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[human written] In the current environment of AI , circa late 2026, most frontier LLM models have gotten quite good at producing rather complex and complete working software products including cloning popular enterprise grade applications. What does this mean for the production of software development and how does it change…
Just a very short post on how to quickly and easily display multi-lingual web page content in basic PHP web pages or apps for a variety of languages. Of course you can run always webpage through a translation app, but this more often than not have unintended results as JavaScript…
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is essential if you’re hosting services from home (self-hosted) where your IP address changes periodically. Namecheap,CloudFlare ,Godaddy (as well as others but not ALL ) offer a straightforward DDNS service for their domains that allow you to programmatically update the DNS records Here’s how to set it…
If you’re anything like me, and you’re a Windows 11 user… Microsoft has shoved the ad-filled Outlook client in place of the formerly usable mail client. Not only is seeing unnecessary ads is annoying, but the Outlook client is very very sluggish on all but the newest generation of machines.…
Ever wished your mouse had a mind of its own? Well, with a little Arduino magic, you can make it dance across your screen in a variety of patterns! Here’s a simple Arduino sketch hat does just this, and I’m excited to share my insights and explorations with you. You…
For UGREEN NAS users looking to enhance their system with functionality similar to QNAP or Synology’s mature ecosystems, there’s a wealth of open source solutions available. This guide explores alternatives to popular proprietary NAS software apps and features, helping you build a comprehensive storage solution. Because UGREEN is a fairly…
As web design trends continue to evolve, finding high-quality HTML /CSS templates can save developers and designers valuable time while ensuring a professional, contemporary look. AI generation isn’t there yet for quality HTML templates While there’s a rising trend to use AI to generate HTML templates and styles, current AI…
