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Bloodborne, A Very Different Game
Games try to be friendly to you. Not this one. Bloodborne will repeatedly punch you in the face. And you’ll enjoy it!
Run PHPUnit Tests With One Click using PhpStorm and Vagrant
If you are struggling with configuration of PHPUnit with PhpStorm and Vagrant, this post covers all resources you need and provides necessary tips to run your tests with a single click.
Apple Care Protection Plan Does Not Cover Accidental Damage In India
If you are considering buying Apple Care for your iPhone or iPad in India, you may want to reconsider that. I recently dropped my phone and had a minor bump. I knew that Apple Care+ covers accidental damage in US but wasn’t sure about India. I had a call with Apple Customer Care and found […]
Watch Batman v Superman. But not with high expectations.
One sentence review: Someone please fire Zack Snyder. Long one: Batman Begins was the first proper superhero movie that I watched and liked. I became a fan of Christopher Nolan from there. Batman trilogy remains my favourite series of movies to this date. Whoever decided to give Batman v Superman and Justice League to Zack Snyder […]
Ensure correct names for OS X apps before installing to avoid issues
If you have encountered strange issues when trying to install an OS X app from internet (especially a prefpane), then the name of app may be a culprit. Recently, I had weird issues when trying to install the excellent Choosy app. I had tried to install the app some time back, it had some issues […]
Mandrill/GMail eating your email design? Try inlining!
GMail removes classes from the email body. If you rely on classes to apply styles, they will not work. Solution is to inline your CSS. Learn how in this post.
“This feature is urgent”. Urgency is ruining the software!
As software engineers, we are used to hearing “please do it fast/urgent” or other variations. Such requests by clients and managers may be ruining our work.
Why do computer engineers work hard and management gets rewarded?
Our industry is broken. Engineers are doing a lot of hard work while reward goes to management. What are the reasons for this and what are the alternatives?
Missing Mailbox? Try These Mail Clients
Now that Mailbox is dead, take a look at the apps I am using instead of Mailbox for iOS and OS X.