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How to Stop Spam Emails and Annoying Notifications

Mujtaba — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:50:00 +0000

You check your phone and see dozens of notifications.

Then you open your email and find another pile of promotional messages.

Most of them aren't useful, but they keep coming back.

Here are a few simple ways to reduce the noise.

Unsubscribe From Emails You Don't Need

If you regularly receive emails from a legitimate company you no longer care about, use the Unsubscribe option.

Don't keep deleting the same email every day.

One unsubscribe can remove hundreds of future messages.

Mark Spam Instead of Deleting It

If an email is clearly unwanted, mark it as Spam.

Your email provider can use this information to improve its spam filtering.

Just deleting the message doesn't teach the filter anything.

Be Careful With Suspicious Emails

Not every "unsubscribe" button is safe.

If an email looks suspicious, don't click links inside it.

Instead:

Suspicious email
↓
Don't click links
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Mark as spam
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Delete it

Turn Off Unnecessary Notifications

Your phone doesn't need to notify you every time an app has something to say.

Go to your notification settings and disable notifications from apps that aren't important.

Keep notifications for things like:

Calls
Messages
Banking
Calendar
Important work apps
Everything else can probably wait.

Use a Separate Email

Consider having one email address for important accounts and another for newsletters, shopping, downloads, and random websites.

This keeps your primary inbox much cleaner.

The Goal Isn't Zero Notifications

You don't need to turn everything off.

The goal is to make notifications useful again.

When every app can interrupt you, important notifications become easier to miss.

A little cleanup can make your phone and inbox quieter, safer, and easier to manage.

Slow Internet or Unstable Wi-Fi? Try These Fixes First

Mujtaba — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:42:56 +0000

Slow internet is frustrating, especially when everything was working fine yesterday.

Before blaming your internet provider, try these simple fixes. In many cases, the problem is your Wi-Fi setup rather than the actual internet connection.

1. Restart Your Router

Turn your router off, wait about 30 seconds, and turn it back on.

This can fix temporary connection problems and is always worth trying first.

2. Check Your Internet Speed

Run a speed test while standing close to your router.

Then test again from the room where you normally have problems.

If the speed is good near the router but poor farther away, your internet connection may be fine — your Wi-Fi signal is the problem.

3. Move Your Router

Where you place your router matters.

Keep it:

In an open area
Off the floor
Away from thick walls
Away from large appliances
Somewhere reasonably central in your home
Don't hide your router inside a cabinet.

4. Try 5 GHz Wi-Fi

If your router supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, try 5 GHz when you're close to the router.

5 GHz can provide faster speeds, while 2.4 GHz generally works better over longer distances.

5. Check Connected Devices

Too many devices using your Wi-Fi can reduce available bandwidth.

Check your router's connected-device list.

If you see a device you don't recognize, change your Wi-Fi password.

6. Test With an Ethernet Cable

This is one of the best ways to find the real problem.

Connect your computer directly to the router using an Ethernet cable.

If Ethernet is fast but Wi-Fi is slow, your internet connection is probably fine. The issue is likely your wireless network.

If Ethernet is also slow, the problem may be your router, connection, or ISP.

7. Don't Ignore Your Router

Old or overheating routers can cause random disconnections and poor performance.

If your router is several years old and you're experiencing frequent problems, checking its firmware or replacing it may be worth considering.

Quick Troubleshooting Order

Restart router
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Run a speed test
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Test near the router
↓
Move the router
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Check connected devices
↓
Test Ethernet
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Contact ISP(Internet Service Provider) if the wired connection is still slow

The important thing is to identify where the problem actually is.

Don't immediately assume your internet provider is responsible.

Sometimes the fastest solution is simply moving the router.

Cloud Engineering in 2026: Building, Learning, and Staying Curious

Mujtaba — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:39:40 +0000

Cloud technology is evolving faster than ever.

From containers and Kubernetes to serverless platforms, infrastructure as code, observability, and AI-powered developer tools, there is always something new to explore.

As a cloud enthusiast, I’ve learned that keeping up with technology isn’t about learning everything. It’s about staying curious, understanding the fundamentals, and continuously experimenting.

☁️ Exploring Modern Infrastructure

Modern infrastructure has changed the way we build and operate software.

Tools like:

Docker for containerization
Kubernetes for orchestration
Terraform for infrastructure as code
GitHub Actions for automation
Prometheus and Grafana for observability
Cloud platforms for scalable infrastructure

have become an important part of the modern developer toolkit.

But tools are only part of the journey. Understanding why we use them is just as important as knowing how to use them.

🛠️ Learning by Building

One of my favorite ways to learn is by building small projects.

Instead of only reading documentation or watching tutorials, I try to turn concepts into something practical:

Learn it → Build it → Break it → Fix it → Understand it

Breaking things is often where the best learning happens.

A failed deployment, a misconfigured container, or a broken CI/CD pipeline can teach lessons that a tutorial sometimes can't.

🚀 What's Next?

The cloud ecosystem is moving toward more automation, platform engineering, AI-assisted development, and increasingly intelligent infrastructure.

That makes this an exciting time to be learning.

There will always be another tool, another framework, or another platform to discover.

And that's the fun part.

Stay curious. Keep building. Keep breaking things. Keep learning. ☁️🚀

This is just the beginning of my journey into cloud, infrastructure, developer tools, and modern technology. More experiments and lessons coming soon.

Charity Awareness Site Powered by Google AI (Gemini)

Mujtaba — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:32 +0000

This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Generosity Edition

What I Built

I built a simple, responsive charity awareness website that uses Google AI (Gemini) to generate and curate content about charitable causes, impact stories, and concrete ways people can help.

The goal was to explore how generative AI can lower the barrier for small nonprofits and campaigns to create compelling, up-to-date content, making it easier for visitors to learn about causes and take action (donate, volunteer, share, etc.).

Demo

Live site: https://mujtaba666.github.io/charity-awareness-site/ working:

The site presents cause descriptions, impact summaries, and personalized “ways to help” sections, all powered by Gemini.

Code

GitHub repo: https://github.com/mujtaba666/charity-awareness-site.git

The core logic for calling the Gemini API lives in index.html with basic HTML/CSS for the UI.

How I Built It

Frontend: Plain HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript in a single-page layout for simplicity and fast deployment.
AI integration: Used the Google AI (Gemini) API to:
- Generate clear, engaging descriptions of different charitable causes.
- Create short impact stories and key statistics.
- Suggest actionable ways users can contribute based on interests or location.

I kept the stack minimal so the project is easy to host (e.g., GitHub Pages/Netlify/Vercel) and extend. The Gemini prompts are templated to ensure consistent tone and structure across all AI-generated content.

For this challenge, I prioritized:

A clean, focused UI that drives awareness and action.
A straightforward integration with Gemini to show how AI can support charity work without heavy infrastructure.

Prize Categories

Best Use of Google AI

This project uses Gemini to dynamically generate all core content about causes and ways to help, making it a central part of the user experience rather than just an add-on.