(UI / UX Design) Sketch App for Free?

Sketch app on Mac has become one of the most popular ui/ux design tool for web and mobile apps, replacing photoshop and other alternatives far behind. There is a huge interest in sketch app now, but lot of people want to get started with a free version of sketch app - e.g., students who don't have enough money or people who want to try out the sketch app first before deciding.

So what all ...

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Wordpress Insert Post Programmatically (wp_insert_post) - Complete Guide and Examples

Many times we need to insert a post in wordpress programmatically. For example, we may want to poll certain web api periodically and based on its response insert wordpress post automatically.

To insert a wordpress post, one can use the function wp_insert_post

wp_insert_post( array $postarr, bool $wp_error = false )

wordpress insert post example

Here is a rough example of ...

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Best Google Adsense Plugin for Wordpress in 2018 - No Nonsense Guide

Google Adsense is the life line of typical wordpress blogs. To include adsesnse code snippets in the blog, typically a wordpress blog administrators uses one or other wordpress plugins. Though there are many of them and it is sometimes difficult to find the best one suited for your needs.

Here is a quick no nonsense guide to best google adsense plugins fo wordpress in 2018.

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Youtube Adsense Rates - Understanding per ad rates and revenue

Over last few years, video has become the dominant method to consume content and thus has attracted a massive flow of money from advertisers that are interested in influencing audiences and promoting their product. Google was and remains the primary player in this space - it owns YouTube (the most popular video content site) as well as Adsense (the most popular advertisement network).

If you are...

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Server DNS could not be found

Many times while surfing the internet on a browser like chrome we get the error - 'Server dns could not be found' and our internet stops working. What's the cause behind it and how to solve this problem?

First let us understand what is Server DNS. DNS full form is Domain name system and it the system used to convert a website name/address to its IP address. On Internet, every computer/device ...

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(MySql Php) Call to undefined function mysql_connect

Many programmers using php to connect to mysql face this error while writing/testing their code.

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

Many websites and tutorials contains sample code containing mysql_connect which no longer works. This article provides details on why and what to do to fix this error.

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(Fix) VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for both all CPU modes

While installing VirtualBox and trying to create a vm for the first time, many users face the problem

VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for both all CPU modes (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED)

There are two ways to fix this.

Fixing VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for

Easiest way to solve this problem is to disable PAE/NX in the VM Settings.

To do that, go to VM Settings -> System -> ...

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React Native Android - Unable to download JS bundle

One of the common error while trying to run your first react native project on android is the ubiquitous error about unable to download js bundle.

That is, when you run react-native run-android, you get following error:

Unable to download JS bundle. Did you forget to start the development server or connect your device?

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React Native KeyboardAvoidingView - Component hidden behind Keyboard during Text Input

'Input Field hidden behind keyboard' is one of the common problem faced by mobile app developers including react native. Basically, when your input field is positioned low on screen and you click on it and keyboard pops up right on top of the field blocking the view.

To fix this, the standard approach is to scroll the input field upwards automatically so that it is no longer hidden behind the ...

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React Native App how many threads? Execution Model explained

You are a react native developer and have mastered creating basic android and ios apps. And now looking to learn more about under the hood details of react native, then one of the most important thing to learn is the execution model or process model of a react native app. Understanding how a react native app executes and how many threads it use and for what will help you build more efficient apps and/or help debug performance problems.

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