Written by Ash: Recent Episodes
Ashley Ball
What a month! July feels like both the longest and shortest 31 days of recent. I hope you’ve been good throughout July.
👉 https://mrash.co/letter/get-help-july-22/
We've passed 2022’s halfway point, how about a check-in? Let's talk about goals, work, courses and current learning path.
👉 https://mrash.co/letter/check-in-june-22/
I’m a big fan of YouTuber Ali Abdaal, his ex-PA now turned YouTuber Elizabeth Flipis has a great channel. She creates content about herself living in London while studying Medschool.
👉 https://mrash.co/easily-learn-difficult-things-object-orientated-programming/
We made it through April, I hope you’ve had a good month and you’re doing well. Warning, this letter is self-indulgent so if that’s not your thing, I understand, you can read the blog posts under Months Memories below.
👉 https://mrash.co/letter/lazy-n-lost-april-22/
In March 2022, some friends of mine got scammed on Instagram. A scammer posing as a friend or work colleague tricked them into “helping” them out and took over their account.
👉 https://mrash.co/privacy-why-you-should-care-about-data/
Another four weeks have come and gone, it’s mindboggling to see war expand and produce the largest cyberwar in history. With cybercrime on the up globally, it’s hitting here home in Australia, hear how scammers are taking over Instagram accounts.
👉 https://mrash.co/letter/scammed-mar-22/
Hope you’re safe and well during the last 28(ish) days since I wrote to you. It’s so sad to see countries on the brink of war in the modern era, hoping peace comes soon for everything going on.
On a lighter note, let’s discuss ‘putting yourself out there’ – no this isn’t dating advice, but more life/work observations. I’ve found benefits from writing on the internet, sharing lessons and helping others, but it takes effort. Is putting yourself out there worth it?
👉 https://mrashleyball.com/letter/put-yourself-out-feb-22/
It's nice writing to you again, I hope you had a nice break over the holidays. As more people (like Aussies) are working from home more than ever before, myself included, let's discuss having a healthy home work-life.
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👉 https://mrashleyball.com/letter/healthy-home-work-life-jan-22/
Are you new to PC building? Maybe a friend’s put together their computer and you want to learn more. Whatever your reason, building your own PC is a lot of fun! So, let’s learn how to build a PC in 2022, this is your beginner’s guide to building a PC.
👉 https://mrashleyball.com/how-to-build-a-pc-2022/
Here we are again, another year come and gone. Let's look back at the lessons learned and mistakes made. All up, it's been a big year, we've all been redefining 'normal' post-2020. There's been more division over the concern for safety and I genuinely hope you and your family are safe and well, thanks for reading this.
👉 https://mrashleyball.com/2021-review-2022-plan/
I hope your November has been well, question, do you write a lot? Generally, most people write or type daily as it’s fundamental to their job or life. It’s also the basis of how computer programs are made so it’s sort of what the entire tech world is built on. Writing is how we share information, how we teach and provide knowledge. Let’s see how writing independently can improve our lives.
https://mrashleyball.com/letter/lets-write-nov-21/
So you’re learning Python and want to understand the range function, welcome!
The range function paired with a for loop is a great way to repeat code a number of times.
Let’s learn the basics of the range function with Python and then it’s over to you for a little project.
👉 Full article: https://mrashleyball.com/python-range-function-quick-python-project-lesson/
You are probably new to homelabbing and need a bit of guidance. Building a homelab means building a computer network, or lab, at home. Homelabs can be anything from old laptops to expensive high-end enterprise equipment.
Typically, you’ll find homelabs involve a lot of virtual computers, meaning they’re not physical. There’s little entry to get started and unlimited possibility as your homelab grows. You’ll find techies and sys-admins from all over the world who love to share their homelabs, projects and builds. I’ll share my homelabbing journey a bit later.
👉 Full article: https://mrashleyball.com/homelabs-beginners-guide-to-homelabbing/
Can you believe it’s the end of another month? Four weeks can go so fast! October’s been about goals, dreams, and the power of compounding habits to achieve them.
Compound, claimed to be the eighth wonder of the world (it is for investing), but what is it? Put simply, compound is the long term effects of small steps. For example, going to the gym once every couple of days shows little result, but that habit compounded over years returns massive gains.
Full newsletter 👉 https://mrashleyball.com/letter/oct-21/
Let's learn some Python!
Want an easy python program to get started? Here's zigzag.
This program is from Automate The Boring Stuff With Python Chapter 3, under A Short Program: Zigzag.
👉 Full Article: https://mrashleyball.com/zigzag-beginner-python-project/
Want an easy python project to get you started learning python?
Here’s a random number generator built-in python!
👉 Full article: https://mrashleyball.com/random-number-generator-easy-python-project/
Usernames, we all have one, maybe for work or on Twitter.
How about a python program that automatically generates a username based on your name?
Sound cool? Let’s make a simple project to generate usernames.
👉 Full article: https://mrashleyball.com/username-generator-beginner-python-program/
Interested in learning about hashing passwords? How do programs hash? What is hashing?
Hashing is the foundation of tech like blockchains that make cryptocurrencies possible. See Blockchain 101 – A Visual Demo and Blockchain 101 – Part 2 – Public / Private Keys and Signing.
So for a fun study session, let’s follow a walkthrough on Password Hashing in Python, see the original post by DillonB07.
👉 Full article: https://mrashleyball.com/hashing-passwords-python-module-basics/
Are you learning Python? Need some beginner Python projects?
It’s nice to have you here, this is my Mad Lib Game, an easy beginner Python Project for you!
Mad Libs are a simple game, it consists of one player prompts others for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story before reading aloud.
Instead of a human, we’ll have the computer read them back via the terminal, cool.
Run it below by pressing on the green arrow.
Full article 👉 https://mrashleyball.com/mad-lib-game-beginner-python-project/
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