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What to do during lockdown

Stuff to do As we start another lockdown, some people might need ideas for things to keep themselves busy. Write code write code write code write code write code. If that isn't an option for you, try catching up on your reading. Here is a list of (not at all) useful articles and interesting blog posts: England faces lockdown 3   I am amazing Breadsticks are good  Lockdown survival guide (this one actually looks almost decent)   How the PageRank algorithm works How to make food  How to make toast   Click if you are cool  About Minecraft

Mue: A modern, fast, and open-source new tab browser extension

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  Homepage: muetab.com GitHub: github.com/mue  Discord: discord.gg/zv8C9F8    Get it for Chrome (and Edge) Get it for Firefox What is Mue? Created in 2018, Mue is a modern browser extension that provides a fast and beautiful new-tab experience. In October of 2020, Softpedia reviewed Mue shortly after it was published on ProductHunt . The ProductHunt release brought a massive new wave of users. Features After the React rewrite in 2019, Mue has been rapidly gaining features, including a developing Marketplace which offers photo packs, quote packs, themes, and more. Why use Mue? For an unbiased review, read Softpedia's opinions , or the user reviews on ProductHunt .

How to make a blog

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 Why do you want to start a blog? Don't start a blog if you don't need a blog. This is a Google SEO PageRank test. Decide on the content before you start Corona virus pandemic. How to survive lockdown number 3 . Don't read this boring blog , or this weird blog . Find some good content to steal: Star Wars stuff, Cooking tutorials ,  how to make toast .   Choose a good platform Don't use Blogger or WordPress.com (use the self hosted version at wordpress.org if you insist on using it).  Static site generators such as these listed on Jamstack.org are good for blogs and can be hosted for free. Some good examples: Ghost, HUGO, Hexo, and Gatsby. If you can code, Next.JS and Nuxt.JS are also very good. Most of these give you much more control over your content and your website as a whole, allowing you to (likely with more work) get significantly increased search rankings with improved SEO and meta options.

Why you shouldn't use Blogger

The following content is copied from irishtechnewsdaily.ie . Ownership of content Blogger is a free blogging service which is hosted by Google. It is reliable, and it is easy to set up and start publishing content to the web. However, it is not owned by you. Much like the problems we have discussed regarding content on Facebook Pages in the past, the content you post to Blogger is owned by Google. They have the right to remove, shut down your blog or revoke your access to your blog at any time. Not good if you are trying to run a blog for your business, when you host on WordPress you have complete control over your content and access. Limitations Blogger is highly limited. You are going to struggle to make your blog stand out from the crowd using the Blogger platform and if you want to make it big in this game then you really need to stand out big time. In comparison, WordPress is open source so you can easily extend functionality with thousands of plugins to choose fro...