The Four Levels of Mastodon Mastery

In the vast landscape of social media platforms, Mastodon has emerged as a refreshing alternative. With its decentralized nature and commitment to user privacy, Mastodon offers a unique experience that fosters community building and meaningful interactions. However, mastering Mastodon requires navigating through different levels of proficiency, especially for someone coming from a traditional, centralized platform, like Twitter. In this article, we will explore the various stages of mastery on Mastodon and uncover the possibilities that each level brings....

June 30, 2023 · 6 min

Your Blog Does Not Need a Database

In the present digital epoch, it has become imperative for companies with an online presence to host a blog which is nothing more than a compendium of articles or posts, typically organized chronologically. This is not limited to companies obviously and anyone can, and is even highly encouraged to, run a personal blog. If you’re one of the fortunate who own a personal blog and are currently relying on a database to power it, you may be under the impression that it’s necessary for your blog to function properly....

February 14, 2023 · 7 min

My Journey With Note Apps

Everybody needs to take notes, may it be for school, to have a handy grocery list in the store, or to keep a log of business expenses for accounting purposes. Some people use physical notebooks, some pick up whatever napkin happens to be in the immediate vicinity and roll with it for the day, and others, like myself, prefer to leverage digital notes. In this article, I’ll take you through my journey with note taking apps....

January 19, 2023 · 8 min

Self Host Standard Notes With Premium Extensions

Standard Notes is an open-source note taking application available on desktop and mobile platforms that offers end-to-end encrypted synchronization. In other words, all data are encrypted on device before they’re sent to the server to propagate to other devices. I think it’s one of the best open-source note taking products out there with a free plan, at the time of this writing. That being said, their introductory free tier leaves a lot of be desired....

June 18, 2022 · 6 min

Why I Love Firefox

Long gone are the days when websites consisted of static HTML pages styled with basic CSS, when links actually directed users to new web locations instead of calling a Javascript function. Now, websites (or should I call them web apps?) have grown so complex that browsers had no choice but to turn into operating systems. This made for a much richer user experience with so many possibilities; you can do online banking, play video games, join video conferences, shop, and even install apps, all within the same application: the browser....

May 22, 2022 · 8 min