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Running a Free VPN for Six Months — What Actually Works and What's Honestly Sketchy

I've been testing free VPNs seriously for the last six months. Not casually. I mean: installing them on my phone, laptop, and tablet, actually using them daily, watching my bandwidth, checking my IP leaks, and reading the privacy policies that nobody reads. Here's the uncomfortable truth: free VPNs are a trade-off. A real one. You're not paying …

Switched to These 10 VS Code Extensions Last Year — My Productivity Doubled

I used to be that developer who opened VS Code with absolutely nothing installed except the default theme. Thought I was a purist. Thought all these extensions were bloat. Spoiler: I was wrong, and I wasted a lot of time. The thing about VS Code extensions is that they're not mandatory—but once you find the right ones, going back feels like coding with y…

4 Months With GitHub Copilot Taught Me How to Actually Code Faster

I was skeptical. Really skeptical. When GitHub Copilot first landed on my radar, I thought it was one of those tools that looked impressive in demos but fell apart in real work. You know the type — great for conference talks, useless when you've got actual deadlines. But after four months of using it daily (sometimes for 6+ hours straight), I've comp…

Ditched My Paid AI Subscriptions for These Free Tools — And I'm Actually Productive Now

Six months ago, I had seven different AI subscriptions running. ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Perplexity, Grammarly Premium, Notion AI, and a couple others I'd honestly forgotten about . Total monthly burn? Around ₹4,500 ($55). Then I got annoyed. Not because the paid tools are bad — they're genuinely good. But I realized I was paying for features I used…

Can You Actually Land a Job in 2025 Without These 5 Tech Skills?

I'm going to be direct: the job market in 2025 isn't what it was three years ago. I spend my days testing tools, interviewing developers, and watching what companies are actually hiring for—not what LinkedIn says they want. And the gap between those two things? It's massive. Here's what I've learned from talking to hiring managers across…