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October 15, 2019January 29, 2020

Fake News: Can We Not Forward Everything?

According to Quartz, nearly 37% of WhatsApp forwarded messages are either scam or are meant to scare people for fun. Today, social media platforms have become a place where an individual finds his voice and can express himself for who he is. Somewhere in between, technology has set the stage for troublemakers who love to spread rumours and fake news that can destroy someone’s life.

Either knowingly or unknowingly, we are responsible for it, too.

October 7, 2019January 19, 2020

Websites and Web Applications | Let’s Compare

Hey guys! In this article, we are going to compare websites and web applications! As a beginner web developer, say you have built a simple portfolio site using HTML, CSS and some JavaScript. Does that make your portfolio a website, a web application or both? Let’s find out!

October 7, 2019January 19, 2020

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) | Let’s Simplify

If you are a web development geek like us here at GeekyMinds, you must have heard the term PWA a lot. PWA stands for Progressive Web App. Why are Progressive Web Apps so important for the web developers and what’s in it for the common user? Let’s find out!

October 4, 2019January 19, 2020

JavaScript Promises | JavaScript Basics | Let’s Simplify

Hey geeks! This week we are looking into Promises in JavaScript! Let’s say you are building a weather app. You have access to an awesome weather API you found on the web and you have decided to use it in your app. In order to accomplish the task, you have to use AJAX or Fetch API.

Consider that fetching the weather may not be instantaneous, i.e, it takes time. How does Fetch API make sure your app doesn’t stop working in the time the weather info arrives? By using Promises! Let’s dive into Promises in JavaScript and find out what it is all about.

September 20, 2019January 19, 2020

HTTP, HTTPS and SSL | Web Security | Let’s Simplify

Browsing the Internet, you might have noticed that the URLs of websites you visit sometimes start with ‘http://’ and others with ‘https://’. Your Internet browser also marks websites using HTTP as insecure. In this article let us compare HTTP and HTTPS and find what all the fuss is about!

September 14, 2019September 14, 2019

Best Casual Games for Android To Pass The Time

There are times when you do not want to play something engaging especially when you are travelling. You might want to enjoy something more casual and relaxing on the way. However, there are hundreds of casual games available and we cannot possibly mention all of them. Here are some of our favourite casual games of all time that you can play when you are bored or just trying to pass the time.

August 29, 2019October 6, 2019

Free Tools for Creating Great Content

Creating great content requires out-of-the-box ideas and a lot of research, effort and time to reach the correct audience. There is an endless number of tools for creating the content you want to deliver. However, some of them are incredibly costly. While there may not always be a perfect free alternative, here are some free tools that we like to use for creating our social media content and want to share them with you.