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We often assume documentation is about writing things down so we don’t forget. But experience shows a deeper truth: most documentation does not fail because it was never written —…

The dial of an analog radio moves slowly across the spectrum — through kHz and into MHz — where invisible waves crowd the air. Between stations, the receiver captures fragments:…

There is a Swahili saying I love: “Kumpigia mbuzi gitaa.”Playing a guitar to a goat. It means trying to explain something to someone who simply has no place to receive…

Whenever you think you are right—or ready—it helps to tell yourself: “Not quite.” Not quite. At least, not yet. That brief hesitation, that refusal to rush certainty, can save you…

If there are dots, it does not mean they should be connected. Sometimes trying to understand things deeply and wholly is unfeasible.There is a point where, to fully understand a…

It was not a problem at first.It worked.So I called it normal. Only later did I notice the weight—not pain,just unnecessary effort. Some problems do not existuntil you refuse to…

A desktop full of stars becomes unusable.Icons pile upon icons until nothing can be found, nothing can be acted upon.The system is alive — busy, even — yet impossible to…

I didn’t set out to master IT stacks. I set out to solve a problem that felt simple at first: tracking biometric device licenses across hundreds of remote health facilities.…

There comes a moment when networking stops looking like tables, ports, and commands—and starts looking like continuity. When you really understand tunneling, you begin to see that a network connection…

Working in IT is not just a technical job — it is a human job.Every day, I face clients, colleagues, and users with different emotions, expectations, and levels of understanding.…