Tag Archives: speed optimization
Part 3: I Gave My Router a VPN, a Kill Switch, and a Passport—Now It Thinks It Lives in Sweden
From bypassing Safaricom throttling to building encrypted tunnels like a digital cartel—here’s how I gave my router a fake identity, secure backups, and international citizenship.
Why I Built My Own Router (And Fired Safaricom’s)
Tired of slow speeds, creepy data collection, and a router that crashes more than a boda in Nairobi? Here’s why I built my own router from scratch—and why I’m never looking back.
Why I’m Breaking Up with AI IDEs in 2025 (And It’s Not Just Because They’re Smarter Than Me)
AI-powered IDEs promised to make coding effortless in 2025. But somewhere between autocomplete addiction and a loss of critical thinking, I decided it was time to take back control. Here’s why I’m saying goodbye.
Kenyan Developer Who Googled “What is SEO?” After Landing an SEO Client.
Fake it till you Google it. This is the brutally honest tale of a Kenyan freelancer who landed an SEO gig without knowing what SEO stood for—and still delivered page-one results.
My Laptop is Older Than My Career: The Hustle of Coding on Ancient Machines
When your IDE takes longer to load than the Nairobi Expressway at rush hour, you learn resilience. Or madness. Possibly both. Here’s a raw, hilarious look at coding on hardware that should’ve been retired with Windows 7.
From “Hello World” to “Help Me”: The Emotional Rollercoaster of Learning to Code
“Every developer’s journey is a Shakespearean tragedy—full of hope, despair, and syntax errors. Here’s the raw, unfiltered emotional arc of learning to code, complete with existential crises and small victories.”