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Productivity
In the past, I used to struggle with my productivity, no matter how hard I seemed to study, my grades didn’t reflect it. I was quite stubborn in believing I wasn’t at fault, like some kind of genius who nobody understood, and reading quotes like this one certainly didn’t help me understand it was actually my problem. I was in denial.
My favourite Visual Studio Code extensions
At first, I really disliked Electron and JS-based text editors, like Atom and VSCode, but after learning Vim, and finding many problems with my plug-ins, on different languages (such as MIPS assembly, Java and VHDL), I decided to give VSCode a try, and I have been very impressed by how well Visual Studio Code works. It’s much faster than JS-based editors used to be, it has amazing community support, and I’m generally faster, and more productive using it. It has fixed a lot of its shortcomings, like its speed.
Why I use a MacBook
In this article, I want to explain why I use a MacBook. I am convinced it is the superior desktop OS, but I also think everyone should use what suits them. In my case, that would be macOS.
Password managers
The Internet nowadays is a very messy place. Identity theft, e-mail confirmations, instant notifications, mobile devices, multiple accounts, data leaks, account dumps, service breaches, malware that steals your bank’s information, scammers, identity theft…
Don’t share Microsoft Office documents: use open formats
It’s very common, in certain situations, to share OOXML files such as .docx from Microsoft Word and .pptx from Microsoft PowerPoint. I’ve seen this happen most often in schools, universities, and educational institutions in general. I will try to explain why this is generally a bad idea.
Hello world
This is my first post.