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I built a free Redis plugin for IntelliJ Community, here's what tripped me up

The official Redis tooling in IntelliJ is Ultimate-only, and I use Community. The third-party plugins on the Marketplace either cost money or fall over in exactly the situations I care about: SSH tunnels, non-UTF-8 data, Remote Development. So I wrote my own. It's called Redis Navigator, it's on the JetBrains Marketplace now, and it's completely free. No paid tier, nothing locked. Rather than…

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IntelliJ Ultimate users enjoy official Redis tooling, but free Community users can build Redis Navigator themselves. This free alternative addresses gaps in Marketplace plugins, including SSH tunnels, non-UTF-8 data, and Remote Development support. Three key bug fixes turned test troubles into real-world solutions.

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I turned a dead 4 GB laptop into a Matrix cyber-lab

I had an old laptop gathering dust. An 11-inch thing with 4 GB of RAM, a weak little CPU, and no graphics card . The kind of machine the internet tells you is e-waste. I made it my cyber-lab instead.

  • Old 4 GB laptop repurposed as cyber-lab
  • Green-on-black theme, raccoon cursor, Matrix-style wallpaper created
  • Simple chat screen connects to free AI services for low-resource use

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Architecting a Low-Power Geofencing Engine: Lessons from Battery Optimization in Muffle

It was the second time that week. I was sitting in the back row of a lecture hall when my phone decided to announce my presence to the entire room with a high-pitched ringtone.

  • Muffle is a low-power geofencing engine that adjusts audio settings based on user environment.
  • GeofencingClient API offloads heavy lifting to Google Play Services, reducing battery consumption.

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