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Easiest Windows Development Setup – WordPress, Laravel, NodeJS in 5 minutes

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Create the easiest local development environment on Windows 10 and 11 in just a few minutes. Install the typical Apache/Nginx, PHP, and NodeJS to easily develop server side applications like WordPress, Laravel, and many more.

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022
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We are the generation of forced nostalgia

This is a random thought that came to mind this afternoon while I was filing my taxes. I was bored out of my mind and I decided to jump on Facebook for some good old doom scrolling, which was immediately interrupted by the algorithm showing me a picture of myself from 15 years ago. I […]

Posted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022
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Working on Thunderbird. UX and UI challenges of an Open Source project.

My first reaction after using Thunderbird, and learning its code base, after the first couple of weeks was something like “I have to redesign everything from scratch!”

Posted on February 23, 2021March 6, 2021
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XP-Pen Artist 12 Pro Review and International Giveaway!

Check out my review of the affordable Artist 12 Pro drawing tablet from XP-Pen, and enter the International Giveaway. Good luck!

Posted on January 14, 2020February 14, 2020
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Embracing WordPress and Gutenberg: building a theme in 2019

To build my new website, I decided to stop hacking WordPress, trying to tweak it to make it behave the way I wanted, and instead embrace its development approach, and indirectly improve my life

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019
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Akira UX: Building an adaptable UI Header Bar

The UI of a design software is a pretty tough deal. UI in general is a key point for any product but for a design software is particularly important and not every designer responds positively to the same interface.

Posted on October 14, 2018January 23, 2019
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Entry level Linux Gaming HTPC around $600

In the age of the absurdly expensive computers, thin laptops that bends if you type too hard, and soldered RAMs, building an entry level Linux Gaming HTPC for about $600, seems like the stupidest idea ever. Or maybe it isn’t.

Posted on August 1, 2018February 20, 2019
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Don’t trust what you see online, everyone is sad!

Yes, the title is correct, is not a clickbait or anything, it’s just true. Don’t trust what you see online, everyone is sad! This could be a shock coming from me, Alex, the guy always smiling, the guy that faces problems head down, the guy that gets excited by a challenge, the guy that doesn’t […]

Posted on March 26, 2018
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