Useful but obscure Websites 3

Useful but obscure Websites
The internet is full of hidden treasures that often fly under the radar, yet they pack incredible value for anyone who stumbles across them. Take Project Gutenberg, for example—a vast digital library offering over 70,000 free eBooks, from timeless classics to forgotten gems. Or WolframAlpha, a computational engine that doesn’t just search for answers but ...

Cool prompts for art styles in GPT 4o / nano Banana / Copilot

Cool prompts for art styles in GPT 4o / nano Banana / Copilot
One of the most interesting visual playgrounds that have come out of the recent AI art revolution is ChatGPT 4o & (Microsfot CoPilot) i& Google Gemini (Nano Banana) mage rendering. The Image render uses a different type of model that creates very distinct and engaging generated artwork. Perhaps the most interesting of these is the ...

clean and simple PHP multi-language app scheme 1

clean and simple PHP multi-language app scheme
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 heavy apps generally get corrupted ...

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

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

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

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

Expanding Your UGREEN NAS Drive Experience with Third-Party Apps 8

Expanding Your UGREEN NAS Drive Experience with Third-Party Apps
UGREEN DX4800 – 4 bay NAS 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 ...

Building a WordPress Weather Widget Plugin with OpenWeatherMap API 4

Building a WordPress Weather Widget Plugin with OpenWeatherMap API
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 ...
Newark , US
9:52 pm
71°F
Clear sky
High: 73°F
Low: 66°F
Wind: 6 mph