Postman is a powerful tool for testing and working with APIs. In this blog post, I will describe some Postman tips for better API testing that I have used for quite some time and have helped tremendously.
Postman Tips for Better API Testing
List and Update Global Packages with npm and Yarn
Many times we globally install packages then forget how many packages we have installed or that we need to update them. Below are a set of commands to list globally installed packages and a set of commands to updated them with NPM and Yarn.
Remove Connected / Authorized Applications From Google, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and GitHub
We live in a world where everyone wants to have access to your online data, and most of the time we give that data willingly by either allowing some app in Facebook to access our contacts and personal information, or by signing up to some website using Twitter, either way we give up our personal […]
The Dependency Service or Group Failed To Start – Wireless Error
After cleaning a Windows computer from malware, I ran into this strange issue when attempting to connect to the internet. The computer was showing a big red X over the wireless icon and upon opening the Network and Sharing Center I would see the error message The Dependency Service or Group Failed To Start. I […]
Video Tutorial: How to Connect Kodi to Your Synology NAS DSM (DiskStation Manager) Home Server
Having a NAS to store files is great, but having a NAS as a media server is awesome. If one of your purposes to have bought a Synology NAS was to have it as a media server, then having Kodi in your PC/Mac/Fire TV is a must. By now you probably know that your Synology […]
How to Connect Kodi to Your Synology NAS DSM (DiskStation Manager)
Having a NAS to store files is great, but having a NAS as a media server is awesome. If one of your purposes to have bought a Synology NAS was to have it as a media server, then having Kodi in your PC/Mac/Fire TV is a must. By now you probably know that your Synology […]
Quick Guide to Git and GitHub – Command Line (CLI)
In this guide I will cover some basic commands to configure Git and upload your project to GitHub using command line. macOS should already come with Git pre-installed, but just in case, follow this link to install it, Installing Git on Mac. If you are on Windows, you can get Git for Windows, or enable […]
Android Studio – Error While Loading Shared Libraries: libz.so.1
If you are running Android Studio in Linux Mint / Ubuntu 64bit and you just updated to the latest Android Studio version, you might get the following error: /home/esilva/IDEs/android-studio/sdk/build-tools/19.1.0/aapt: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
How To Delete a Module in Android Studio
Android Studio is a great tool, and way better design than Eclipse in my humble opinion, yet not every software is perfect and one of the things it falls short (and by that I mean user friendly) is when it comes to deleting a module within yout project. The folks over at JetBrains made this […]
Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux (Fedora)
I have been using Linux Fedora for a couple of month and decided that it was time to set it up for Android. I was expecting it to be something like what I did for Ubuntu (Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux Ubuntu), but it was much easier in Fedora. Just had […]