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Why is my Squarespace Website Slow?

If you run an online business, then you know how important it is to establish a strong online presence. This is especially the case when it comes to starting a website. And luckily, there are a lot of platforms that make it easy for you to get started. Squarespace has gained popularity over the years due to how easily and quickly you can set up a new site. And the best part is, you don’t need development skills to do it.

Homelab Security with OSSEC, Loki, Prometheus, and Grafana on a Raspberry Pi

For many years I have been using an application called OSSEC for monitoring my home network. The output of the application is primarily email alerts which are perfect for seeing events in near real-time. In this post, I’ll be showing you how to build a good high-level view of these alerts over time with Loki, Prometheus, and Grafana.

An apprentice's guide to...Successful Software Development

In a world where technology is a growing part of every aspect of our daily lives, more people are moving into tech-based occupations. Whether it is software development, computer programming, software engineering or game development, the programming and technology industry is growing, and really quickly. But how can YOU be a part of it? How does one succeed in building a technology or software-based business? You can start by having a great SDLC!

All Together Now: Better Debugging With Multiple Visualizations

“Nines don’t matter when users aren’t happy” is something you may have heard a time or two from folks here at Honeycomb. We often emphasize the fact that while your system can look healthy at a high level, deep down something is likely broken in ways that cause pain for users. If you are empowered to ask detailed questions about your services, you can find and understand these problems more easily.

Best serverless video tutorials

Now I’m sure this is not the case for everyone but for me personally, I like watching video tutorials on subjects that I need help with. I spent a good amount of time searching for these tutorials and while there might be a lot more of them out there I believe these are some of the best and easiest tutorials to follow but nevertheless, I’d like to keep this list updated so if you have any suggestions please let me know.