How to Remove Annoying News Widgets From Windows 11
Windows 11, by default, shows you a bunch of “news” articles when you click the widget icon, the thing on the left-hand side of the taskbar that usually shows you the weather. This block of news articles was, until recently, next to impossible to disable. I am not exaggerating when I say the news articles […]
15 Top New Android 15 Features (2024): How to Install, Features, Release Date
The next version of Google’s mobile operating system—Android 15—is on the horizon, with a host of new features and improvements. Google promises productivity enhancements, better privacy and security, and smoother performance. There are also upgrades for foldable and larger-screen devices. Android 15 is only available as a beta for select devices right now, with the […]
What to Expect at Google I/O 2024, and How to Watch It
The chirping of birds, the buzzing of bugs, the soft patter of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s shoes as he bounds across the stage. The sounds of spring are here, so you know what that means: Google I/O is blooming. Hot on the heels of Apple’s iPad launch event last week, Google is going all out […]
How to Get a Job in Crypto: Bitcoin Price Spike Draws Young Startup Founders
Mimi St Johns couldn’t wait to drop out of Stanford University. The 24-year-old computer science and German double major, former Thiel Capital intern and software engineer had the pedigree to land a coveted role in the upper echelons of Corporate America. But last fall, as the so-called crypto winter started to thaw, she hatched a […]
How To Become An AWS Hero
Photo by Gabriel Bassino on Unsplash Ever since I was named an AWS Hero, lots of people have been asking me how they can become an AWS Hero. In my opinion, this is the wrong question to be asking. I never had the goal to become an AWS Hero. I did and will continue to […]
How to Implement Micro Frontends Using SystemJS: A Comprehensive Guide
In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, the need for scalable, maintainable, and flexible architectures has never been greater. Enter micro frontends, a design approach that breaks down the frontend monolith into smaller, more manageable pieces. Much like microservices have revolutionized backend development by decomposing complex applications into smaller services, micro frontends aim to achieve […]
Power Automate – How to Test your Flows
There are 2 things developers hate, testing and documentation. I know it doesn’t matter how important they are, they are just boring ? But I look at them as an investment, 10 minutes of testing = hour saved of debugging, and the only thing worst than debugging is debugging when it’s in production. There are […]
How to overcome writer’s block as a developer blogger?
This year, I decided to solidify my writing habit by publishing an article every week. It went well for the first couple of weeks, but as time went on, it began to feel like a drag. Ideas kept slipping away, and words seemed to escape me. Writing became a chore. I found myself scrambling every […]
How to Get Gemini Advanced, Google’s Subscription-Only AI Chatbot
Google just upgraded its AI chatbot. Access to the new Gemini Advanced chatbot is available right now through a monthly subscription to Google One, the company’s cloud backup service. With today’s release, there’s a new tier of Google One service called the AI Premium plan, which costs $20 per month; subscribe and you’ll get the […]
Database 101: How to Model Leaderboards for 1M Player’s Game.
Ever wondered how a game like League of Legends, Fortnite, or even Rockband models its leaderboards? In this article, we’ll find out how to properly model a schema to handle them in a monstrously performative way! If you’re just getting started with databases in general or databases, you might want to start off by reading […]