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Just a dash o pepper with my repo, thanks
I found an unusual account while querying GitHub for users, aaand... having nowhere else to go right now, I decided to investigate it.
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Using CSS and Stylus to bend the web to your will
Did you know you have to power to control the look and feel of every site you visit? Change colors, move things around, hide anything in your way.. let's learn how!...
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13 addons to power up your GitHub game
GitHub is an amazing set of tools around Git, but it's lacking in certain areas. Where it fails to impress, browser addons often pick up the slack. Here's 13 addons (plus a few honorable mentions) that will take your GitHub experience to the next level!...
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Yes, it's possible to test a WinForms app... using MVP
If you find yourself supporting a WinForms application, you're likely to notice the tests... or lack thereof. Just because we may not have been so focused on automated tests and continuous integration when WinForms was younger, that doesn't mean we can't introduce them now. Better late than never!...
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Replacing Google Analytics, respecting user privacy, and owning your data
If you just want simple stats about your blog or site (i.e. popular pages and referrals), you don't need Google Analytics - the data is already on your server! You just need a tool that can display it nicely for you, and there's a number of privacy-minded alternatives....
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How to find the iCal address for a public Google calendar
Behind every great Google calendar URL is an equally amazing iCal file. Here's how to find it....
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How to make a dark theme for your blog that automatically adjusts for your visitors
Every time I learn some new piece of CSS I'm amazed at how flexible and powerful it is. Like how easy it is to tailor your site for your visitor's "dark mode" preference!...
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Sharing is Caring (big tech and data)
These days, it seems like the modern business's purpose, reduced to a single point, is to separate you from your data. And as it happens, I stumbled across several instances of data mining wrapped up as "features" just last week....
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