#how-to
50 posts
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Turning a Samsung Foldable into a Retro Handheld: An AI-Agent-Run ES-DE Setup Guide
Medium 20 systems, one frontend, every one running at full speed. Here’s how an AI agent and I got there, including the parts that broke.
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I debloated my TCL Google TV over ADB, found Samba TV’s ACR inside a system service, and replaced the home screen with a 33 KB launcher Medium Debloating a TCL Google TV over ADB without root: auditing packages, finding Samba TV ACR in a system service, and building a lightweight custom launcher.
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I Let an AI Agent Debug My Foldable’s Battery Over ADB. Here’s the Playbook It Followed. Medium 60 MB of diagnostics, six weeks of battery history, and a surprise: the “bloat” from restoring my old phone wasn’t the problem.
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I left GoDaddy after 15 years and moved every domain to Porkbun with zero downtime Medium Why I finally walked, how I picked Porkbun over Cloudflare and Namecheap, and the exact downtime-free playbook you can steal for any registrar move.
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Getting around site blocks in India: VPNs, proxies and one nasty VPN scam
X How to get back on Telegram during India's ban, why incometax.gov.in barely loads for me without a VPN, and a fake VPN sponsorship that stole a dev's creds.
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OpenCode Go + oh-my-openagent: The Complete Guide to SOTA Model Routing Without Hitting Limits! [Updated: September 2026] Medium A tiered guide to routing OpenCode Go models across oh-my-openagent agents, with fallback chains and budgeting to avoid hitting rate and monthly limits.
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How to install NVIDIA RTX 5000 (Blackwell) drivers on Linux X I wasted 3 hours getting my RTX 5080 working on Linux so you don't have to. Open kernel modules, per-distro steps for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and the usual fixes.
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My MX Master 3S started double-clicking, so I opened it up X A teardown of the Logitech MX Master 3S to fix its misclicks. Inside: a 500mAh battery, an electromagnetic scroll wheel and some of my pet's hair.
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Saving a 7-year-old HP laptop from the landfill with Zorin OS X A laggy HP 15 with an AMD A6 got fresh thermal paste, 4 GB more RAM, a new battery and Zorin OS 17. Here's what I did and what's still on the list.
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I opened up my Oakter Mini UPS and it's not really a UPS X My router started rebooting at random a year after I bought an Oakter Mini UPS. A multimeter and a teardown showed why it's built to die just after warranty.
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Renewing my Indian passport online: an engineer's UX review X I renewed my Indian passport on the Passport Seva portal in Feb 2022 and reviewed the flow like a product, sticky pop-up and broken DigiLocker included.
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My new hard drive ritual: badblocks, TLER and the SMR check
Obsidian What a new hard drive goes through before it joins my NAS: a badblocks burn-in in tmux, TLER via smartctl, and the CMR, SMR and shucking checks.
- A rack server with no rack: my Dell PowerEdge R510
Two Xeon X5675s, 64 GB of ECC RAM, a PERC H310 crossflashed to IT mode and a CRT for a console. My first month with a Dell R510.
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Pi-hole on a 4-year-old Raspberry Pi 2: no ads on the whole network X I finally set up Pi-hole on my old Raspberry Pi 2, powered off the modem's USB port. A month later, 24% of the DNS queries on my network were ad-related.
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Back from Dead | Troubleshoot slow page loads & 503 errors of WordPress blog
BitSnapper How a slow, 503-throwing WordPress blog on GoDaddy shared hosting was traced to a bloated Jetpack postmeta table, and fixed by cleaning up the database.
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Self installation guide for Greasehouse GRUNT Performance Exhaust v2 on KTM RC 390 (2016) BitSnapper A software engineer & bike enthusiast's guide to install Greasehouse GRUNT Performance Exhaust v2 on his friend's KTM RC 390 (2016 edition) in 4 easy steps.
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Back to the basics + rant against Godaddy! [Comeback] BitSnapper Rant about GoDadday's hosting transitions + detailed stuff I had to do to restore BitSnapper. To infinity… and beyond!
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Be an automation-ninja with NFC stickers & Android smartphone! BitSnapper Discover 25+ ways how you can use your Android device and NFC stickers/tags to automate your day to day life and be uber cool at it. Like a boss.
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5 cool ways to surf blocked sites in your office/college BitSnapper One click process to unblock banned sites in Chrome, Windows, Android, and iPhone. Now you can watch youtube, download torrents without getting noticed.
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Project #3: Create a PirateBox (BitTorrent) | Raspberry Pi 2 BitSnapper Create your own low-powered always-on PirateBox using your Raspberry Pi. Let storm over the bits & bytes of BitTorrent as we know it. #KeepSeeding
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Eye strain? No more! Install this app to save your eyes. BitSnapper Are you among those folks who use the computer at night and suffer from eye strain or sleep deprivation? Well, I just found an app to sort it out for you.
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Fitbit Charge HR | Initial Setup & Review | India BitSnapper Are you eyeing the new Fitbit Charge HR or did you get one as a gift? Read my ownership experience to learn to get the most out of it. Bonus tips included!
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Project #2: Create your own LAMP web server | Raspberry Pi 2 BitSnapper Discover how can you setup your own LAMP stack on your Raspberry Pi 2 & host your personal website or blog for the world to marvel at? Just dive in!
