by Irk | Don't get mad, get Irked
Alright, my fellow Pacific NW motorcyclists – I never write about insurance, but I’m truly blown away by my current provider. Over 17 years, I’ve always bought full coverage despite Washington’s ridiculous laws not requiring even liability...
by Irk | Don't get mad, get Irked
The Recap Typically, I only write this kind of post when I build an entirely new system, however there were a number of changes since the build of my Skylake system from less than a year ago in early December 2016, so I figured I’d write an update to cover them....
by Irk | Don't get mad, get Irked
Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) always made sense to me. A Traditional IRA lets you skip paying taxes on the money you contribute this year, but makes you pay taxes when you withdraw it at retirement. A Roth IRA uses taxed money when you contribute so you...
by Irk | Don't get mad, get Irked
Long gone are the days of having one computer in a household. Heck, most people have at least two, if not more, different computing devices. It’s not unusual for a single person to have a desktop, a laptop, a smartphone, and a tablet (like me!). Multiply that by the...
by Irk | Don't get mad, get Irked
It’s been more than three years since I built my i7 Haswell (4th generation) machine which is a pretty impressive time for me between builds (I built it in September 2013!), so this fall, I decided to do one of the most complete overhauls ever bringing my PC up...
