Tag: software

How to Brick your NAS and lose your data

This is a horror story, but don’t worry… I just lost a lot of time… this time. What happened? For context, I’ve been messing around with self-hosting. I have a Proxmox and inside I’m running TrueNAS as a VM and passing the disks. Before all that, I spent a lot of time running Badblocks and […]

One Tech Tip: How to block your phone from tracking your location

LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find the new restaurant your friend recommended, or your phone’s browser to check the price of something you saw […]

How to Turn Off Apple Intelligence on an iPhone, iPad, and Mac

apple Intelligence isn’t as big a success story as Apple may have expected. The suite of artificial intelligence features—introduced late in 2024 in iOS 18.1—has received mixed reactions. Some capabilities, like automatically transcribing voice notes and recordings, creating custom emojis, and proofreading, are handy. Others not so much. Apple came under fire for inaccurate notification […]

How To Be Wrong – A crash course in startup success

We were watching Ferrit, Telecom’s online shopping mall, turn into a slow train wreck – all while they spent millions on billboards, TV ads and even banners on Trade Me (we were happy to take their money). We were keeping a closer eye on Zillion, the first credible local Trade Me competitor to get any traction. Our […]

How to Dockerize NestJS – DEV Community

Today, I’ll walk you through how to dockerize a NestJS application. This will help you package your app into a container that can run consistently across different environments. Let’s get started! Step 1: Setting Up the Dockerfile First, we need to create a Dockerfile in the root directory of your NestJS project. This file will […]

How to set better 2025 Goals

For me I’ve realized that, going back through my failed resolution goals, I have never set a higher value to change my behaviors. These are examples of those goals: Learn a new programming language X Learn how a computer works Become 10x more productive They are shallow, unmeasurable goals that are rather by-products of some […]

How to write clean code

Why Write Clean Code? ⛩️ Imagine if you tried to find something in a messy room—you’d waste time searching, right? The same goes for messy code! It’s HARDER to find problems or understand what’s happening. With clean code, you can avoid that mess. You know what?.. By writing clean code you will save other developers […]

How to Crack a DevOps Interview in One Attempt: A Complete Guide for Freshers and Experienced

Cracking a DevOps interview can be challenging for both freshers and experienced engineers. This guide aims to equip you with essential skills, tools, and methodologies to help you succeed in your DevOps interview. Table of Contents Understand the DevOps Role Prepare the Fundamentals Intermediate to Advanced DevOps Topics Common DevOps Interview Questions Soft Skills and […]

How to make your Express app 9x faster (and type-safe)

💡 This guide shows you how to migrate an existing Express.js app to Encore.ts, an Open Source backend framework for TypeScript, to unlock a 9x performance boost. Why migrate? Express.js is great for simple APIs, but as your app scales, you may face limitations. While the large Express.js community offers plugins and middleware to help, […]