It’s the end of another dev internship season, and this one marked something of a transition, since halfway through the season, NY-based interns were invited back to the recently reinvigorated office. Which means that many more of us got the chance to meet and hang out with the interns in person than we did last year. And hopefully the interns…
9 Aug 2021
8 Aug 2021
Few days back one of my friend's project database credentials got exposed. After some investigation, we realized that it is because of the .git config commit. I would recommend configuring your sensitive credentials with operating system environment variables. This way you can protect information from the code base. This post will explain how to set up an environment variable for…
7 Aug 2021
TL;DR Intel Driver & Support Assistant (DSA) is a driver and software update utility for Intel components. DSA version 20.8.30.6 (and likely prior) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation reparse point bug. An unprivileged user has nominal control over configuration settings within the web-based interface. This includes the ability to configure the folder location […]
Explore the Master-Replica architecture - how it scales reads, handles writes, and recovers from failures. Examples included!
6 Aug 2021
In this release we’re excited to announce a revamped Jupyter notebooks experience, as well as our new and improved way of sorting Python interpreters on the selection list. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2021 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
This post explains how to use CDK to provision Ubuntu EC2 instances on AWS. It covers finding the right AMI, adding security groups, using init scripts, installing AWS utilities, and more.
Parent companies and how to become one explained
Protect your business from tomorrow’s risks today with a disaster recovery plan!
What is block trading, and how is it carried out? We explain all here!
Improve your client communication skills by keeping in mind 5 simple rules.
5 Aug 2021
Commitment to small businesses makes GoCardless and Xero a perfect match
4 Aug 2021
When you sign up for Datadog, you are immediately asked to choose whether you want to have your data stored in US1, US3, or Europe. This is an odd UI decision because Datadog provides no other information about US1 and US3, for example, where they are located or how old the infrastructure is in each […]
Results from a survey of over 1000 U.S. adults about their payment preferences
I wanted to write a bit about my partner Lindsay Aranoff and why I’m so grateful we found each other. I could talk about the stuff you could discover from the internet (inaugural Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum, curator of a TEDxKids event in Canada, co-founder of a company with the CTO of […]
3 Aug 2021
Last month, Gregor Weber and Peter Bengtsson added an autocomplete search to MDN Web Docs, that allows you to quickly jump straight to the document you're looking for by typing parts of the document title. This is the story about how that's implemented. The post How MDN’s autocomplete search works appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.
We look at how to apply MIS reporting to your company’s operations
The new VAT deferral scheme has enabled businesses to preserve cash flows.
We look at how to ascertain your company’s debt to income ratio.
In our last post on SASE security, we covered two key benefits of Secure Access Service Edge architecture — the security and simplicity that come from converging multiple services in a single solution delivered from the cloud. Today, we’re talking about scaling that cybersecurity to meet the growing needs of your business. Cybersecurity at an […] The post Scaling cybersecurity…
Coding HTML forms has been painful my entire career. Form controls look different between operating systems and browsers, coding client side and server side validation is a nightmare, and inevitably you forget something somewhere along the line. Some behaviors don’t act the way you’d hope, like onChange, which only fires when the user leaves (blurs) a given form controls. Enter…
2 Aug 2021
Discover the benefits of providing multiple online payment methods.
We explore what you need to consider when paying international contractors.
Store direct debit instructions and protect your business from indemnity.
How does the stock market work? Find out more about the UK stock market.
Learn about the pros and cons of the BACS and CHAPS payment methods.
While sales are quite straightforward, net revenue is a little more complex.
1 Aug 2021
A few weeks back, the messaging service WhatsApp sued the Indian government over new legislation that could undermine its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) software. The legislation requires, among other things, that social media and messaging companies must include the ability to “trace” the source of harmful viral content. This tracing capability has been a major issue … Continue reading Thinking about…
A few months ago, I published a post on Multi-platform Docker images with GoReleaser and GitHub Actions. Today’s post has the same idea, but using Podman instead of Docker.
30 Jul 2021
Everything you need to know to take control of your business finances.
Income protection insurance safeguards in the event of injury or illness.
