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IoT

How I Built an AI-Powered Surveillance Camera with a Raspberry Pi

Building a computer-vision based security camera from scratch — wiring up the Pi, writing the motion detection logic, and streaming it live. Here's everything I learned along the way.

Akshyat Raj June 2025 6 min read

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React

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning React

From JSX confusion to state management headaches — the lessons that would've saved me hours.

May 2025 4 min read

Networking

My CCNA Journey — What It Took to Get Certified

Subnetting, VLANs, routing protocols — how I studied for and passed the CCNA in 3 months.

Apr 2025 5 min read

Python

Getting Started with Python + AI — A Beginner's Honest Review

My experience with the OKCL Python with AI course — what's useful, what's not, and what I built.

Mar 2025 4 min read

UI Design

Building Beautiful Glassmorphism Cards with Pure CSS

The backdrop-filter trick, border tricks, and glow effects that make glass UI pop on any background.

Feb 2025 3 min read

.NET

Full Stack .NET — My Biggest Takeaways from EDUSkill

C# fundamentals, MVC architecture, and building my first ASP.NET app — what actually clicked for me.

Jan 2025 5 min read