Category: Science & Technology

Elastic Beanstalk is Amazon’s “platform as a service” solution, allowing you to “just write code,” and then Elastic Beanstalk does all the work of setting up and maintaining the underlying infrastructures (EC2 instances, load balancers, auto-scaling groups and more).…

On September 19, 2023, Amazon released their updated version of the Cloud Practitioner exam, CLF-C02. In this video, I’ll give you a first look based on my experience taking (and passing!)…

AWS CloudFormation is Amazon’s “infrastructure as code” solution, and is core to a lot of other services, especially on medium to large projects. Rather than setting up infrastructure manually, just define what you want through code (in a JSON or YAML template), and let AWS do the rest of the work for you.…

There are many programs out there to create animated GIFs or memes, but if you already have Microsoft PowerPoint, then that’s all you need! In this hands-on tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to insert characters for the animation (there are lots to choose from in PowerPoint), how to storyboard each animation frame, and then finally how to save the deck as an animated GIF.…

One thing I hear a lot from AWS newbies is that security in AWS can be a little overwhelming. There are so many concepts and services to learn.…

In AWS, a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a private network for your resources. When you create a new account, a default VPC is created automatically.…

Need something to jazz up your next PowerPoint presentation, with a slightly geeky or nerdy twist? Or do you want to show that an AI robot has taken over your deck?…

AWS Amplify has become really popular recently for doing full-stack web and mobile development on AWS. But what exactly is it and why should you use it?…

ChatGPT plug-ins are here! One of the newest features available with GPT-4, plugins effectively allow you to get out to the internet to retrieve real-time information from the provider.…

Amazon CloudFront is a content distribution network (CDN) that caches content like images and videos, making them faster to load. With points of presence all over the world, you can easily get your content closer to you and your users.…

If you haven’t heard, Elon Musk has a doppelganger. Or a really good deep fake. In this hands-on demo, we’ll put Amazon Rekognition to work to see if he can recognize the difference between the two.…

You might already use textboxes in Microsoft Excel—and they’re great for hovering over parts of a spreadsheet, using as callouts, and inserting whatever type of formatting you want.…

Have you been bitten by the dreaded EC2 instance that you accidentally left running? Or is your company trying to optimize costs by shutting down instances on nights and weekends?…

Looking for a “wow factor” effect for your next PowerPoint presentation? Look no further than this video. In a hands-on tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a swipe effect for any kind of screen—a phone, laptop or tablet.…

AWS offers many tools for developers, but it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. So many “Code” and “Cloud” things! Well, not to worry.…

How much will this cost? It’s one of the most-asked questions related to Amazon Web Services (AWS). And whether you need to estimate for your own side projects, or your boss is asking you to come up with an estimate for the whole company to migrate to AWS, it would be nice to have a calculator to help.…

You’ve heard rumors of a GPT-4 release, but today—on Pi Day!—it actually happened! The team at OpenAI have been hard at work on this for years.…

So. You got a bill from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Maybe the amount is more than you expected, or maybe you just need to better understand the details behind the numbers.…

Need to create illustrations or drawings for a work or school project? But lack any sort of drawing skills?? Then it’s artificial intelligence (AI) to the rescue!…