dev_neil_a

dev_neil_a @dev_neil_a

About: Working as an independent software developer that is mostly developing applications for Apple platforms. Alongside that, I do some blogging, technical writing and videos on YouTube.

Location:
United Kingdom
Joined:
May 3, 2022

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articles - 34 total

How To Use Homebrew on macOS

Introduction YouTube Video What is Homebrew? Installing Homebrew Updating Homebrew Searching for...

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How To Create A macOS 26 Tahoe USB Installation Drive

Hi there. In this article, I'll be going over the process of how you can create a macOS 26 Tahoe USB...

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How To Build a Currency Converter App With Python

Introduction YouTube Video Source Code Requirements Building the App Modules Main File ...

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Working With Dates And Times In Python

Introduction YouTube Video Using The datetime Python Library Displaying The Current Date And...

Learn More 0 0Nov 15 '24

Creating and Using Python Virtual Environments

YouTube Video Introduction What is a Python Virtual Environment When to use a Virtual Environment...

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Building A Weather Station with a Raspberry Pi and Python - Part Two

Table of Contents Table of Contents YouTube Video Introduction Creating The Modules...

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Building A Weather Station with a Raspberry Pi and Python - Part One

Building a Raspberry Pi Environment Sensor YouTube Video Introduction Required Hardware Required...

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Setup a RTC Module with Ubuntu 24.04 on a Raspberry Pi 4

YouTube Video Introduction Equipment Used Installing The RTC Module Connecting to the Pi Over...

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Remove the Message of the Day on Ubuntu 24.04

YouTube Video Introduction Removing the Message of the Day Reverting the Changes Conclusion ...

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Python How-To: Creating And Using Environment Variables Part Two: Using .env Files

Introduction What Are .env Files? Creating And Using .env Files Setup A .gitignore File Install...

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Python How-To: Creating And Using Environment Variables Part One

Introduction The os Module Creating Environment Variables Method One: Creating Environment...

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Python How-To: Create Sample Data Using Faker

YouTube Video Introduction Creating A List Of Randomised Addresses Conclusion References ...

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Python How-To: Working With Dates And Times In Python

Introduction Using The datetime Python Library Displaying The Current Date And Time Displaying...

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Python How-To: Swap Variable Values With Python

YouTube Video Introduction Method One: Swapping Variable Values With A Third Variable Method Two:...

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Python How-To: Prepending And Appending Text To Fill Space

YouTube Video Introduction Prepend And / Or Append Text To Fill Space Example One: Align Text To...

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Python How-To: Adding Color And Style To Console Text

YouTube Video Introduction Method One: Built-In Python Text Styling Method Two: Text Styling Using...

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Making Linux Commands Shorter With Aliases

YouTube Video Introduction What Are Aliases? Creating And Using Aliases Making An Alias...

Learn More 1 0Feb 5 '23

VS Code Extensions I Use For Programming And Writing

Introduction Language-Specific Extensions Python Extensions AutoDocstring - Python Docstring...

Learn More 2 1Jan 29 '23

macOS Tip: How-To Get The Home And End Keys On A Windows Keyboard To Work

Introduction Solution Conclusion Introduction Whilst macOS does allow the use of...

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macOS Tip: How-To Quickly Get More Details About A Mac's Wi-Fi Connection

YouTube Video Introduction Getting More Details About A Wi-Fi Connection Conclusion ...

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macOS Tip: How To Cut and Paste (Move) Files In MacOS Finder

YouTube Video Introduction Moving Files in Finder Conclusion YouTube Video If you would...

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What I Learned From Doing The 100 Days of Code Challenge

Introduction Lessons Learned Create A Schedule You Don't Need To Spend A Fortune To Learn Learn...

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Creating a Windows 11 Virtual Machine with VMware Fusion on Intel-Based Mac

Introduction Prerequisites Creating the Virtual Machine Step 1. Create a custom Windows 10...

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Terminal Commands I Use On Linux for System Management - Part 2

Introduction Head What does head do? How to use it Tail What does tail do? How to use...

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Applications I Use For Python Development

Introduction Python Tools MiniConda and Conda Pip Command Line...

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How To Fix A Stuck GitHub Push

Introduction Diagnosing the Issue Cause of the Issue Solution Step 1. Checking the Commit...

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Introduction to Data Analysis with Python Part 4: Data Visualisation with Matplotlib

Introduction Step 1. Importing Pandas and NumPy Step 2. Import From Excel Step 3. Validating the...

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How to Create And Use GitHub Repository Templates

Introduction Setup and use GitHub Repository Templates Create a Repository Change Folder Add...

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Introduction to Data Analysis with Python Part 3: Analysing Data Using Pandas and NumPy with Python

Introduction Step 1. Importing Pandas and NumPy Step 2. Import From Excel Step 3. Validating the...

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Introduction to Data Analysis with Python Part 2: Mathematical Operations Using Pandas and NumPy

Introduction Step 1. Importing Pandas and NumPy Step 2. Import From Excel Step 3. Validating the...

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