Review your understanding of bookkeeping vs. accounting.
Learning how to make passive income can bolster your financial profile.
Read this advice to help you sell your business.
29 Jul 2021
As our suite of products has grown from a website builder and commerce tools to encompass much more, synchronizing frontend state across these products has become increasingly important. Complicating the matter, some products run in iframes, whereas others run in the main browser window. We’ve developed a scalable approach to synchronization that abstracts away these differences, which we call Universal…
Learn about the different types of working capital and how to manage it.
Get the lowdown on how cost allocation works, right here.
Why PCI compliance is so important and how to make sure you're up to speed
Find out what operational factors impact on margin pressure
We discuss the good and the bad when it comes to real-time payments.
It’s been a week since the Akamai Edge DNS Service outage. In that time, a bevy of news articles, op-eds, and think pieces have popped up discussing how this most recent domain name system (DNS) failure proves that major enterprises like Amazon, American Airlines, Oracle Cloud, and UPS need to improve their network infrastructure. This […] The post How Cisco…
I live in Brazil, and, if you’re not familiar, internet usually sucks here.
This article is part of a series of posts aiming to cast some light onto how service architecture has evolved at SoundCloud over the past…
28 Jul 2021
Why use ACH payments and how can you encourage customers to make the switch?
Get the inside track on business rate relief with our helpful guide.
What is a promissory note and who is it suitable for? Find out in our guide.
A receipt of payment is an important document for any business and its clients.
Learn what net worth is and how it can affect your company.
Find out how clearing works in settling funds from a financial transaction.
With the release of Slack Connect, people can now collaborate both with internal employees and external organizations in the same channel. To make this as smooth as possible, Slack does predictive email analysis to classify and recommend the best way for a user to work with people they want to collaborate with. To accomplish this,…
We’re releasing Triton 1.0, an open-source Python-like programming language which enables researchers with no CUDA experience to write highly efficient GPU code—most of the time on par with what an expert would be able to produce.
27 Jul 2021
It’s been almost 1 year now since jOOQ 3.14 was released in October 19, 2020 with SQL/JSON (and SQL/XML) support. Half a year later, we’ve released jOOQ 3.15 with MULTISET support, which builds on top of these features to offer type-safe nested collections, the way every ORDBMS should implement them. Building (dogfooding) on top of … Continue reading Standard SQL/JSON…
What is Shadow IT? Shadow IT is the use of IT-related hardware or software by a department or individual without the knowledge of the IT or security group within an organization. It can encompass cloud services, software, and hardware. For several reasons, business and IT/security groups are more at odds than ever before over whether […] The post Secure Shadow…
Shading was done by generating (a lot of) dots. Then I used saxi's option to connect nearby dots in order to create these squiggly lines. Created: July 2021 Size: 30x30cm Paper: Fabriano Black Black 300gsm Pens: Uni-ball Signo UM-153
26 Jul 2021
Know your customer policy ensures that the bank and its clients are protected
Why and how good corporate governance is necessary
Business turnover is the sum of sales made over a given period before expenses
The different types of SEPA payments and how they can help with European trade.
Sales revenue is the quickest way to judge a business’ performance
On Monday Frances took me to the teamLab exhibition at the Asian Art museum. It was really wonderful! I hadn’t seen the one in Japan so I was new to it, but the interactive art nerd in me was all over the concept and trying to figure out what was static and what was interactive, and where the sensors were.…
So the other day, I made an implementation of a Sokoban puzzle game in JavaScript. Here's the source code and here's the demo. The game…
25 Jul 2021
Understand your transfer options with ACH Transfer vs. Wire Transfer
Learn how to Track an ACH Transaction.
23 Jul 2021
In a Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data,” which is one of my favorite Sherlock quotes. For the last month or so, my team has been dealing with missing CPE data points in the Mitre CPE data, and it finally forced me to set down and put together a…
Get set up to sell with ease using our roundup of the best e-commerce platforms.
Learn how to read and interpret the cash flow statement with our guide.
Discover business culture examples and ideas to strengthen your team.
We’ve gathered the skills you need for next-level employee management.
