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If you are like me, you have tried and explored many static site generators such as Hugo, Jekyll & so on. But there is a bit of a learning curve when you start to use static site generators. The core objective for this article is to make one understand how to make a static blog with Publii and host it for free at Netlify. The points mentioned below are the cautions of using static site generators: You need to be handy with command-line tools, Ruby and few other console utilities There aren’t plenty of visual editors for them, it takes much more time to compose a post or page or configuring the website Requires a handful of knowledge about GIT and GIT-based processing tools You will need to process all the files on your desktop or laptop, though some online platforms can help you generate the files too (Namely Netlify) If you ask me, I don’t think an average person can handle all the advanced tools had to publish a static blog site perfectly. ...

This only applies to existing domains that already have pre-existing certificates from LetsEncrypt. If you have not noticed, when you are using Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates, they will only give the first SSL certificate for 3 months. Subsequently, you will need to generate/renew the SSL certificate. If you are running custom droplets or servers, you might need to use the “sudo” command-line interface to renew it. This can apply to servers from DigitalOcean.com, Linode, Amazon AWS Machines and upCloud. ...

In the last few years, It dramatically changed how many ways we can use our phones for multiple different purposes. Phones have become smarter and more useful. Just a few years back, it was essential for me to use a flatbed scanner for all types of scanning needs. This includes scanning photos or scanning a document, sometimes even receipts. When Apple released iOS 14, there are some significant usability improvements came along with it. Such as one, scanning documents or receipts. This feature has been built into the Native Apple Notes app. ...

Can you remember the days with the Arcade games at the mall or the shops? You would, if you grew up during the 80s-90s era. Well, there was Atari and Nintendo. But the real fun was always at the Arcade shops. Earlier this week, I realized how much I have missed those games, nearly 30 years later. So I dug out the emulator software for mac and the process to put those games back in my MacBook Pro. ...