Authenticators are applications that serve several purposes for Android and iOS devices. Theyโre mainly used for two types of authentication, known as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and multi-step authentication (MSA). They provide advanced security for user sites. What this means is that itโs not enough to know or have an account password. With increased hacking andContinue reading “How Do Apps Like Google and Microsoft Authenticator Work?”
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How does India’s ๐๐๐ (Unified Payments Interface) work?
UPI has gone through ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง since its inception in 2016. It builds a digital payments ecosystem with payment apps, banks, and NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). It now takes up 60% of digital retail transactions in India. It is estimated that the digital payments market in India will grow by 3 times inContinue reading “How does India’s ๐๐๐ (Unified Payments Interface) work?”
How does ๐๐๐๐ (Buy Now, Pay Later) work?
Earlier this year, we took over development of the mobile app for a retail app of a leading brand of kids clothings. And one of the features on the checkout page is the option of using Afterpay as you can see in the screenshot below.ย This got me wondering how do ๐๐๐๐ (Buy Now, PayContinue reading “How does ๐๐๐๐ (Buy Now, Pay Later) work?”
Who is St. John Marie Vianney?
Known as the โCurรฉ dโArsโ, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney was born on 8 May 1786 in France in the town of Dardilly, near Lyons. His devout Catholic parents were farmers, and from an early age, John worked in the fields. Without formal education, as a young man he was functionally illiterate; but thanks to his motherโs teaching,Continue reading “Who is St. John Marie Vianney?”
How are Notifications Pushed to our Mobile Devices?
Most people have a love/hate relationship with mobile push notifications. On the one hand, they keep us updated with the information we willingly asked to be updated on. On the other hand, for people like me, that constant activity on my phone is annoying and distracting. My friends tease me, but I canโt go toContinue reading “How are Notifications Pushed to our Mobile Devices?”
New York, New York
After 3 long weeks in Secaucus, I finally managed to get myself to go to New York. I had gone around NY when I came to the US for the first time in 2018. And maybe thatโs why I didnโt feel like going again. And also this time I am alone and sightseeing without companyContinue reading “New York, New York”
Moving on from Guilt
Over the course of our lives upto this point, we all have probably done a few things we regret. Mistakes are normal to human growth. Still, the guilt that creeps in and stakes out space in your consciousness can cause plenty of emotional and physical turmoil. You might know guilt best as the nauseating twistContinue reading “Moving on from Guilt”
WWDC 2022: What’s new in iOS, WatchOS, MacOS?
Each year Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developer Conference with a few hours of back-to-back-to-back announcements, generally covering things from iOS to watchOS to new hardware. Here are some of the key announcements made at the keynote on Monday. iOS 16 The lock screen is getting an overhaul. Itโll allow for more customization, plus support for widgets โContinue reading “WWDC 2022: What’s new in iOS, WatchOS, MacOS?”
Airbnb Moves from Webpack to Metro for Faster Builds
Like many companies, Airbnb has experienced growing pains with bundlers as its codebase grew. But even after its codebase quadrupled, the company was able to speed UX changes to the front end when it migrated its JavaScript code bundler from Webpack to Metro in 2018. With build performance significantly improved, UI changes appeared 80% faster, as per the Time to Interactive (TTI) metric.Continue reading “Airbnb Moves from Webpack to Metro for Faster Builds”
Success & Growth Look Different for Everyone
My wife loves plants and when I saw this quote I recalled a lot of what I see in our garden. Some plants grow outward first while other spend months growing roots before they are able to show any fruit.some plants grow outward first while other spend months growing roots before they are able toContinue reading “Success & Growth Look Different for Everyone”
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