log(y) #45 - 120V; Consulting Business
The story of why the US uses 120V; Running a consulting business has many challenges behind it.
Greetings,
I hope this message finds you well.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas as we dive into another edition of my weekly newsletter.
Let's explore the exciting updates and insights I have in store for you this week.
Reading
Articles
Why Do Some Countries Use 120v Power While Others Use 240? Early adoption of 120 V and the widespread use of electric equipment that already use 120 V make transitioning to 240 V challenging for the US.
Some Useful Bash Aliases. I like Bash aliases, I use them daily, particularly for Homebrew-related commands. They truly save time.
You don't need analytics on your blog. For a personal blog, you might be fine without using analytics altogether. However, it's also beneficial to know which posts are being read the most.
The unfortunate math behind consulting companies. A thorough explanation of every calculation behind a consulting business.
Indexing a billion pages. Having an alternative search engine is beneficial to challenge the giant.
Google Search Overwhelmed By Massive Spam Attack. Simple tricks can manipulate search engines and dominate the search engine results page.
Blogging Like a Hacker. The creator of Jekyll Static Site Builder shares the story behind its inception.
Watching
YouTube
2023, in 7 minutes. I like how Vox summarized this year.
World’s Largest Earthquake Simulator. Indonesia should develop a simulator of this kind.
How I make my Mac…a better computer. There are still many macOS tricks that I'm not familiar with; this video enlightens me on what they are.
How Nvidia Became a $1 Trillion Company. A brief story about the chip giant that powers numerous major tech companies.
Inside An Apple Lab That Makes Custom Chips For iPhone And Mac. An exclusive tour of Apple's secret lab for building Apple silicon.
Apple Executives Johny Srouji And John Ternus Talk About Chips, AI And Innovation. In-depth discussion on Apple's approach to designing Apple Silicon, with a focus on enhancing product performance.
My 7 Best Plugins for WordPress 2023. A curated list of plugins for initiating WordPress development.
Unveiling My Personal Favourite WordPress Plugins & Tools for 2024. Thoughtful assortment of plugins and tools for managing a business centered around WordPress development and content creation.
Movies
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. It's not as epic as the earlier movies. The plot is still challenging to digest.
Using
Apps
PDFgear. A free PDF application with powerful features and no limitations.
Disk Drill. While this app is primarily designed for recovering deleted files, I utilize it to identify duplicate files.
A Better Finder Rename. An app for programmatically bulk renaming files.
SaaS
OnlineOrNot. A web app to assist in monitoring website uptime, API, and cron job, offering free monitoring for up to 5 instances.
That's all for this week, folks.
Wishing you a joyous holiday season.
Thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter.
See you again next week!