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Everything you need to know about emojis

Emojis are emoticon images that are sent in a small amount of data by using a standard encoding. This encoding allows them to be used, when supported, on a huge range of platforms including iPhone, Android and desktop operating systems like Windows and Mac OSX. Emojis provide a better variety of options, making messages more […] Continue reading → “Everything you need to know about emojis”

HardwareTechnology

The Sound of Silence

Feb 18, 2021 3 min

This is a tale about hardware and how I ventured to open my desktop PC to install a new cooler fan. On a hot summer day working from home my attention was deflected to the noisy cooler fan of my computer. The blades were spinning wildly, in part due to the high ambient temperatures. I've […] Continue reading → “The Sound of Silence”

DevTechnology

Installing Compass on macOS Catalina

Dec 10, 2020 2 min

Upgrading a Mac Operating System to a newer version brings a lot of cool new features, but it can also bring some compatibility issues. I ran into this problem after formatting the MacBook Pro with a clean install of macOS Catalina. But I think it can also occur when upgrading straight from High Sierra (previous […] Continue reading → “Installing Compass on macOS Catalina”

Technology

HestiaCP on Amazon Lightsail

Dec 1, 2020 3 min

Hestia Control Panel, better known as HestiaCP is an open source web hosting panel to manage your web sites, your email server and more. Its source code is based on VestaCP and comes bundled with many fixes and security updates that the former panel lacks. If you have ever tried VestaCP before, you already know […] Continue reading → “HestiaCP on Amazon Lightsail”

DesignUX

Why is ADA compliance so important?

Oct 4, 2020 5 min

One billion people all over the world live with some form of disability, while 200 million do with a very significant one. In the United States that number means a quarter of the adult population. People who have visual, auditory, ambulatory, or cognitive disabilities, can face a real challenge when navigating websites. Accessibility, whether online […] Continue reading → “Why is ADA compliance so important?”

Day-to-day workTechnology

Monitoring, a good habit to solve incidents

Sep 7, 2020 4 min

This is a tale of an incident, one of many that people from the IT world go through everyday. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a roughly 10 MB decrease in the upload speed of my Internet connection. It was the first time that I experienced such a decrease with my ISP over a […] Continue reading → “Monitoring, a good habit to solve incidents”

Everything you need to know about emojis

The Sound of Silence

Installing Compass on macOS Catalina

HestiaCP on Amazon Lightsail

Why is ADA compliance so important?

Monitoring, a good habit to solve incidents

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