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Why Restarting Your Computer Fixes (Almost) Everything: The Hilarious Truth

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I thought I’d kick off this year’s blog posts on a slightly different note—stepping away from pure programming for a moment. You see, over the past few weeks, I’ve been busy studying for the Google IT Specialist certification. And by “studying,” I mostly mean skimming through videos and diving straight into assignments. Having worked in IT for over a decade, the course was more of a leisurely stroll down memory lane than a challenging uphill hike. By day, I wear many hats: System Administrator, Network Administrator, IT Manager, and Director of IT. By night (and sometimes at lunch, if we’re being honest), I’m a passionate programmer. It’s my second gig and a never-ending source of joy. But enough about me—let’s get back to today’s topic: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" It’s not just a tech support cliché—it’s practically the holy grail of IT troubleshooting. This magical mantra fixes an alarming number of issues, but why? Are computers secretly as cranky as ...
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Turning a Joke into Innovation: AI Integration in our Daily Task Manager

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Recently, I developed a ticket management system to streamline day-to-day operations at my workplace. The system is as simple as you’d expect: users can create tickets with tentative completion dates, and team members can post updates on those tickets. However, today I’m not here to discuss how I built the system. Instead, I want to highlight how I integrated AI to help users generate updates with prompts or even summarize the updates they wish to post. It all started as a joke. In today’s world, we rely heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT, BART, and Deep.ai to rephrase our writing and ensure grammatical accuracy. It’s no secret that many of us use grammar tools, whether AI-powered or not. At our workplace, quite a few users do the same. This is nothing to be ashamed of, and no one should be concerned about it. In fact, I believe it’s essential to present ourselves and our ideas clearly and polished. After all, while English may be our primary workplace language, it’s not our mother tong...
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Zapping Through Multicast Madness: A Fun Python Script to Keep Your IPTV Streams Rocking!

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Hey there, stream wranglers! If you’re in the wild world of IPTV —think hotels, cruise ships, or sports bars blasting live channels to a gazillion screens—you know multicast UDP streams are the unsung heroes of efficient video delivery. But UDP is like that carefree friend who doesn’t check in, leaving you wondering, "Is this stream even alive?"   In this post, we’re looking at a Python script I built to help a friend whose streams randomly drop. It checks both multicast and unicast UDP streams, and if one goes down, it can (optionally) send a heads-up via Telegram. It’s got retries, scheduling, and just enough socket magic to keep things running smooth. Let’s take a look under the hood!  Table of Contents What’s the Deal with Multicast UDP Streams? What’s This Script All About? The Code: A Party of Sockets and Streams Breaking Down the Dance Moves Real-World Applications Improvements to Spice It Up Watch Out for These Gotchas Final Curtain Call 🧙‍♂️ What’s t...
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