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Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Growth: Lessons from a Reddit stranger
I found a great, inspirational response to someone struggling on Reddit, offering practical and compassionate advice on overcoming self-doubt and procrastination.
Read moreUsing DOCX with Laravel, using Express as a backend
I need to generate robust, clean Word documents for an app I'm building. It's something PHP libraries are bad at, and there's a great JS library for. It was only logical to use it - so what did I do?
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State of Laravel: A Personal Digest
Looking at the conclusions of the State of Laravel survey, I started pondering about my own experiences over time. Here are my thoughts, reflections and lessons learnt.
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Inbox to Insight: Emailing myself for personal growth
Emailing myself ideas, reflections, and growth points has become a key tool for personal and professional development. It's convenient, easy to organize, and ensures I don't forget valuable insights. By making this a regular practice, I can capture fleeting thoughts and turn them into actionable steps for continuous growth. Try it out and see how it can transform your own development process!
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Small Steps, Big Returns: The Power of Incremental Upgrades for Smart Infrastructure Spending
When capital dries up, due to changes in policy, ebbing of markets or redirected funding (ahem, Covid), major projects dry up with them. But the needs don't vanish - so here's some thoughts on how to adapt, and make every penny count.
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If anything needs disruption, it's email and collaboration tools
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A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon
Read moreAustralian Population Density
Some idle thoughts
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Making best use of a Synology NAS
Read moreAn easy introduction to Passkeys
Apple and Google have now implemented Passkeys on their websites, and they and Microsoft have enabled them on their platforms following industry support for Passkeys. But what does it all mean? This article will give you a straightforward introduction to everything you need to know.
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