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
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 be honest, I...
2026-04-19 15:20 I stumbled across Matt’s work via a post on Tildes. His “manifesto for small software” describes how he has targeted building applications that could fit on a 1.44 MB floppy disk. Most of his apps are either Mac OS or...
I stumbled acrossMatt’s workvia a post on Tildes. His “manifesto for small software” describes how he has targeted building applications that could...
I stumbled across Matt’s work via a post on Tildes. His “manifesto for small software” describes how he has targeted building applications that could fit on a 1.44 MB floppy disk. Most of his apps are either Mac OS or iOS, which honestly...
2026-04-17 15:22 Over the winter I was super into Palm Pilots, I even picked up a few new ones and swapped the batteries. My current collection includes a Tungsten E, Tungsten T3, Tungsten C and a Handspring Visor. I was daily driving...
Over the winter I was super into Palm Pilots, I even picked up a few new ones and swapped the batteries. My current collection includes a Tungsten E, Tungsten T3, Tungsten C and a Handspring Visor. I was daily driving the C for quite...
Over the winter I was super into Palm Pilots, I even picked up a few new ones and swapped the batteries. My current collection includes a Tungsten ...
2026-04-15 15:19 I find beautiful, well-designed, native applications to be a source of inspiration when using my computer. I’ve posted on Mastodon about the native Mac applications that were hard to leave when switching to Linux. Now...
I find beautiful, well-designed, native applications to be a source of inspiration when using my computer. I’ve posted on Mastodon about the native Mac applications that were hard to leave when switching to Linux. Now that I’ve fully...
I find beautiful, well-designed, native applications to be a source of inspiration when using my computer. I’veposted on Mastodonabout the native M...
2026-04-14 18:18 Testing a custom hook that auto posts to Mastodon from Pure Blog.
2026-04-14 16:31 A couple of years ago I started my journey into cycling with a Vaast A/1 gravel bike. It features a magnesium frame, which touts being nearly as light as carbon for a fraction of the cost. I’ve put nearly 2,000 miles on...
2026-04-14 15:35 Awhile back I built mdServer, a markdown based blogging engine. It was fun to build, but I’ve found I want to focus on other projects (and writing). With that, I’ve decided to move to Pure Blog, the excellent blogging...
2026-04-14 14:47 Pablo posted a very well put together reaction to another post regarding the use of LLMs in the writing process. Pablo did an excellent job of conveying the thoughts I’ve had around this subject. I’ve often felt “if you...
A couple of years ago I started my journey into cycling with a Vaast A/1 gravel bike. It features a magnesium frame, which touts being nearly as li...