Remote-Working

I assign a minimum lifespan to things I want to own. This habit helps me calculate how much budget I can allocate for them, understand whether that thing comes cheap or expensive, and whether it’s worth it. My 6-year-old Alienware laptop was a bit of a disappointment for me. I wanted it to be something I could game on at home, code on, and also be my portable computer. I also wanted to be able to increase RAM and SSD capacity when needed in the future. None of my expectations were met satisfactorily. It was hard to carry, the charger was like a brick. The battery swelled twice and I had to replace it. Upgrading any hardware was difficult - those curious should definitely check out Alienware 15 R3 battery replacement videos. ...

Authy was my bad decision to use it for two-factor authentication. I remember that I chose it because of its ability to work on both PC/Mac and mobile phone, so if I work on a PC, I don’t need to use my phone to see the validation code. The GUI was very bad on all platforms, but it was working at least. Authy is sunsetted, the team explained on their website and stated that it will no longer be supported after March 19, 2024. ...

I’m very conservative to avoid changing my routines, habits about my preferred software and hardware. But on the other hand, I always follow the new tools and try them as much as possible. It’s not easy to change habits, but if I think that the new alternative is better than my current one, and if I think that the new tool will increase my work quality, then I take a risk and replace it. ...

When I started using Windows in 2014, I continued to keep my development environment on Linux. I first did this with Vagrant; then, I used WSL, Docker, WSL2. I had an idea forming in my head ever since. I’m already using two different systems on a computer simultaneously; is it possible to use one in a thin client and connect to the other remotely? PURPOSE Let me first start by explaining why I want to do this: ...

Pair programming has been a known and applied method for a long time. I know that it has more than one purpose and practice, but I want to say some things about an expert and a novice working together. Investigation For a long time, I went to the dental clinic for braces treatment, and after my treatment was over, I had surgeries two times (no worries, I’m fine). Sometimes there was more than one doctor at my appointments. One was relatively more experienced than the other and would generally instruct the less experienced to do what they would have done. The novice one was following the instructions without asking any questions because there was an actual patient, and they were trying to imitate the expert one as much as possible. After a while, the novice was now taking care of the appointments alone. ...

I’m not a CTO of Radity anymore, but I trust that it will succeed more in the future. One of my old coworkers asked me some questions to understand what I was doing in this position. To remember it later, I wanted to share the questions and my answers here. What are the most critical three needs and goals of a CTO? To ensure that the IT organization does business uninterruptedly and efficiently. ...

Most of the websites are using Helvetica as an alternative font, and Ubuntu is trying to set Nimbus Sans as a similar font even you have Helvetica font. Also, the default font on Firefox is DejaVu Sans, but the default fonts are working just if the styles don’t specify a font family in a website. Nimbus Sans comes with fonts-urw-base35 package, and it’s ubuntu-desktop’s dependency, direct or indirect. I need ubuntu-desktop to use GNOME, so the best solution here is to disable the font altogether and refresh the fonts cache. ...

I started using an iPad instead of a second laptop for more effective use. Although it is excellent for reading things, answering emails, checking tasks, it is still not possible to use as a laptop with these devices. So I tried to connect to my primary PC remotely. But this was not satisfactory for me either. I took some notes to compare when iOS 13 and some updates came. ...