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Tell me something — are you happy with how ClearType, the default font renderer in Windows does its job? If you are like me and have to look at your computer screen for the most part of your day, you might prefer something better.

Let me show you something really quick. This is how the fonts are rendered on my Windows machine:

Let’s face it — as developers we look at code 90% of our time we spend in front of the monitor. While there tons of fonts available for our favorite text editors, both free and paid, I have found one font in particular to be extremely enjoyable for programming productivity and code readability (and believe me - I’ve tried a few).

That is — JetBrains Mono, a free and open source font from the very same company that brought us tools like WebStorm and PyCharm.

If you’ve been following my blog you might have noticed that I haven’t written anything in quite some time. “So, what’s up?”, you might ask.

Well, long story short — lots of things have happened March through May, 2021. Most of them unpleasant to say the least and personal, so I’d rather not disclose the details. However, I’ve also done a few things related to Information Technologies.

1. I’ve switched to Windows entirely. That’s right — no more dual-booting and Linux for me. While I still like Linux and support the Free and Open Source ideology, I’ve also come to realize that I don’t have the time to maintain two different operating systems.

Ever since Google discontinued Google+ (its social network) there’s no obvious way to delete unused profile pictures from your account. This guide will help you manage your digital identity and clean up your Google account for better online privacy.

However, there’s a workaround I’ve tested personally.

To delete your unused profile pictures (or any photos you might want to delete from your Google account), you have to be signed in to your google account. After you are signed in, follow this simple steps for better account management:

For a long time the only way to launch Linux commands in Windows was with Cygwin. But Cygwin is rather bulky and can take a long time to download if you are on a slower Internet connection. This cross-platform development challenge has made many programmers seek lightweight alternatives for Linux compatibility on Windows.

As I’ve mentioned before, I love Linux for its stability and reliability. So I was looking for a simpler way to execute Linux commands in Windows, and found it! This development environment setup is perfect for programmers who need system administration tools across different operating systems.