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To get started, install ChatGPT Desktop and add the ChatGPT extension in Visual Studio Code. Next, open a file in VS Codeβyouβll see a VS Code icon and the filename above the ChatGPT Desktop chat input. Clicking on the icon lets ChatGPT make changes to your code, offering a similar experience to GitHub Copilot, but…
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Iβve used Linux as my main Operating System for over 20 years, and just started using macOS for work this year (2025). Iβm treating it as a research experimentβto see how another OS works and look for ways to improve my Linux setup (which I already haveβlike using pbcopy/pbpaste, and recently, the trash command). Iβll…
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Here’s how I installed Arize Phoenix, an open-source AI observability and evaluation tool, using the uv package manager: To open it in the future, just run the following commands:
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WP-CLI uses the same locale as the WordPress installation, so if you deal with multiple locales, it might be tricky to follow the output. Luckily, the official documentation shows how to set a specific locale. Hereβs a quick summary, plus an important caveat I found: 1. Create a file called force-locale.php and set your desired…
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I made a simple plugin with AIβs help that I use locally, so I donβt have to log in as administrator every time I reset a WordPress site to run tests. The initial plugin code had the credentials hard-coded, but before sharing it, I changed it to fetch the first admin user from the database.…
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I use LocalWP to run WordPress locally, and I made a command to reset a site while keeping the themes and some plugins so I can quickly run various tests. For the script above, I used the steps from my previous guides about removing files (except certain subfolders) and using the trash command. I’ve added…
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Today I Learned you can discard changes in all files in a Git repo with this command: I use this a lot when testing different PRs and need to discard file changes after running the build command for each one. π€ Clarification on the use of Artificial Intelligence in this content
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Today I Learned that you can use Vertical tabs in Firefox since version 136. To enable it, go to Menu > Settings > General > Browser Layout > Select: Vertical tabs. In the sidebar, you can click on ‘Customize Sidebar’ for more options. I found the ‘Move Sidebar to the Right’ feature helpful for avoiding…
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Today I Learned that the easiest way to get an em dash (β) is with a Composer Key. To set it up, go to Settings > Keyboard > Special Character Entry > Compose Key, enable it, and pick a key. Be aware that this key will lose its original function. I use Caps Lock, but…
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A few years ago, I saw a post in OMG Ubuntu about how to use an iPad as an external monitor using the RDP protocol, but I wasn’t able to get it to work. Now I tried it again and it finally worked! Here is how I did it. Ubuntu 25.04 (Wayland) Enable extendable virtual…
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A common answer to remove a PDF password is to run: qpdf –password=supersecret –decrypt input.pdf output.pdf This approach isn’t secure because it stores your password in terminal history (like .bash_history). Here’s how to fix that: In case you don’t have qpdf, just run sudo apt install qpdf.
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I’m using a Logitech MX Master 3 and by default, the Mouse Thumb (Gesture) Button triggers the app switcher UI (like Alt+Tab) and I wanted to change it to the Activities Overview (shows all open windows in a zoom out view), that opens when you press Super. To achieve this, we need to install Input…