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As someone passionate about home automation and web development, I recently decided to tackle an interesting project: building a custom smart lighting dashboard for my website. My goal was to allow users to control their home lighting system directly from a simple web interface. The dashboard would integrate with third-party smart lighting APIs and offer users features like dimming, scheduling, and even replacing broken components with ease. Little did I know, this project would introduce me to a world of unexpected API conflicts, theme compatibility issues, and the challenges of managing user input for multiple device types. Here’s a walkthrough…

If you’re anything like me, Obsidian is your go-to for organising all your notes and ideas (I love LogSeq too, but I chose Obsidian this time).It’s powerful, flexible and keeps everything in one place. But let’s face it — sometimes you come across valuable information in different sources, like PDFs, websites or articles, and you don’t want to go through the hassle of copying and pasting entire files or web pages into Obsidian, or having them in a completely separate place like your bookmark in your browser. That’s where Readwise comes in. With Readwise, capturing information is as easy as clicking a button, whether you’re reading…

Blazor, part of the .NET ecosystem, enables developers to build interactive web applications using C#. In this guide, we'll create a simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application using Blazor and Entity Framework Core in .NET 8. Prerequisites .NET 8 SDK: Ensure you have the latest .NET 8 SDK installed. You can download it from the official .NET website. Blazor Project: Create a new Blazor Server or WebAssembly project. NuGet Packages: Add the following packages to your project: <ItemGroup> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0" /> <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.0" /> </ItemGroup> Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Step 1:…

Introduction Building a login and registration system is a fundamental task for any web application. It ensures secure access control and user authentication, laying the foundation for a functional app. This guide is tailored for beginners, providing an easy-to-follow approach using Node.js. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a functional authentication system in place. What Will You Learn? How to set up a Node.js project Implement user registration Add secure login functionality Hash passwords for security using bcrypt Validate user input Use JWT for token-based authentication Handle common errors and edge cases Setting Up Your Environment 1. Install…

Process Management Commands: ps - It Display running processes.-aux: - It Show all processes.top - It Monitor system processes in real-time.It displays a dynamic view of system processes and their resource usage.kill - It helps to Terminate a process.** - 9*: Forcefully kill a process.**kill PID* -terminates the process with the specified process ID.pkill - Terminate processes based on their name. pkill **- terminates all processes with the specified name.**pgrep - It helps to List processes based on their name.grep - It used to search for specific patterns or regular expressions in text files or streams and display matching lines.-i:…