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How to Diagnose a Slow MacBook Without Reinstalling macOS
Identify and resolve the most common causes of macOS slowdowns — storage pressure, runaway processes, and login item bloat — before concluding a reinstall is necessary.
Consumer Electronics
macos
performance
troubleshooting
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 22 min read
Configuring Redis as a Django Cache Backend and Session Store
Set up django-redis to handle both page fragment caching and session storage so load times drop and sessions survive server restarts.
Cloud and Infrastructure
django
performance
redis
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 22 min read
How to Prevent PostgreSQL Connection Exhaustion With PgBouncer
Configure PgBouncer in transaction mode in front of your PostgreSQL database so connection limits are not hit when Django scales beyond a handful of workers.
Cloud and Infrastructure
devops
performance
postgresql
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 32 min read
How to Find and Fix N+1 Query Problems in Django Using Debug Toolbar
Install Django Debug Toolbar and use the SQL panel to identify duplicated queries and fix them with select_related and prefetch_related.
Development
database
django
performance
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 28 min read