YouTube is now one of the most distracting platform on the internet, due to its large amount of content that is uploaded on a regular basis and also because it is easier to use than, say, read articles on Medium. We can go there to watch something, but there can be many comments, or recommended videos on the side that take up a lot of our attention and our time. We may not even be aware and simply go and open another video in a new tab, which can lead to two or three other related videos opened. This downward spiral wastes our time and energy and as a result, we are not inspired to work and work on our projects, or dedicate our efforts on important things.
Page 24 of 55
One great thing about Github is that you have the issues section, in which you can see recommendations or requests for help related to a particular project. There you can find many comments, where developers may be complaining about a bug, offering a solution, or simply pointing out something they want to see included in the project. If you want to quickly navigate through these comments and jump right into the ones that have had considerable reactions, then you can try to install this Chrome extension.
Continue readingJSON is a very popular file format. Sometimes we may have a JSON object inside a browser tab that we need to read and it can be difficult. We may need to go and search for an online tool that turns it into an easy-to-read format, so that we can understand it. Now here is a Chrome and Firefox extension that does the formatting and makes your JSONs instantly pretty inside your browser, without having to go and do many unnecessary steps.
Continue readingI really do not like keeping my email open all the time. It can be disturbing and as a way of procrastination and avoiding to work on the things that really matter. However, there can be cases when we may be very interested in getting an answer for a particular email, but do not want to constantly open our email tab every minute.
Continue readingVim is a really popular text editor which, although a bit old in comparison to other alternatives, is still used quite a lot. About two years ago, I wrote an article about Vim, which turned out to catch a lot of attention. Today, I am writing a short article about a quick reference for Vim.
Continue readingIf you wish you could have someone next to you to read your emails or read an article as you were eating, then give this tool a try. It can convert texts from different kinds of places into speech.
Continue readingIf you have a Rails project and want to export a table as a CSV, without having to go through all the steps of finding a gem, installing and using it and then uninstall it, as it is no longer needed, then I have some good news. Here is a quick way to export a particular table from your database as a CSV file very easily and quickly.
Continue readingThere are many Chrome extensions that are competing to be added into our new tab. This one now can be used to help you learn new things such as programming, by showing you a quick code snippet with a short description of it right inside your new Chrome tab. It can be used to learn JavaScript, CSS, Interview Questions, React, PHP, Python, Ruby, Ramda and C++.
Continue readingWhat can you do in 30 seconds or less? Maybe scroll on Facebook or Reddit, or maybe send a funny picture to your friend on WhatsApp. You can also invest those precious seconds in something valuable such as learn something new in Javascript.
Continue readingSometimes you may be curious about the subdomains of a particular domain. Sometimes, you may need to see all the URLs that are hyperlinked on a website. If that’s the case, JSFinder is a helpful tool that can help you with that.