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Alex Talks Tech https://blog.lxmwaniky.me Blog posts by Alex Nyambura - Associate Cloud Engineer, Generative AI Leader, and AI Specialist en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:16:31 GMT <![CDATA[I Scored 100% on a Safaricom Codility Test. The Practical Part Was Elasticsearch. Let's Talk About It.]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/elasticsearch https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/elasticsearch Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:03:22 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Aced the ACE: A Strategic Guide to the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Exam]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/aced-the-ace https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/aced-the-ace Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:22:20 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Terraform Explained: Why Your Cloud Infrastructure Needs a Blueprint]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/terraform-explained https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/terraform-explained Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:39:26 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[How I Bagged the Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer Cert]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/pmle https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/pmle Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:34:04 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[My First Steps into BigQuery ML]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-first-steps-into-bigquery-ml https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-first-steps-into-bigquery-ml Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:30:56 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Got Certified as a Google Cloud Generative AI Leader]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/gen-ai-leader https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/gen-ai-leader Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:14:24 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[From Attendee to Organizer: How DevFest Mt. Kenya 2025 Reminded Me Why Communities Matter]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/devfest-mt-kenya-2025-insights https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/devfest-mt-kenya-2025-insights Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:24:53 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Test-Driven Development: Write Better Code by Writing Tests First]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/test-driven-development https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/test-driven-development Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:45:08 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Reflections on My Year as GDG on Campus Lead]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/reflections-on-my-year-as-gdg-on-campus-lead https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/reflections-on-my-year-as-gdg-on-campus-lead Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:05:27 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Coding Didn’t Change My Life — Communities Did]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/coding-didnt-change-my-life-communities-did https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/coding-didnt-change-my-life-communities-did Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:45:02 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Conducting My First Cloud Symphony]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/conducting-my-first-cloud-symphony https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/conducting-my-first-cloud-symphony Mon, 18 Aug 2025 01:18:41 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Understanding APIPA]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/understanding-apipa https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/understanding-apipa Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:19:14 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[My Experience with NGINX]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-experience-with-nginx https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-experience-with-nginx Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:28:23 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Scaling to Enterprise: Multi-Department VLANs with CPU-Optimized Security]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-enterprise-vlans-scalable-security https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-enterprise-vlans-scalable-security Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:18:42 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Building Professional WiFi: Secure Employee Network + Isolated Guest Access]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-secure-wifi-isolated-guest-access https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-secure-wifi-isolated-guest-access Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:10:56 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Double NAT Reality Check: Why My Port Forwarding Dreams Were Crushed]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/double-nat-port-forwarding-mikrotik https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/double-nat-port-forwarding-mikrotik Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:02:16 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[From Zero Security to Enterprise-Grade Protection: My First MikroTik Firewall Setup]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-firewall-zero-to-enterprise https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-firewall-zero-to-enterprise Sun, 10 Aug 2025 02:52:26 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Day 2 Morning: Finally Getting Automatic IP Addresses Working]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/getting-automatic-ip-addresses https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/getting-automatic-ip-addresses Sun, 10 Aug 2025 02:45:27 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[The /24 vs. /0 Mistake: A MikroTik Routing Lesson]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-24-vs-0-routing-lesson https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/mikrotik-24-vs-0-routing-lesson Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:28:42 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Day 1: My First Time Using MikroTik RouterOS]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-first-time-using-mikrotik-routeros https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/my-first-time-using-mikrotik-routeros Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:12:35 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Building My First Go Application: A Weather CLI Tool]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/building-my-first-go-application https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/building-my-first-go-application Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:42:41 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Jules Exits Beta: New Limits, Paid Plans, and Enhanced Privacy Commitments]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/jules-exits-beta https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/jules-exits-beta Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:51:40 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Deploying a Static Website on Google Cloud Storage]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/deploying-a-static-website-on-google-cloud-storage https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/deploying-a-static-website-on-google-cloud-storage Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:07:33 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[Testing MPESA Daraja APIs with Postman]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/testing-mpesa-daraja-apis-with-postman https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/testing-mpesa-daraja-apis-with-postman Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:20:36 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[The Insider's guide to Tech hiring.]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/the-insiders-guide-to-tech-hiring https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/the-insiders-guide-to-tech-hiring Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:34:01 GMT Alex Nyambura <![CDATA[A guide to API literacy]]> https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/a-guide-to-api-literacy https://blog.lxmwaniky.me/a-guide-to-api-literacy Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:19:56 GMT Alex Nyambura