter was born, I hosted a retro gaming night. I had recently acquired a PS2 and 32” Sony CRT and was looking forward to a night of fi...
Before my daughter was born, I hosted a retro gaming night. I had recently acquired a PS2 and 32” Sony CRT and was looking forward to a night of fighting bots in Medal of Honor and chasing each other with RC helicopters in 007 Nightfire....
In myprevious postI talked about my frustration that the used Thinkpad I bought was crashing when unplugged in Linux. My conclusion at the end of t...
I’ve been wanting to get out and take more photos, so here’s day 1 of a personal challenge to do so! These were taken while on my lunch break. There’s a beautiful trail next to the coworking place. If you want full resolution versions of...
I’ve been wanting to get out and take more photos, so here’s day 1 of a personal challenge to do so!
2026-04-24 17:25 On Wednesday I picked up a new (to me) Thinkpad P14s Gen 4. I was excited to finally get off my System76 Pang12, a computer that works, but has a long list of hardware and reliability issues. Thinkpad P14S G4 Thinkpad in...
On Wednesday I picked up a new (to me) Thinkpad P14s Gen 4. I was excited to finally get off my System76 Pang12, a computer that works, but has a l...
On Wednesday I picked up a new (to me) Thinkpad P14s Gen 4. I was excited to finally get off my System76 Pang12, a computer that works, but has a long list of hardware and reliability issues. Thinkpad P14S G4 Thinkpad in hand, I...
2026-04-22 03:37 I relate a lot to Herman’s recent post, in more ways then one. His thoughts on travel are very similar to mine, and the fact that he’s writing from Kyoto is even better. You see, I spent a semester studying in Japan 14...
I relate a lot toHerman’s recent post, in more ways then one. His thoughts on travel are very similar to mine, and the fact that he’s writing from ...
I relate a lot to Herman’s recent post, in more ways then one. His thoughts on travel are very similar to mine, and the fact that he’s writing from Kyoto is even better. You see, I spent a semester studying in Japan 14 years ago (good...
2026-04-20 17:40 edc-censor Thought it would be fun to do a simple everyday carry post! Here’s what I typically have in my backpack. Pictured SnowSky Echo This is a very recent addition and replaced the iPod Classic I was carrying. I’ll...
Thought it would be fun to do a simple everyday carry post! Here’s what I typically have in my backpack.