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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.

For a long time I have been a big fan of Sarah Drasner’s theme for Visual Studio Code, and even used a port of it in Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.

Ever since I’ve started learning .Net Framework on both Linux and Windows, I ’ve also started using the default Visual Studio 2019 theme in both the IDE, and the editor. Simply because I like unity across the developer tools I use.

Here are a few screenshots:

So, as you may or may not know, GitHub is testing themes for its website, and the feature is now in beta according to GitHub Docs.

To change how your GitHub looks, you need to log in to your GitHub account, click your profile pictures, choose Settings > Appearance and on the section that opens, choose one of the three themes that are currently available.

Below are the screen shots, courtesy of GitHub Docs: