This actually happened last year. Our air conditioner at home broke down, so we called a technician to fix it. The technician wasn’t very old and worked quickly; he took off the panel and pinpointed the problem in no time. I stood there, chatting with him casually. As we talked, I asked, “Technician, how much do you guys usually make a month in this line of work?” When I asked that, what I was really thinking was—what if one day the internet industry...
2026-05-27
When I process images, I often find that many photos contain EXIF and XMP metadata—such as the camera brand, ISO, aperture, and even GPS location information. Not only does this increase file sizes and slow down webpage loading times, but it can also raise privacy concerns. This is a handy little tool that lets you batch-delete EXIF data from images—essentially a lightweight, local image privacy cleaner. 👉 Project URL: http
2026-05-24
In my day-to-day website operations, I often encounter files such as PNGs and JPGs that need to be converted to WebP format to speed up page loading. Converting them one by one is very tedious, so I developed a simple tool that allows for convenient batch conversion between PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, and other common image formats while preserving the original folder structure. For those who need an online tool to convert PNG to WebP
2026-05-24
If you need a reliable file conversion service but don’t want to install desktop software, an online converter is a convenient option. These conversion websites let you convert documents, images, audio, video, and other file formats directly in your browser. I frequently work with different types of files, so I’ve tried quite a few online conversion tools. Some are designed specifically for certain formats, while others support a wider range of file types. The following nine free options are worth trying. 9
2026-05-24
To be honest, I’ve pretty much lost patience with those big search engines. I don’t even know when it started, but whenever I try to find some clean content, my screen is flooded with ads; whenever I want to read real-life experiences, I have to scroll through several pages of nothing but the same old clichés. A while back, I spent quite a bit of time digging around and actually unearthed a few niche yet user-friendly search tools—each one perfectly addressing my pain points. West Blog: Finally, a place where I can safely download software Website URL
2026-05-10
When I’m searching for information online, I’ve found that regular search engines often fall short of my needs. For example, when looking for free e-books or specific videos on Bilibili, using Baidu or Google usually requires scrolling through many pages before I can find what I’m looking for. That’s why I frequently use various search aggregator websites. These sites integrate multiple search engines, allowing users to search across various platforms from a single page. Below, I’ll share four search aggregator sites I use frequently in my daily life, which significantly improve
2026-04-22
When using traditional search engines, we often encounter cluttered information and are frequently bombarded with irrelevant paid ads. The emergence of AI tools, however, can help us get more precise search results. Recently, I’ve spent quite a bit of time trying out two AI search engines: Mitta AI Search from China and Perplexity from abroad. Both of these tools can help us find more precise information, but their operation...
2026-04-21
When creating website directories, organizing resources, or batch archiving, you’ll always run into the same issue: saving the favicons from dozens or even hundreds of websites. Manually opening each website one by one and right-clicking to save the favicon can take half an hour for just a few dozen domains. This little tool is designed to solve this problem—just give it a list of domain names, and it will batch-download the icons and name them according to the domain names. Its implementation differs from common favicon scraping scripts in that
2026-04-20
Quick Start: This article introduces two ways to deploy a static website on Vercel: automatic deployment via GitHub and local upload using the Vercel CLI. Both methods are free, come with a global CDN and automatic HTTPS, and even beginners can complete the deployment in just 3 minutes. We’ve previously tried deploying a static website using Netlify, so this time let’s talk about Vercel. It’s a product developed by the Next.js team, and its core feature is
2026-04-20
Quick Overview: This article shows you two ways to deploy a static website on Netlify: drag-and-drop upload and automatic GitHub deployment. The entire process is permanently free, comes with a global CDN and automatic HTTPS, and even beginners can get their site live in 3 minutes. In our previous article, we covered how to deploy simple website projects using GitHub Pages. As a leading free static website hosting platform, Netlify,
2026-04-15