https://kctofel.com Tech, hardware, Linux, programming, and AI notes. en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:15:53 GMT https://kctofel.com/n/articles/building-a-browser-extension-to-auto-bookmark-articles/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/building-a-browser-extension-to-auto-bookmark-articles/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT I built a Chrome extension that saves any web page as a markdown bookmark on my blog, complete with an AI-generated summary, the article's photo, and a link back to the source. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/ai-broke-my-blog-then-fixed-it/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/ai-broke-my-blog-then-fixed-it/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT With 6 years of posts across 3 sites, I decided to let AI consolidate all posts into one site. The migration was a good learning test, both for me and AI. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/2026-planning/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/2026-planning/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I've planned 2026 to level up my stats as if I was a real world Dungeons & Dragons character. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Minimal-living-budget-results-July-2025/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Minimal-living-budget-results-July-2025/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have a full month of minimal apartment living under my belt. So how did I do compared to my budget? Let's see! https://kctofel.com/n/articles/2025-mid-year-update/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/2025-mid-year-update/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT It's been six months without a blog post and boy, have there been some ch- ch- changes in my life! https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-jan-12-2025/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-jan-12-2025/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Why I downsized to the smaller iPad Pro, some limited tech time this week and a grandbaby update https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-dec-29-2024/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-dec-29-2024/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Another look at de-Googled phones, considering AI hardware and a 250 year old autobiography https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-dec-22-2024/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/weekly-review-dec-22-2024/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT An early baby, eBooks on a home server, Witcher 3 upgrades, and my first mechanical keyboard mod https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-tired-of-managing-contacts-you-do-it/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-tired-of-managing-contacts-you-do-it/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT I've been tinkering with an idea lately in terms of big tech and contact management. This is mainly for two reasons. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-my-new-desktop-pc-was-delivered-in-a-padded-envelope/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-my-new-desktop-pc-was-delivered-in-a-padded-envelope/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT It's been nearly three years since I custom build my last desktop PC. And to be honest, I love that computer… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/defeated-by-the-elves/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/defeated-by-the-elves/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT I know when I'm beaten and this week, I was beaten… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/its-been-a-week/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/its-been-a-week/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT What a long, busy week. I mentioned on Monday that I'm beginning to prep for my first JavaScript assessment… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/training-for-the-javascript-jedi-trials/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/training-for-the-javascript-jedi-trials/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT Since February of this year, I've been a JavaScript Padawan… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-a-javascript-padawan-learner-at-launch-school/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-a-javascript-padawan-learner-at-launch-school/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT Anyone who knows me even a little knows that I can't sit still when it comes to my education… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-ends-the-great-masters-in-cs-experiment/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-ends-the-great-masters-in-cs-experiment/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Well, my first semester in the Georgia Tech OMSCS program is over. And my first semester is also my last semester… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/gas-station-free-for-2-months-and-loving-it/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/gas-station-free-for-2-months-and-loving-it/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT As I get older, I'm starting to appreciate "things" more… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-drowning-in-the-c/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-drowning-in-the-c/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT What a slacker. I just realized I haven't posted here since April… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/its-just-a-cruddy-app-but-at-least-its-my-cruddy-app/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/its-just-a-cruddy-app-but-at-least-its-my-cruddy-app/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT The last time I blogged here was when I applied to the online Georgia Tech Masters in CS program six weeks ago… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/wish-me-luck-im-gonna-need-it/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/wish-me-luck-im-gonna-need-it/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT I made a big life decision this past month… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/replacing-google-drive-or-other-cloud-services-for-data-privacy/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/replacing-google-drive-or-other-cloud-services-for-data-privacy/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT I've been remiss in following up the series of blog posts on data