Understanding the Conventional Hexagonal Architectural Structure for Go Apps

Understanding the Conventional Hexagonal Architectural Structure for Go Apps The hexagonal (or “ports and adapters”) architecture is a popular software architecture pattern you’re able to apply as you build your Go apps. Using it, you can improve your app’s scalability, maintainability, and testability. This architecture helps separate business logic from external dependencies and infrastructure, making your application flexible and easier to maintain. What Is the Hexagonal Architecture? The hexagonal architecture divides applications into three main layers:...

March 29, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Michael Bullock

A Guide to Every Troubleshooter in Windows 11

A Guide to Every Troubleshooter in Windows 11 Troubleshooters are built-in utilities in Windows which assist with diagnosing and resolving system issues. Often, they can be a last resort when all other methods fail to solve our problem. Windows 10 users have access to many troubleshooters; if you’ve been using them for years, you can’t deny their usefulness. Microsoft has carried over most of the troubleshooters from Windows 10 to Windows 11, discontinued some, and added a new Camera troubleshooter....

March 28, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Derek Nelson

Best Samsung Galaxy S22+ screen protectors

Best Samsung Galaxy S22+ screen protectors TheGalaxy S22+might be a year and a half old, but with frequent discounts and several years of software support remaining, it’s still one of thebest Samsung phonesto consider. The design is arguably better than the new S23+ thanks to the lovely integrated camera bump, and the flat display with uniform bezels is hard to say no to. A phone this lovely deserves to be protected so that it can stay looking this good for as long as possible....

March 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1454 words · Brett Powers

Kugoo Kirin G3 Pro Review: Affordable All-Terrain Escooter With Dual 1200W Motors

Kugoo Kirin G3 Pro Review: Affordable All-Terrain Escooter With Dual 1200W Motors Kugoo Kirin G3 Pro The KuKirin G3 Pro is a powerful and budget-friendly e-scooter with dual 1200W motors, offering a top speed of 65km/h (40mph) and a range of up to 80km (50 miles) in ideal conditions. Its off-road capabilities are impressive, easily handling various terrains and up to 35-degree inclines. It’s quite heavy at 40kg (88lbs), and has a folding mechanism for transport, although the latch can be unreliable....

March 28, 2025 · 9 min · 1706 words · Jared James

LG is making more money without smartphones, thank you very much

LG is making more money without smartphones, thank you very much Tomorrow marks a full year sinceLG Mobile officially called it quits. However you felt about its phones, the buying public wasn’t all too thrilled about them: the division had spent the previous five years losing money, quarter after quarter, and that dragged the rest of the company down on the balance sheet. Now, as the conglomerate reports second quarter earnings for 2022, LG seems eager not to look back....

March 28, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · David Bennett

Your Chromebook’s Gallery app could soon offer a way to edit images with Google Photos

Your Chromebook’s Gallery app could soon offer a way to edit images with Google Photos Chrome OS’ Gallery app has long been rather rudimentary, but that’s changing fast. Since the inception of Chrome OS as a web-first operating system, Google has invested a lot of resources in making the OS feel more robust, and enhancements to the Gallery app in the form ofrudimentary editing toolswere just one part of that effort....

March 28, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Harold Baker

Android 13 is coming to Sony’s 2022 flagship Android phones soon

Android 13 is coming to Sony’s 2022 flagship Android phones soon Ever since Google rolled outAndroid 13to Pixel devices in August this year, we’ve gently been seeing updates to other Android phones, and it seems Sony is up next. If you own either of Sony’s top smartphones from this year, you will likely see Android 13 roll out to your phone shortly. Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number...

March 27, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · David Gross

Convert From PDF to JPG in a Blink

Convert From PDF to JPG in a Blink Stock Vector ID: 771916282 Finding the best tools for small tasks can be difficult at times as you do not know which ones to trust and which to avoid. More often than not, you’re better off avoiding installing any software you’re unfamiliar with on your machine. That’s where TinyWow steps in; a browser-based tool that helps convert from PDF to JPG in a matter of seconds....

March 27, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Thomas Moore

Cough and snore detection on the Pixel 7 will work like this

Cough and snore detection on the Pixel 7 will work like this Google may be pulling out all the stops to track your health while you’re up, out, and about, but when it comes to while you’re dozing off, it may have yet another trick to pull out of its bag. Sure, owners of the second-generation Nest Hub might have a dedicated radar system to detect bad sleep, and smartwatch wearers have other sensors that record tosses and turns, but those with a Pixel 7 (and perhaps other capable Pixels) may be soon be able to take note of their unrest with their microphones....

March 27, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Timothy Grant

Google Hangouts stares down extinction as mobile users are finally forced to Chat

Google Hangouts stares down extinction as mobile users are finally forced to Chat WhileGoogle pushed Workspace users to start using Chat back in March, those of us with free, personal Gmail accounts have had the opportunity to continue using Hangouts, armed with the knowledge that the end is, indeed, nigh. Well, fellow Hangouts crusaders, the end times have finally arrived. Not only will the app not make it through the end of the year before it’s shut down, but mobile users might not make it through the day before they’re prompted to switch to Chat....

March 27, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Eric Taylor

How to Build and Run a Unity Game Project

How to Build and Run a Unity Game Project Unity is a powerful engine that you can use to develop games, manage scenes, create sprites, and more. Once you have finished creating your game in Unity, you may want to build and run the application. This is an important step that allows you to choose certain settings for your game. They include what platform the game is for, what icon you will use, the resolution, and whether the player can resize the window....

March 27, 2025 · 3 min · 586 words · Amy Roberts

How to Use the Various Count Functions in Excel

How to Use the Various Count Functions in Excel Free to use Microsoft Excel has changed the lives of many people, with its numerous data-driven functions, conditional logic, and flexible array of formulas. Whenever you have to work on any data requirements, Excel continues to be the first preferred choice for many users. Since data are quantifiable entities, Excel’s range of count functions is quite handy, especially when dealing with large datasets....

March 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1126 words · Daniel Nichols

Pixel 6 case meltdown: The bad decisions that doomed Google's design

Pixel 6 case meltdown: The bad decisions that doomed Google’s design First-party smartphone cases are usually premium products, commanding a higher cost than third-party equivalents. That’s offset by a certain expectation of quality; the company that made the phone can engineer a case that works with it perfectly, potentially offering better experience. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case with Google’s recent Pixel 6 cases, which aresuffering issues such as yellowing and deforming more quickly than expected, and we can now tell you preciselywhythese problems are happening....

March 27, 2025 · 9 min · 1915 words · Robert Ford