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Are We Truly Free to Develop Mobile/Wearable Apps?

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From a Web Developer’s Perspective I am primarily an iOS user, but at home, I also use Android devices (such as tablets, Fire TV, and some WearOS & Smart home devices). Recently, I developed a simple, free, and ad-free Android app. My goal was to learn something new while creating a free app that could benefit others. However, the … Read more

DeepSeek API Calls

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Recently, I was reviewing the API calls of DeepSeek. Right away, I noticed that everything aligns directly with OpenAI counterparts. Interestingly, even the Python library is based on OpenAI’s library. All you need to do is modify the endpoint and api_key to get started. This makes the transition incredibly straightforward for anyone looking to switch. … Read more

Real-Time Bitcoin Price Chrome extension

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I’m pleased to introduce a small project I’ve been working on—a Chrome extension that lets you quickly check Bitcoin prices right from your toolbar. The idea is to provide a convenient way to track Bitcoin’s current value without the need to switch tabs or open extra apps. Features Why I Created It I wanted a … Read more

my very first Google Chrome extension

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Just released the first public version of my Icinga Chrome Extension (ICE). In the beginning I developed it for my own needs. Now it can work with any icinga & chrome installation. http://bit.ly/icingaplugin You can test it with official icinga demo page: https://www.icinga.com/demo/authentication/login user: demo pass: demo Feel free to test it and report bugs … Read more

Bubble sorting with Perl

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#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use Data::Dumper; sub swap{      @_[ 0, 1 ] = @_[ 1, 0 ]; } sub bsort{      my (@a) = @_;      for my $j (0 .. $#a){            for my $i (0 .. $#a – 1 – $j ){         … Read more

Listing windows services statuses with Powershell

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$stopingServices=Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.status -eq “stoping”} $startingServices=Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.status -eq “starting”} $runningServices=Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.status -eq “running”} $stoppedServices=Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.status -eq “stopped”} if($startingServices){ Write-Host “`nStarting Services: $startingServices” } if($stopingServices){ Write-Host “`nStoping Services: $stopingServices” } if($runningServices){ Write-Host “`nRunning Services: $runningServices” } if($stoppedServices){ Write-Host “`nStopped Services: $stoppedServices” }

Listing IIS Application Pool Memory usage in PowerShell

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Open Powershell as an Administrator on the web server, then run: $apmem= gwmi -ComputerName localhost -NS ‘root\WebAdministration’ -class ‘WorkerProcess’ | select PSComputerName, AppPoolName,ProcessId , @{n=’RAM’;e={ [math]::round((Get-Process -Id $_.ProcessId -ComputerName $_.PSComputerName).WorkingSet / 1Mb) }} | sort RAM -Descending | ft -AutoSize echo $apmem You should see something like: PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\scripts\appool.ps1 PSComputerName AppPoolName ProcessId RAM ————– … Read more