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Comprehensive Python quick reference covering syntax, data types, control flow, functions, OOP, error handling, file I/O, and common patterns. Perfect for beginners and experienced developers.
Turn scattered life tracking into one organized system. Learn how to use Obsidian for daily journaling, home maintenance logs, and personal tracking—with simple templates and query examples that just work.
Turn 10 minutes of manual status reporting into 2 minutes with AI-powered skills. Learn how Claude Code skills transform Obsidian templates into intelligent automation that reads your notes, identifies patterns, and generates professional reports instantly.
Get started with Claude Code and Obsidian MCP integration in 15 minutes. Learn how to query your vault with natural language, search notes intelligently, and automate common workflows—no coding required.
Learn how to build a powerful personal knowledge management system with Obsidian. Part 1 covers vault architecture, the PARA method, naming conventions, and template systems that scale from daily notes to multi-year projects.
A practical guide to implementing modern SEO best practices including structured data schemas, dynamic sitemaps, image optimization, and meta tag enhancements for better search visibility.
Discover LiteLLM, an open-source library that provides a unified OpenAI-compatible interface for calling 100+ LLMs from different providers. Learn how to avoid vendor lock-in and simplify multi-provider AI integration.
Learn how to quickly test household batteries with a voltmeter to save money and reduce waste. Simple step-by-step guide with voltage reference chart and troubleshooting tips.
Day 3 of AWS re:Invent 2025 brings Graviton5 (192 cores), Lambda Managed Instances, and Werner Vogels’ final closing keynote introducing the ‘Renaissance Developer’ framework—5 principles for developers thriving alongside AI.
Day 2 of AWS re:Invent 2025 focuses on Agentic AI with Dr. Swami’s keynote announcing Strands SDK, Bedrock Reinforcement Fine Tuning, SageMaker HyperPod improvements, plus deep dives into AWS’s secret security systems and CloudFront flat-rate pricing.
Day 1 of AWS re:Invent 2025 kicks off with Matt Garman’s CEO keynote announcing Trainium3 UltraServers, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Nova 2 foundation models, and a clear vision: billions of AI agents powering the future of development.
Complete coverage of AWS re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas—the year AWS went all-in on agentic AI. Key announcements include Trainium3 UltraServers, Graviton5, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Lambda Managed Instances, Kiro Powers, and Werner Vogels’ ‘Renaissance Developer’ framework.
Complete troubleshooting guide for Apple Mail on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Fix stuck messages, sync issues, and performance problems on macOS Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia.
Deploy production-ready MongoDB on Kubernetes with StatefulSets, operators, automated backups, and cloud-native reliability patterns. Master the techniques that power modern database infrastructure.
A humorous and dramatic guide to troubleshooting Linux servers in production. When everything is on fire and Slack is blowing up, here’s your survival guide for the first 10 minutes of incident response. Or: How I Learned to Stop Panicking and Love the Command Line.
Build production-ready MongoDB systems with replica sets for high availability, sharding for horizontal scale, comprehensive security hardening, and role-based access control. Master the techniques that keep databases reliable and secure.
Master MongoDB operations with comprehensive monitoring strategies, performance tuning techniques, and index optimization best practices. Learn to identify bottlenecks, optimize queries, and maintain high-performance production databases.
A practical framework for managers to divide their 40-hour work week into five equal 20% allocations, balancing operational work, strategic thinking, relationship building, and personal development.
A deep dive into what organizational culture really means, why it matters, and how to build high-performance cultures that drive engagement and results.
A comprehensive 8-step learning path for junior Site Reliability Engineers, from foundational scripting to production infrastructure management with Terraform and Kubernetes.
JWT basics illustrated and explained.
AWS re:Invent 2024, held in Las Vegas from December 2nd to 6th, brought the cloud computing world together for a week of groundbreaking announcements and insightful sessions. Under new CEO Matt Garman leadership, AWS unveiled a wave of innovations across compute, storage, databases, generative AI, and data analytics.
AWS Innovate is an online conference hosted by AWS designed to inspire and educate executives and IT professionals. You can learn to build and scale generative AI applications with security, privacy, and responsible AI built in from day one. Access leading foundation models, customize with your own data, and use the leading security, access control, and features you trust from AWS.
An update to my 2021 post on getting the most out of your Slack application in the least amount of time.
AWS re:Invent 2023 is a learning conference hosted by AWS for the global cloud computing community. The in-person event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to 2,000+ technical sessions, the Expo, after-hours events, and so much more. These are notes I’ve compiled from the conference.
Simplify Your Twitter Search: Tips and Tricks
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Amazon’s Echo Show devices are powerful video player. Use your voice to play movies, videos, or TV shows from Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu and other supported streaming services.
Amazon’s Echo devices can do so much more these days. This is the first of a series of articles to help you discover and get the most out of these powerful devices.