I have a Chromebook. Not a powerful Chromebook. Not one of those newer models with a Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, and enough storage to pretend it’s a real laptop. Mine has an: Intel Celeron N3350 Intel HD Graphics 500 (Integrated) 4 GB RAM 32 GB eMMC storage Yeah, 32 GB! And somehow, I use it as my main development machine. Why? I’m broke and at some point, I stopped caring about having a powerful computer. ...

There was a version of my website that worked perfectly. No weird bugs. No messy structure. No performance issues. It did its job, stayed out of the way, and quietly existed. And I deleted it. Not because it was broken. Not because it needed refactoring. Just… because I got bored. The first mistake: boredom disguised as improvement At some point, everything stable starts to feel “too familiar”. The layout feels predictable. The structure feels obvious. Nothing surprises you anymore. ...

Every year, a new web framework promises to make development faster, cleaner, and more enjoyable. Social media fills with benchmarks, comparisons, and videos explaining why you should migrate immediately. It’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind if you’re not using the latest tool. But building software isn’t just about writing code. It’s about maintaining systems that continue to work long after the excitement around a framework has faded. Software Lives Longer Than Trends Choosing a framework isn’t a decision for today—it’s a decision you’ll continue living with months or even years from now. ...

Most people think the internet forgets things. It doesn’t. Even when you delete posts, change usernames, or switch accounts, traces of your online presence often remain scattered across the web. And this is exactly where OSINT comes in. What is OSINT? OSINT stands for Open Source Intelligence. It sounds fancy, but the idea is simple: OSINT is the practice of collecting and analyzing information from publicly available sources. That includes things like: ...

One of the most common pieces of security advice is to use strong passwords. While that’s true, it often misses a bigger problem: humans are terrible at managing passwords. Here’s why… How We Got Here Years ago, remembering your passwords was practical. Most people only had a handful of accounts: an email address, a few forums, and maybe an online game or two. Today, that’s no longer the case. Most of us have accounts for banking, social media, online shopping, cloud services, work platforms, streaming services, and countless other websites. ...