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state of Windows email clients in 2025, alternatives to Outlook (crap) 1

Feb

4

2025

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. It looks Microsoft is using ...

Keeping your Screen active… DIY Arduino-Powered Mouse Jiggler

Feb

3

2025

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 can always just buy ready ...

Exploring LoRa, Meshtastic, and the Radios Powering off-grid communications 2

Jan

23

2025

In a world dominated by smartphones, Wi-Fi, and 5G, there’s a quiet revolution happening in the realm of off-grid communication. Enter LoRa (Long Range) and Meshtastic—a dynamic duo that’s empowering hobbyists, preppers, and tech enthusiasts to build their own decentralized communication networks. Whether you’re planning a weekend hike, preparing for the apocalypse, or just love ...

Unlock Stunning Designs: best Free Modern HTML Website Templates for 2025 2

Jan

7

2025

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 models still don’t have same ...

Building a WordPress Weather Widget Plugin with OpenWeatherMap API 4

Jan

7

2025

Today, I’ll break down a WordPress plugin that I created (with a little help from Claude.ai), this is a simple yet attractive weather widget using the OpenWeatherMap API and animated weather icons Meteocons . This plugin allows WordPress site owners to display current weather conditions for any location with a clean, modern display, just enough ...

Questions / Problems AI LLM’s like chatGPT routinely get wrong

Nov

24

2024

Despite their impressive capabilities in areas like writing, coding, and analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude often struggle with seemingly straightforward logic puzzles and mathematical reasoning. Let’s dive into why these sophisticated AI systems sometimes fail at tasks that many humans can solve with relative ease. Ask it who <insert name here> ...

Fetch your Reddit posts,comments to a file using Go 2

Jan

19

2024

I have posted lots of content on Reddit and I would like to make a copy of of these locally, just to have a local record and make it easier to search my posts. There’s a couple of ways to do this, one method is simply Ask Reddit [email protected]., they provide an official Data Request ...

Microchip magic, the amazing science behind ASML EUV lithography machine

Dec

29

2023

Came across a series of videos explaining the intracacies of modern silicon chip fabricaion (Fab) , and was fascinated by the sheer complexity of making tiny transistors and circuits. In the heart of the silicon revolution, where chips smaller than snowflakes power our world, lies a Dutch titan: ASML. Their claim to fame? Lithography machines, ...

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