The other day, I encountered an issue while trying to use Composer with PhpStorm in my local environment. Every time I would try to install or update packages, I would get an error message of the following format: The requested PHP extension xxx is missing from your system. This issue was happening because my local …

The Pavlok is a watch designed to eradicate your bad habits through aversive conditioning, that is by associating them to a punishment (in this case, an electric shock). You might have heard of it because of the infamous pitch its creator, Maneesh Sethi, made on Shark Tank. Indeed, one of the Sharks, Kevin …

A few months ago, my friend was on the lookout for a real-time tracker that they could use to monitor valuables if they were ever robbed. As such, it needed to be small and lightweight so a thief could easily overlook it. Moreover, since the valuables are spread over a large geographical area, they wanted the tracker’s …

As a Windows programmer used to code in Delphi, I must admit I wasn’t ready for how strings are handled in C, the language I’m currently learning. To say the least, it was a shock, and I stumbled upon many issues. Among other things, I couldn’t understand how to use characters outside of the English …

Multibit Classic was a popular wallet in the 2010s, but it was abandoned in 2017 and it is now recommended that you transfer your Bitcoins to a modern wallet like Electrum. If you are in such a situation, you will need to export your private keys in your old Multibit Classic wallet and import them in your new Electrum …