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Project #1: Create a Network attached storage | Raspberry Pi 2 BitSnapper Discover how you can create your own Network Attached storage (NAS) within 30 minutes using a Raspberry Pi 2. Say goodbye to intranetwork data sharing woes!
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How to get Chrome like Tabs in File Explorer on Windows 10/8/7? BitSnapper Discover how you can enable Tabs in File explorer in Windows 10/8/7 & be productive like a boss! One Window session to rule them all.
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Raspberry Pi 2 - Model B 1GB | All you need to know BitSnapper Planning to buy a Raspberry Pi 2? Or have a spare one lying around? This is the Wiki post for you. Learn how to set it up & make interesting DIY projects.
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Hands on with Node.js | HTTP Server - Hello, World! BitSnapper Setup an HTTP server using Node.js in less than 5 lines of code. Sounds good? Come over and make your first WebApp coded wholly in JavaScript. Badass?!
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How to (easily) get a kickass job through eLitmus? BitSnapper Are you an engineering fresher? Discover the best strategy to crack eLitmus and bag that dream job. Bonus item: Secret Ninja eLitmus preparation material.
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Transform Notepad++ to A Powerful Multi Language IDE BitSnapper Discover how you can use your favourite editor, Notepad++, as a powerful IDE to compile C, C++, Java, C# and Python code. A must know-how for Developers!
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iOS 101: Day 0 | Setting up the garage BitSnapper Welcome to your first tutorial for iOS 101! Learn how to setup development environment on your Mac before you start shipping out kickass iOS apps. Dive in!
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Android 101 : Day 4 | Intent In Android BitSnapper Activities, Yay! Learn how to design a Multi-Activity App using the concepts of Intent In Android & build something great. Oh, and Source code is included!
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How to set a custom ringtone on Apple iPhone via iTunes v12? BitSnapper Discover how to set your favourite ringtone on your Apple iPhone in 6 super-easy steps! It won't even take you >120 seconds to get going, We promise!
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Android 101 : Day 3 | Hybrid Approach BitSnapper In this post you'll learn, how to develop a Caller Application using Hybrid Approach and Intents in Android OS. Get your hands-on session now!
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Android 101 : Day 2 | Approaches In Android BitSnapper In this post you will discover how to create a 'Simple Toast Application' using both XML and JAVA Approaches In Android Application development. Learn now!
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Android 101 : Day 1 | Building Your First App BitSnapper Learn how to start Building Your First App for Android smartphones by following this uber cool Android 101 guide. It's time to say - Hello, World!
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Android 101: Day 0 | Development Environment BitSnapper Learn how to setup Development Environment for Android App development and discover how you can start developing apps for Android OS in no time!
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iRoot | Root your android smartphone with a single click! BitSnapper Now root your Android smartphone using iRoot application in One click! Unlock the infinite possibilities of customization by gaining the SU (root) access.
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How to block intrusive MTNL broadband ad popups in your browser? BitSnapper Learn how to block the annoying MTNL pop up ads which appears out of no where in your browser on bottom right side. Say no to shady practises by MTNL!
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Adgaurd - An ad blocker which works without root! BitSnapper Adgaurd is an ad blocker which works without root! You can block those unwanted ads on your Android devices using this application which use VPN technology.
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LXLE Linux | Jumpstart your Old PC/Laptop now! BitSnapper Got an old PC/Laptop gathering dust in the corner? Breathe new life in them by booting up LXLE linux via usb & fell in love with simplicity of this distro!
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How to disable ads from uTorrent like a pro? BitSnapper Admit it! Web user like us hates ads to the core! They are just omnipresent. Discover how to disable ads from uTorrent & make p2p file sharing a breeze?
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Best way to sync subtitles in VLC media player BitSnapper No more manual tweaks for subs! Learn the best way to sync subtitles in VLC media player in less than 5 seconds. No plugin or any extra download required.
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How to claim 100GB on OneDrive if you are outside U.S.! BitSnapper Everyone loves extra storage, specially when it comes for free. Follow 6 easy steps to Claim 100GB on OneDrive even if you are living outside United states.
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Lesson 5 -- Using Variables with Strings
The JavaScript Journey A beginner JavaScript lesson on printing strings and variables together in one document.write statement using the + concatenation operator, with a DIY exercise.
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Lesson 6 -- Fucntions The JavaScript Journey JavaScript Lesson 6: what a function is, explained with a TV remote analogy, plus the syntax to define a function and call it from your program.
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Lesson 4 -- Variables (Advanced) The JavaScript Journey In this lesson, we will learn about the Types of Variables and how to use and manipulate them.
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Lesson 3 -- Variables The JavaScript Journey Hello guys! Variables is one of the most important concept of Programming and we will be learning today to use variables in JavaScript.
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Lesson 2 -- Comments and Statements The JavaScript Journey JavaScript Lesson 2: how single line and multi-line comments make code readable, and what statements are, the set of instructions a program follows.
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Lesson 0 -- Prerequisites The JavaScript Journey Lesson 0 of my live journey to learn JavaScript from complete noob to ninja: what you should know before starting and the tools you need to follow along.
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Lesson 1 -- Hello World The JavaScript Journey Every Rockstar programmer started with this same program before moving on to become Legend and create wonders. So even we will start with the same.
