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Try a new programming language or tool<\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re staying home for just over 48 hours, it is a good time to try new programming languages or development tools.<\/p>\n
Here are a few languages, frameworks, and tools worth checking out:<\/p>\n
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- Android development<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- iOS development<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Javascript<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Python<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Docker<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Git \/ Github<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Ruby<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Go<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- LISP<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nSpeed up your PlayStation\u2019s download speeds<\/h3>\n
PlayStation 4 consoles have an issue with slow download speeds<\/strong><\/a> due to the small TCP Receive Window that Sony sets.<\/p>\n
To speed up downloads, you can set up a proxy server on your network. If Linux isn\u2019t your thing, you can use CCProxy<\/a><\/strong> for Windows or SquidMan<\/a><\/strong> for Mac.<\/p>\n
While the PS4 will still throttle its TCP Receive Window, downloads will run through the proxy using a larger Receive Window, and the proxy provides a lower latency connection for the console. This allows for faster downloads.<\/p>\n
![\"playstation-4-slim\"](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PlayStation-4-Slim.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMake your own Amazon Echo<\/h3>\n
If you have a Raspberry Pi and are looking for a DIY project, building your own Amazon Echo<\/strong><\/a> is one to look at.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Pi, you will need a speaker with a 3.5mm jack, and a USB microphone.<\/p>\n
While your final product may not look as slick as an Echo, Amazon\u2019s APIs lets you build a device that is practically functionally identical to its own smart speakers.<\/p>\n
![\"Alexa](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alexa-Pi-header.jpg\")
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\nMake a weather station<\/h3>\n
Another fun Raspberry Pi project is building your own weather station.<\/p>\n
There are several options for this, including one on Instructables<\/a><\/strong> that measures wind speed, temperature, humidity, pressure, rain, and light.<\/p>\n
Other weather forecasting projects rely on the data from online services rather than collecting your own, and then focus on displaying the forecast on an LCD or LED display.<\/p>\n
![\"Weather](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Weather-station.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Weather](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Weather-display-640x427.jpg\")
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\nSwitch to a password manager<\/h3>\n
If you are still reusing passwords across online services, now is the time to start using a password management system.<\/p>\n
Whether you use a software-assisted method like 1Password or Lastpass, or some other offline or old school method if you don\u2019t trust online systems, there is no excuse for password reuse anymore.<\/p>\n
![\"password\"](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Password-1.jpg\")
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\nBackup everything<\/h3>\n
As you get busier throughout the year it is easy to let good backup habits fall by the wayside.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re setting up a media server, that may offer one avenue to back up photos and other media.<\/p>\n
However, important files should be backed up to more than one hard drive and machine, in addition to a secure cloud service.<\/p>\n
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\nNow read: Raspberry Pi vs Arduino \u2013 What you need to know<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- iOS development<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n