Claude Code as a development partner: what actually changed
After six months of using Claude Code as my primary collaborator — not autocomplete, not a chatbot — here is what genuinely changed about how I build software.
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Dev Dev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 1: What It Is, Why Every Windows Power User Needs It, and How to Install It Correctly
The definitive introduction to Microsoft PowerToys in 2026. What it is, how to install it via winget, what changed in v0.100.0, and how to configure it on first launch.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 10: The Complete Power User Setup — My Recommended Config for Every Windows Developer
The final part of the series: the exact PowerToys configuration, shortcut map, and enabled utilities I recommend for every solo developer and power user on Windows in 2026.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 2: FancyZones — Stop Using Windows Snap Like an Amateur
A deep dive into FancyZones: how to build custom window layouts, use the CLI, set layout hotkeys, and build a dedicated dev coding workspace on any monitor size.
Tech 7 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 3: PowerToys Run and the Command Palette — Your Keyboard-First Launcher
How to replace your mouse with PowerToys Run and the Command Palette. Advanced search operators, plugin usage, and how to wire it into a mouseless developer workflow.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 4: Keyboard Manager — Remap Your Entire Keyboard to Your Brain
A complete guide to PowerToys Keyboard Manager. System-wide key remapping, application-specific shortcuts, disabling useless keys, and building a power-user keyboard layout.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 5: Workspaces and Awake — Eliminate Desktop Setup Fatigue
How to use PowerToys Workspaces to save and launch your entire dev environment in one click, and Awake to keep your laptop alive during long builds and deployments.
Tech 5 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 6: Text Extractor, Peek, and Advanced Paste — The Information Workflow Trilogy
Three PowerToys that transform how you capture, preview, and paste information: Text Extractor OCR, Peek file preview, and Advanced Paste with AI transformations.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 7: File Tools — Image Resizer, PowerRename, and File Locksmith
Three PowerToys that fix Windows Explorer's worst gaps: bulk image resizing, regex-powered batch renaming, and identifying which process is locking your files.
Tech 6 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 8: The Developer Utilities — Hosts File Editor, Environment Variables, Registry Preview, and Color Picker
The four PowerToys utilities that every developer will reach for daily: managing env vars by profile, safe registry file preview, hosts file editing without admin CMD, and pixel-perfect color picking.
Tech 7 minDev Microsoft PowerToys, Part 9: Mouse and Screen Utilities — Find My Mouse, ZoomIt, Screen Ruler, Crop and Lock
The PowerToys utilities that take control of your screen: finding your cursor on a 4K display, zooming and annotating for presentations, measuring UI pixel dimensions, and cropping live window thumbnails.
Tech 5 minDev Reclaim Your Disk: Every App and Method to Find Useless Files on Windows (With and Without AI)
A complete guide to finding and safely deleting useless, dead, and duplicate files on Windows. Covers AI-powered tools, free visualizers like WizTree and WinDirStat, duplicate finders, Microsoft's built-in tools, developer junk cleanup, and a set of ready-to-run PowerShell scripts — so you can reclaim gigabytes in one afternoon.
TechDev The Ultimate Windows 11 Workstation: Essential Open-Source & Closed Apps (2026 Edition)
A 5,000+ word definitive setup guide for power users, developers, and creators. We analyze the best open-source and closed-source software, compare local AI engines, outline deep customizers, and provide a single-command setup script.
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