A workflow that builds, tests, and deploys your code can also push tags, write to package registries, and rewrite release notes, all without anyone noticing. GitHub Actions will happily run a job…
Most PDF tooling on the web falls into two camps. There is the heavy desktop suite with monthly pricing and a server somewhere in the middle, and there is the free online…
PDF work stops being simple the moment an application needs more than a page count or a text dump. Words arrive without reliable reading order. Forms hide values in their own object…
I tried installing NotepadQQ on Ubuntu 24.04 the same way I installed it in 2020. Old Launchpad PPA, add the signing key, run apt update, watch the dependency tree fight itself for…
Windows printing has historically been one of the worst parts of the operating system. Printers stop working after a Windows update, manufacturer drivers go stale, and you end up reading forum posts…
Apple is rumored to be planning three new “Ultra” products, and if the reports are right, they would be a foldable iPhone, redesigned AirPods with cameras, and a touchscreen MacBook. None of…
A GitHub Actions workflow that runs green is not the same thing as a GitHub Actions workflow that is safe. The default token (an auto-generated credential GitHub gives every workflow run) has…
WhatsApp has crossed the line from “simple messaging app” into a settings maze. The features that genuinely save you time are still in there, but most people only ever touch the surface.…
The argument that “Rails is done” is one I have been hearing quietly from senior Rails developers for the better part of two years. The framework has reached a state where the…
I spent an entire Saturday trying to boot a fresh Arch install with an encrypted root, a ZFS pool on top of LVM (logical volume management, the Linux kernel’s framework for carving…
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