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Scam warning: Shaw Holdings Pte ltd

Scam warning!TL; DR;If you get approached by this company for investment. It’s a scam. Evidence belowhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s8PmzNv9YZQI_C50Tx118cqO9REkJgvu?usp=sharing I got approached by this company, which in the exchange of 2 emails offered a $1M investment. To good to be true. With zero-due diligence. I’ve been trhough similar processes before, and expect a month’s worth of…

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🔍 Fetching Adobe Profile Information by Email Using AvatarAPI

In the age of personalization and integration, being able to retrieve user profile images and basic information programmatically can be invaluable for CRMs, marketing platforms, and analytics systems. AvatarAPI provides a simple yet powerful way to fetch profile data from various providers, including Adobe, just by using an email address. In this post, we’ll walk through how to retrieve Adobe…

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How to Use the Car Rego API in WordPress

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to integrate the Car Registration API into a WordPress site. This method ensures that your username and API key are not publicly exposed. Tools Used in This Demo WordPress Code Snippets (Free plugin) Elementor Pro (Paid website builder) We’ll be using both PHP and JavaScript scripts. While there are multiple ways to accomplish this, the approach…

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How to Query #LinkedIn from an #Email Address Using AvatarAPI.com

Introduction When working with professional networking data, LinkedIn is often the go-to platform for retrieving user information based on an email address. Using AvatarAPI.com, developers can easily query LinkedIn and other data providers through a simple API request. In this guide, we’ll explore how to use the API to retrieve LinkedIn profile details from an email address. API Endpoint To…

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Get #GAIA ID from #Gmail using #AvatarAPI

In this blog post, we will explore how to retrieve a user’s name, profile picture, and GAIA ID from an email address using the AvatarAPI. Introduction to AvatarAPI AvatarAPI is a powerful tool that allows developers to fetch user information from various providers. In this example, we will focus on retrieving data from Google, but it’s important to note that AvatarAPI supports multiple…

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Database of Malaysian #NVIC codes available on #PayHip

https://payhip.com/b/STZvc Malaysian NVIC Vehicle Database – 23,715 Vehicle Models Comprehensive NVIC Database for Malaysian Vehicles Our Malaysian NVIC Vehicle Database provides a detailed reference for 23,715 car makes and models, covering essential vehicle details along with insurance and valuation data. This dataset is invaluable for automotive businesses, insurance companies, financial…

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Farewell #Skype. Here's how their #API worked.

So, with the shutdown of Skype in May 2025, only two months away, there is not much need to hold on tight to our source code for the Skype API. It worked well for us for years on AvatarAPI.com but with the imminent shutdown, their API will undoubtedly stop working as soon as Skype is shut down, and will no longer be relevant, even if the API stays active for a little while later. In this post,…

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Resolving Unauthorized Error When Deploying an #Azure Function via #ZipDeploy

Deploying an Azure Function to an App Service can sometimes result in an authentication error, preventing successful publishing. One common error developers encounter is: Error: The attempt to publish the ZIP file through https://<function-name>.scm.azurewebsites.net/api/zipdeploy failed with HTTP status code Unauthorized. This error typically occurs when the deployment process lacks the…

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Using an #API to Retrieve User Details from a #QQ Account ID

QQ, one of China’s largest instant messaging platforms, assigns each user a unique account ID. If you need to retrieve user details from a QQ account ID programmatically, you can use an API such as AvatarAPI. This guide will walk you through making an API request and interpreting the returned JSON response. API Endpoint The API request is made to the following…

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Obtaining an Access Token for Outlook Web Access (#OWA) Using a Consumer Account

If you need programmatic access to Outlook Web Access (OWA) using a Microsoft consumer account (e.g., an Outlook.com, Hotmail, or Live.com email), you can obtain an access token using the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL). The following C# code demonstrates how to authenticate a consumer account and retrieve an access token. Prerequisites To run this code successfully, ensure you…

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#UFG #API for Poland - Vehicle Insurance Details

How to Use the API for Vehicle Insurance Details in Poland If you’re working in the insurance industry, vehicle-related services, or simply need a way to verify a car’s insurance status in Poland, there’s a powerful API available to help you out. This API provides quick and reliable access to current insurance details of a vehicle, using just the license plate number. Overview of the API…

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License plate lookup #API now available for #Albania

If you’re working with vehicle registration data in Albania, the /CheckAlbania endpoint from API.com.al is an invaluable resource. It provides a comprehensive set of details for any car registered in Albania, offering insights into the vehicle’s specifications, registration details, and even a representative image. Here’s what you need to know about the /CheckAlbania endpoint and how it can…

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How to Extract #EXIF Data from an Image in .NET 8 with #MetadataExtractor

GIT REPO : https://github.com/infiniteloopltd/ExifResearch When working with images, EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data can provide valuable information such as the camera model, date and time of capture, GPS coordinates, and much more. Whether you’re building an image processing application or simply want to extract metadata for analysis, knowing how to retrieve EXIF data in a .NET…

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Storing data directly in GPU memory with #CLOO in C#

Although I’m not entirely sure of a practical application for this. This application, using C# and CLOO can store arbitrary data in the GPU memory. In this case, I’m picking a large file off the disk, and putting it in GPU memory. In the case of this NVIDIA Geforce card, the memory is dedicated to the GPU, and not shared with the system, ordinarily. TL;DR; The Github repo is here –…

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Cost-Effective SQL Server Database Restore on Microsoft #Azure: Using SMB Shares

1) Motivation Behind the Process Managing costs efficiently on Microsoft Azure is a crucial aspect for many businesses, especially when it comes to managing resources like SQL Server databases. One area where I found significant savings was in the restoration of SQL Server databases. Traditionally, to restore databases, I was using a managed disk. The restore process involved downloading a ZIP…

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C# - using #OpenCV to determine if an image contains an image of a car (or a duck)

TL;DR; Here is the repo: https://github.com/infiniteloopltd/IsItACarThis demo application can take an image and derermine if the image is that of a Car, or not a car. My test image was of a duck, which was very defintely not car-like. But sillyness aside, this can be very useful for image upload validation – if you want to ensure that your car-sales website doesn’t allow their users to upload…

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#AWS #S3 Error - The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided. Check your key and signing method

If you’re working with the AWS SDK for .NET and encounter an error when uploading files to an Amazon S3 bucket, you’re not alone. A recent upgrade in the SDK may introduce unexpected behavior, leading to a “signature mismatch” error for uploads that previously worked smoothly. This blog post describes the problem, analyzes common solutions, and explains how AWS S3 pathing conventions have changed…