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A properly functioning search system is an important part of every website. Especially when it comes to online stores, magazine blogs, news websites, forums, and directory websites, the search system is a crucial element for providing effective user experience. For example, if you have an online retail store, you’d want your customers to quickly find…
Docker is a popular open-source tool used to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. These containers are isolated, discrete packages that contain all of the software and configuration files necessary to run specific applications. In this article, we will outline some reasons why you might want to use Docker as well as the…
Apache Tomcat (sometimes referred to as simply Tomcat) is a popular open-source web server software used to set up Java-based server environments. The technologies used in Tomcat include Java Servlet, Java Server Pages, Java Expression Language, and WebSocket and provides an HTTP server environment ideal for running Java-based applications. Apache Tomcat can be installed on…
Throughout June, we’ve published a series of Q&As at WordPress Discover featuring members of the Automattic team. These conversations explore personal journeys; reflections on identity; and diversity and inclusion in tech, design, and the workplace. Here are highlights from these interviews. “In a World That Wants You to Apologize or Minimize Who You Are, Don’t.”…
OnePlus has announced a new product line of cheaper phones called OnePlus Nord, with the goal of making the “premium OnePlus experience accessible to more users.” “We are immensely proud of our flagship products and will continue to create more tech-leading flagships for our users. Now we are excited to share the OnePlus experience with…
So you’ve decided to write a blog post. That’s great! Now let’s make sure your efforts pay off and it turns into an awesome post that also ranks. What do you need to write that post? What steps do you need to take? You can use this blog post checklist to make sure you’ve got […]
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Flying a quadcopter or other drone can be pretty exciting, especially when using the video signal to do the flying. It’s almost like a real-life video game or flight simulator in a way, except the aircraft is physically real. To bring this experience even closer to the reality of flying, …read more
Linux Mint is easily one of the best Linux distributions out there and especially considering the features of Linux Mint 20, I’m sure you will agree with that. In case you missed our coverage, Linux Mint 20 is finally available to download. Of course, if you’ve been using Linux Mint for a while, you probably…
Vue.js is gaining popularity and momentum as a flexible technology that can help create nimble yet modern applications without wasting resources. Its flexibility, scalability, handy conventions, size efficiency, and progressive nature makes the framework stand out from the rest. If you are building a small scale application or a larger one, form inputs are the…
In this tutorial, learn how to craft a dark theme to complement your app’s Material Design light theme. Learn how to create a dark theme palette and apply it consistently to surfaces, typography, and components. You’ll also learn how to enhance your app experience in the dark with custom color treatments and added touches to…
Learn how to use Deno in this complete course. Deno is a Node.js alternative created by the same person who created Node.js. In this tutorial course, you will learn how to build real apps with Deno. You will also learn the basics of the Typescript. You will see how to use Deno to build a…
The social platform just banned the president’s most notorious internet fan club, as part of a sitewide purge of forums that “promote hate.”
The WordPress app on your Android or iOS device is your companion wherever you go. Manage your site, write and publish, and even add images to your posts — from anywhere you are. Oftentimes, the most engaging posts include visuals, like the photos you take on the go: pictures from last week’s walk, snapshots of your…
Some of the pages of your site serve a purpose, but that purpose isn’t ranking in search engines or even getting traffic to your site. These pages need to be there, as glue for other pages or simply because regulations require them to be accessible on your website. If you regularly read our blog, you’ll know […]
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If you have been following It’s FOSS for some time, you might have noticed that I publish news articles like Ubuntu XYZ version has reached end of life (EoL). This end of life is one of those essential concepts that every Ubuntu user should be aware of. This is why I decided to write this…
When [Neutrino-1] saw DFRobot’s DFPlayer module, he decided he wanted to make his own retro MP3 player. This tiny module comes packed with a ton of interesting capabilities such as EQ adjustment, volume control, and a 3 watt amplifier amongst other things. It can even play ads in between songs, …read more
On some 2011 Macbook Pro models, there is a tendency for the Radeon GPU to fail. This should mean game over for the computer, but surprisingly salvation is offered by its having not one but two GPUs on board. The Intel processor also has a GPU, and Apple use a …read more
While the US tech industry relentlessly tries to do business with the rest of the world, this week it became further embroiled in national politics. High-skill immigration visas have been suspended until the end of the year by the Trump administration, precluding thousands of present and future startup employees and founders from coming to the US and building companies here.
Linux Mint 20 “Ulyana” is finally released and available to download. Linux Mint 19 was based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Mint 20 is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS — so you will find a lot of things different, improved, and potentially better. Now that it’s here, let’s take a look at its new features,…
There are many reasons you may want to crop an image in GIMP. You may want to remove useless borders or information to improve your image, or you may want the focus of the final image to be a specific detail for example. In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to cut out an image…