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We all have experienced our videos buffering or lagging, the “hello, can you hear me?“ moments, the “sir, paulit, naputol po ung audio”, and many more frustrating internet-related issues. With everything remote and virtual, we have to make the best of our internet situations. Here are some tips to optimise your network bandwidth: Close all other applications and downloads All of the applications we have installed on our computers do consume some amount of data in the background. And these can steal some of your precious bandwidth. So, keep only essentials - Zoom, IDE and Chrome. On your Chrome, make sure to pause all downloads and close all other tabs that you do not need for the class. To check applications that consume your network: For Mac, open your Activity Monitor For Windows, right click on your Taskbar and select Task Manager and check on the Network column. 2. Disable HD This should significantly improve your connection. Sending HD video definitely takes a lot more bandwidth....

Software development has been one of the most in demand jobs for the last years and will continue to be for the next years. A lot of people are joining the revolution on jumping into tech-related jobs whether in trying to shift careers or taking computer-related courses as they move to college. Often, we receive a lot of questions regarding the best path to learn - self-paced online courses or going back to the university or attending a bootcamp. And all of these are valid routes you just need to find out what fits best with how you learn, your capacity and your goal. 1. Taking a computer science or engineering related course in college If you’re entering college and keen to get a software engineering related job, take up courses related to it. You’ve got the obvious ones such as computer science and computer engineering. And then there are the other courses that has programming as part of their curriculum such as electronics engineering, library and information science and many more. ...

The COVID-19 situation has us all staying home reducing the spread of the virus. As a result we've moved our classes fully online. This post discusses how you can make your online learning experience successful. Practice, practice, practice To learn to code like an expert, you need to put in the time to practice. Don't overlook the basic stuff! Muscle memory is an important part of coding. As you practice implementing simple programs and concepts, you'll find that writing more complex code will start to seem easier. That's because most complex functions are just a few simple concepts joined together. Take regular breaks While learning or working from home, it's easy to forget to take care of yourself. Every hour or two it's important to stand up, walk around, drink water and stay healthy. Occasional light exercise can help the brain stay active and focused so you can give 100% when you're learning. Learn as part of a live class We know how imp...