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Bought a Pair of AirPods Pro
2 Weeks ago, a sinking feeling washed over me as I lost my beloved AirPods Pro that had been with me for 3 years. These trusty companions had been faithfully by my side for almost three years, or at least, their various replacements had. Well, I had encountered the infamous sound issues that plagued me […]
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Remove Items in Allow in the Background
With macOS Ventura, you can now view which applications are allowed to perform tasks even when they’re not actively running. While this is a useful feature, there’s one limitation: it only allows you to disable background items, not remove them entirely. When you uninstall an application by dragging it to the Trash, the list of […]
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Studying Enzyme Activity with Zymography
In a previous post, I talked about immunostaining and touched on the principles and procedures of Western blotting, a technique that is widely used to quantify protein expression. Now, let’s turn our attention to another powerful molecular tool that is often employed in research laboratories: zymography. Distinct from Western blotting, this technique allows for the […]
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Personal Notes for Renting an Apartment
Before signing a lease for a new apartment, there are important questions to ask and things to look for to make sure you have a comfortable living environment. Here, I listed several things to ask the landlord when touring your potential new home. This is my personal note but hopefully it can help you too.
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Additional CSS for WordPress Blocks
Are you frustrated with the default inline code and code block styles in the WordPress theme? You’re not alone. Personally, although technically the same size, I find the monospace font sizes to be too big in comparison to the paragraph font, while the lack of clear background for inline code makes it difficult to distinguish from regular text. Also, code blocks wrap text on line breaks, making code hard to read.
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Quantifying Protein with Indirect Immunostaining
Recently, I’ve been working as a research assistant in a lab and finally came across the technique of Western blot. I didn’t have any training on this technique because I didn’t take molecular biology lab in my undergraduate career, so I had to learn it on the spot. I decided to write this blog post […]
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Prevent Automatic Backups when Updating iPhone or iPad in Finder
The title of this post is pretty self-explanatory. When you don’t trust Apple’s over-the-air (OTA) updates, it’s only natural to turn to the Finder on your Mac. However, when you try to update your iPhone or iPad from your Finder, you will notice that they perform automatic backups to your Mac. I made the wrong […]
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Genius Bar Replaced My Silicon Case
I had become accustomed to purchasing the silicone cases that Apple sells for their phones. In the past, I had purchased nearly a dozen of these cases for my iPhone SE, 8, and 11. These cases protected my phones in the past, and they should again. So, when I received my iPhone 13 mini, I […]
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Adding Fonts to the Twenty Twenty Two Theme
Twenty Twenty-Two is a super flexible and customizable theme that’s perfect for testing out new features like Full Site Editing, Global Styles, and Navigation blocks. It’s also lightweight, making it a breeze to use. However, I never really liked the default Source Serif Pro font that came with it, but with its new capabilities, it’s […]
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Setting Up Reverse Proxy and Automated SSL with Docker Compose
A reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that sits behind the firewall in a private network and directs client requests to the appropriate backend server. Why would you use such a setup? Well, for several reasons. The reverse proxy hides the identity of the servers behind it and presents its own IP address […]