A hands-on talk on how to create and set up a project with GoReleaser.
22 Jul 2021
What is a credit rating and what factors affect it?
How a process map can help you to explain, refine and improve your processes.
Find out if it’s time to incorporate your business
Learn about different types of business royalties and how they are calculated
Learn about how grace periods work.
21 Jul 2021
Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, recently got indicted by the New York DA for fifteen counts of tax fraud. The charges say they said he didn't report benefits as taxes. If your company pays you a $100,000 per year cash salary, you will owe a chunk of that to the […]
GoCardless Survey: Three-quarters of Americans Plan to Decrease Their Use of Credit Cards as Debt Falls out of Favor
GoCardlessPost-pandemic, many U.S. consumers are retiring their credit cards — with young Americans making this a permanent trend
In this React-Native sound and animation tutorial, you'll learn tips on how you can add animation and sound effects to your mobile application. The post React-Native Sound & Animation Tutorial appeared first on RisingStack Engineering.
20 Jul 2021
We're excited to announce the July 2021 release of the Python extension for VS Code! This release includes a faster way to configure project roots via a new Pylance quick fix, two new debugger features and Python interpreter settings changes. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2021 Release appeared first on…
This week a group of global newspapers is running a series of articles detailing abuses of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. If you haven’t seen any of these articles, they’re worth reading — and likely will continue to be so as more revelations leak out. The impetus for the stories is a leak comprising more than … Continue reading A case…
As we’re all aware by now, we made some big platform changes at the end of 2020. Whilst the big move has happened, it’s given us a great opportunity to clear out the cupboards and closets. The post Spring Cleaning MDN: Part 1 appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.
Brand differentiation makes consumers notice your business. Here’s how.
Is your business using the right markets to channel sales effectively?
What’s the difference between a sales invoice and sales receipt?
Discover the must-have elements of small business quotes with our guide.
Find out if sole proprietorship is right for your business
jOOQ 3.15 shipped with a ton of new features, the most important ones being: MULTISET support (type safe, nested collections) Reactive SQL support via R2DBC A very useful, lesser known new feature is “ad-hoc data type conversion”. Data type converters and bindings have been around in jOOQ for a long time. Their goal is to … Continue reading Ad-hoc Data…
Secure access service edge (SASE) — cloud-delivered security combining networking and security functions — is on the rise, fueled in part by the need to secure work from home in countless locations. The hybrid work model is here to stay –– and SASE solutions are critical to supporting this new normal. How do you determine which one is right for…
Note: This article assumes some familiarity with Dagger, Anvil, and Kotlin. We use Dagger heavily in the Slack Android app for compile-time dependency injection. It’s powerful, flexible, supports basic Kotlin idioms, and allows for advanced dependency injection patterns with less boilerplate. It’s not without its sharp edges though. It slows down our builds with kapt,…
19 Jul 2021
Don’t sell blindly, create a stronger sales strategy plan using our guide.
How could the business model canvas transform your business planning?
What are fringe benefits? And which should you offer to your team?
Expecting the unexpected with a business continuity plan
Dark mode has seemingly become the desired visual mode for websites and mobile apps alike. Dark mode is easier on the eyes, especially for those like me who like to burn the midnight oil by coding and reading tutorials. Unfortunately not all websites offer dark mode, so it’s up to me to remedy the situation. Though it’s not a true…
Explore database durability, the "D" in ACID. Learn how databases ensure data survives failures & the role of transaction logs.
First off: I think I’ve done a bad numbering in some of these recent weeks, because I wanted to write about what I actually did on July 13/14, but apparently I’ve already counted that week? Counting, man, a hell of a thing. My good friend Maeghan who aside from being a top drawer human being and tswift fan is an…
17 Jul 2021
I was recently asked if I had ever thought about trying to predict CVE growth. I had not, or really didn’t even know where to start, but after some research, I found the Prophet project that is a forecasting algorithm open-sourced by Facebook and uses the GAM family of algorithms. Using prophet with the NVD data in a Jupyter notebook…
16 Jul 2021
We take you through the process of setting up a limited company step by step
How could supply chain management increase your profits?