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IT Tools: Over 80 Useful Resources for Developers and IT Engineers in One Place

By Mike Goh March 24, 2026Software and Web Services ReviewsSoftware, WebNo Comments

Introduction Approximately eleven months have passed since I launched my own Kubernetes cluster—more specifically, a three-node K3s cluster with embedded high availability. After installing about fifteen self-hosted apps in the last few months, I began using an open-source homepage to…

OpenShift Prometheus Monitoring: VictoriaMetrics and Grafana

By Mike Goh April 17, 2025Developers Technical TutorialsDevOps, SoftwareNo Comments

Introduction Red Hat OpenShift built on top of Kubernetes is used in many organisations these days. The OpenShift container platform allows for container orchestration and management through a web console with ease. It is a trusted Platform as a Service…

Shared Web Hosting – DirectAdmin (Reseller and User) and cPanel

By Mike Goh October 11, 2024Software and Web Services ReviewsSoftware, WebNo Comments

Introduction Are you going to host a website in your lifetime? My tech buddies are into cryptocurrency or stock trading, but I've never heard about them wanting to run a website. The rise of mobile apps and the abundance of…

Farming Simulator 22 (PC) Review

By Mike Goh June 7, 2024Software and Web Services ReviewsFun, SoftwareNo Comments

Introduction Farming Simulator 22 (FS22) was a video game released in November 2021. The player assumes the role of a farmer, responsible for planting and harvesting crops using machinery that resembles those found in the real world. The farmer can…

Monster Hunter Now (MHN) – Weapons and Armor Guide

By Mike Goh November 1, 2023Software and Web Services ReviewsFun, SoftwareNo Comments

Introduction Monster Hunter Now is a real-time game that utilizes GPS technology and was released by the same company, Niantic, which also developed the popular game Pokémon GO on 14 September 2023. Players engage in the hunt for monsters in…

Stock Picker – Valuation Metrics Analysis

By Mike Goh May 4, 2023Developers Technical TutorialsSoftware, WebNo Comments

Introduction Most people will invest in equities at some point, unless you are someone who doesn't believe in equities and will put your savings in the bank for principal sum assurance. The brokerage system that you order the stocks should…

MindsDB – Machine Learning with MySQL Tables Using PHP

By Mike Goh October 10, 2022Developers Technical TutorialsCoding, SoftwareNo Comments

Introduction Machine learning has been around for a long time, and the emphasis on making sense of data was a selling point for many small and medium businesses. My first blush with machine learning was when I was assigned the…

Install Splunk on Linux with Trial to Free License

By Mike Goh August 13, 2022Developers Technical TutorialsDevOps, SoftwareNo Comments

Introduction I have heard of Splunk - a log analysis tool but having worked in the IT industry for last 15 years, I never had to work with it. However, one of my new job requirement as a Site Reliability…

CountClicker – Free Online People Counting Tool

By Mike Goh April 8, 2021Software and Web Services ReviewsSoftware, Web1 Comment

Introduction Overhead vs. Horizontal vs. Video People Counters There are many kinds of people counting solutions in the market now. COVID-19 has accelerated the deployment of these systems like never before. There are a few ways on how these counters…