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Author: Richard Bailey
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Automation in 2026: Build Workflows That Run Themselves With AI and Scripts
This is a practical guide to automating the repeatable work that keeps landing on your desk. It covers scripts, cron, webhooks, CI/CD and where AI actually helps instead… Read the guide
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15 Practical DevOps Pipeline Hacks to Speed Up CI/CD
These are the DevOps pipeline fixes that save the most time when CI/CD gets slow, noisy or unreliable. Expect practical changes you can make to speed builds up… Read the guide
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Ubuntu for Developers: Essential Setup, Commands and Power-User Tricks
This is the Ubuntu setup I would want on a fresh developer machine. It covers the packages, commands and workflow tweaks that make Ubuntu faster to work on… Read the guide
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SharePoint in 2026: Power User Tips and Automation
Most teams use SharePoint as a file dump. That’s a waste. SharePoint in 2026 has Power Automate deep integration, AI document processing, Copilot search, and a set of… Read the guide
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AWS and Google Cloud Just Made Multicloud Practical
AWS and Google Cloud have made cross-cloud networking a lot more practical than it used to be. This post breaks down what launched, why it matters, and what… Read the guide
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Best AI Courses on Udemy for Developers in 2026
This post reviews Best AI Training Courses on Udemy in 2026: Ranked and Reviewed for Developers with a practical eye on what it gets right, what it gets… Read the guide
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AI’s Impact on Politics in the Middle East: Surveillance, Influence and the New Digital Power Shift
The Middle East is spending more on AI per capita than almost anywhere else on earth. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are using it to reshape surveillance,… Read the guide
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AI’s Impact on the Environment: Data Centres, Energy Use and What the Industry Isn’t Saying
AI companies talk a lot about sustainability. Their data centres tell a different story. Energy consumption from AI workloads is growing faster than renewable capacity is being added.… Read the guide
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V-Rally Review: A PS1 Memory Lane Trip That My Kids Couldn’t Care Less About
This post reviews V-Rally with a practical eye on what it gets right, what it gets wrong and whether it is still easy to recommend. Read the guide
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AI Coding Tools and 29 Million Leaked Secrets: What Happened?
GitHub found 29 million leaked secrets in 2025, and AI-assisted coding is making the problem worse. This post explains what happened, why the numbers matter, and what developers… Read the guide