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The Hidden Disk Hogs on Windows Developers Keep Ignoring (And How to Move Them to D:)

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If you're a software developer, chances are your C: drive slowly fills up until Windows starts complaining about low disk space—even though you barely store any personal files there. The real culprit isn't your documents. It's the dozens of development tools that quietly download SDKs, caches, virtual machines, Docker images, AI models, and package dependencies into your user profile. Here's a real-world example from my machine. Location Size What it contains Safe to reclaim Local\Docker\...\docker_data.vhdx 15.4 GB Docker Desktop WSL virtual disk ⭐ Partial Local\Packages 15.5 GB Microsoft Store apps + WSL disks ⭐ Partial Local\JetBrains + Roaming\JetBrains 21.3 GB IDE indexes, logs, caches ✅ Mostly Local\Android + .android 12.8 GB Android SDK + emulator images ⭐ If unused Local\Google 8.1 GB Chrome cache & profile ⭐ Partial Local\uv 6.4 GB Python uv package cache ✅ Yes Local\Genymobile 5.5 GB Genymotion virtual machines ⭐ If unused Roaming\Cursor 6.0 GB Cursor ch...
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The Febrie Adriansyah Corruption Case: A Major Test for Indonesia’s Rule of Law

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Police reportedly seized dozens of gold bars, with estimates suggesting a total weight of tens of kilograms Cash discovered at multiple locations is believed to amount to hundreds of billions of rupiah (potentially tens of millions of US dollars) Other assets under investigation include properties and financial holdings suspected to be worth hundreds of billions to over a trillion rupiah The corruption investigation involving former Indonesian Attorney General’s Office Special Crimes Division (Jampidsus) chief Febrie Adriansyah has become one of Indonesia’s most significant legal and political developments in 2026. The case has drawn widespread public attention because Febrie previously led investigations into several of the country’s largest corruption scandals. Background For years, Febrie Adriansyah was regarded as one of Indonesia’s most influential prosecutors. As head of the Special Crimes Division, he supervised investigations into numerous high-profile corruption cases involvin...
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How to Install Microsoft Office on Your PC: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Where to download office installation Whether you're setting up a new computer or simply need to reinstall Microsoft Office, the process is pretty straightforward. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the exact steps you need to follow to get Office up and running on your PC. Don’t worry, it won’t take long, and you’ll be using your favorite apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in no time! Now, let’s dive into the installation process. Log into your Microsoft Office Account: In the web browser, you’ll need to go to portal.office.com/account and sign in with your Microsoft credentials. Go to 'Apps & Devices': From the left-hand menu, click on 'Apps & devices' under the 'My account' section. Choose Office Version: Under the Office section, you’ll see options to choose the language (in this case, English (United States)) and the version (64-bit). Install Office: Click the 'Install Office' button, which will start the download. Once downloaded,...
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How To Create Spring Boot Project Using Netbeans

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Spring Boot is a handy tool that simplifies the development of Spring Framework applications by reducing the need for cumbersome configuration. In this tutorial, I'll guide you through creating a Spring Boot application using the Netbeans IDE. While you can certainly create a Spring Boot application in Netbeans manually, it's much easier with a plugin designed for Spring development. Here's a step-by-step guide to get you started: 1. Install the Spring Boot Plugin: Open Netbeans and navigate to the Tools menu. Click on "Plugins." Once the Plugins window opens, select the "Available Plugins" tab. Look for the "Nb SpringBoot" plugin, then install and activate it. 2. Create a New Spring Boot Project: After restarting Netbeans IDE, you can create a new project with Spring Boot. Go to File > New Project. Under Categories, select Maven, then choose "Spring Boot Basic." 3. Add Dependencies: With your new project created, open the po...
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Spring Kafka - How to use ReplyingKafkaTemplate send and reply synchronously

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Microservice Spring with Apache Kafka Today, I want to share how to use Kafka. It's quite interesting once you get the hang of it, and I hope my explanation will make it a bit easier for you. So, Kafka is primarily known as an asynchronous messaging queuing system. This means it allows different parts of your application to communicate with each other without waiting for immediate responses. However, there are times when you might need a more immediate reply from another service in your project. Luckily, Kafka can handle this too. Here’s how it works: The client side sends a message to the server side via Kafka. This message includes a special identifier in the Kafka header request, known as KafkaHeaders.CORRELATION_ID, along with a topic where the server should respond. The server, after processing the request, sends a message back to the same topic with the same correlation ID. This way, the client knows that the message is a response to its initial request and can act accordingl...
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