privacy… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/my-first-cruddy-javascript-app/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/my-first-cruddy-javascript-app/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT We're in the home stretch of the fall semester where I'm taking my first JavaScript (JS) class… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/living-a-mobile-life-without-apple-or-google-part-2-apps-email-cloud-storage/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/living-a-mobile-life-without-apple-or-google-part-2-apps-email-cloud-storage/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT Last week, I shared my current experiment of living without "big tech"… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/the-experiment-living-a-mobile-life-without-apple-or-google/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/the-experiment-living-a-mobile-life-without-apple-or-google/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT I've been thinking quite a bit about data privacy and the mobile industry lately… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-i-hit-the-nvidia-rtx-3080-lottery/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/so-i-hit-the-nvidia-rtx-3080-lottery/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT When I built my $900 budget gaming PC back in June, I never thought it would become a money pit of sorts… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/microsoft-surface-duo-dual-screens-and-dual-personalities/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/microsoft-surface-duo-dual-screens-and-dual-personalities/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT The Microsoft Surface Duo I ordered two weeks ago arrived late last week… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/javascript-the-semester-begins/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/javascript-the-semester-begins/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT Up until three months ago, I'd never written a single line of JavaScript… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/why-i-bought-a-surface-duo-or-two/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/why-i-bought-a-surface-duo-or-two/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT After noting how easy it is to switch from iOS to Android, I decided to pre-order a Microsoft Surface Duo… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/thoughts-on-switching-from-iphone-to-android-these-days/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/thoughts-on-switching-from-iphone-to-android-these-days/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT Earlier this month, I took the SIM card from my iPhone 11 Pro and dropped it in my Pixel 4… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-such-a-sucker-i-bought-an-older-gpu-to-replace-a-newer-one/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/im-such-a-sucker-i-bought-an-older-gpu-to-replace-a-newer-one/ Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT A few weeks back, I explained how my $900 gaming PC quickly became a $1,200 gaming PC… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Its-things-like-this-that-annoy-me-about-Windows/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Its-things-like-this-that-annoy-me-about-Windows/ Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT I was all set to share an interesting tech tidbit here this morning and was stopped in my tracks. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/I-was-so-wrong-dont-build-your-own-PC/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/I-was-so-wrong-dont-build-your-own-PC/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT About a month ago I suggested that most people should build their own PC at least once… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Goodbye-Hugo-hello-Gatsby/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/Goodbye-Hugo-hello-Gatsby/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT After a month of considering a switch of the Static Site Generator, or SSG, that creates the pages for this blog… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/interesting-developing-in-ubuntu-through-vs-code-running-in-wsl2-1/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/interesting-developing-in-ubuntu-through-vs-code-running-in-wsl2-1/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Late last month, I said I’d be looking into WSL, or the Windows Subsystem for Linux… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/this-68-storage-upgrade-was-well-worth-it-even-if-it-was-twice-the-cost-of-an-ssd/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/this-68-storage-upgrade-was-well-worth-it-even-if-it-was-twice-the-cost-of-an-ssd/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT I dropped $68 on this Western Digital 250 GB M.2 NVMe drive from Amazon this week and it arrived today. https://kctofel.com/n/articles/added-to-the-to-do-list-a-jamstack-blog-commenting-system/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/added-to-the-to-do-list-a-jamstack-blog-commenting-system/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT I've gotten away from posting here or continuing my path towards learning Gatsby for blog publishing of late… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/should-everyone-build-their-own-pc-at-least-once/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/should-everyone-build-their-own-pc-at-least-once/ Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT I'm going to answer my own question with a caveat… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/the-great-gatsby-vs-hugo-for-static-site-generation/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/the-great-gatsby-vs-hugo-for-static-site-generation/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Well that didn't take long. I've been thinking about the tools that power this site since my last post because I… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/getting-javascript-y-with-apis-even-if-its-hard-to-secure-the-keys/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/getting-javascript-y-with-apis-even-if-its-hard-to-secure-the-keys/ Sat, 06 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT My spring semster ended about a month ago in a whimper as the pandemic hit smack dab in the middle of March… https://kctofel.com/n/articles/i-see-the-power-of-git-submodules/ https://kctofel.com/n/articles/i-see-the-power-of-git-submodules/ Sat, 30 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT As I noted in my last post, I'm still a n00b developer…