Kashif Aziz

Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard frozen as Wirecard files for insolvency

Kashif Aziz — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 11:46:01 +0000

Bad news for freelancers and companies using Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard to receive and transfer funds. Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard has stopped working as the card provider Wilcard AG has filed for insolvency. Let’s look into why this has happened and what are the alternatives now? Hundreds of Payoneer customers across the globe are unable to deposit, ... Read more

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Renaming files in Dropbox using Python and Dropbox API

Kashif Aziz — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 07:39:37 +0000

Recently, I came across an interesting project involving Dropbox. The client manages a services business where they take hundreds of images per project and upload them to Dropbox. Then they have to re-upload the images to their internal system for which the images where required to be renamed following certain patterns. The Problem: How to ... Read more

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How to Spot and Avoid Scam Clients on Upwork

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:28:02 +0000

UpWork is the largest freelance marketplace where thousands of freelancers and clients interact to make things happen. Due to its scale and large user-base, it is very much possible to get scammed by freelancers or clients. This blog post is about how to identify and avoid scam clients on Upwork. I have a compiled a ... Read more

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Python Wrapper for Indeed Job Search API

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:03:44 +0000

If you are searching for jobs, or building a jobs database, Indeed is your first stop. One of the largest job aggregator out there, Indeed has loads of active jobs in every industry and it also offers an API to search for job listings based on various parameters. Recently, I was looking for a Python ... Read more

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How I use Todoist to stay productive

Kashif Aziz — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:59:08 +0000

Being a solopreneur and work-from-home consultant, I routinely evaluate tools and methodologies to stay productive and focused, while maintaining the work-life balance. Recently, I have started to use Todoist, an online task management app and to-do list. Todoist offers integration with lots of apps including Gmail, Google Drive and Dropbox that enhances productivity and makes ... Read more

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Writing a Proxy Server Rotation Script in Python

Kashif Aziz — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:20:47 +0000

A rotating proxy server is an IP rotation service with a set of IPs, usually rotating multiple times a day. Rotating proxy server comes in handy in web scraping and anonymous web browsing as it can bypass IP bans and rate limits. Recently, I have used ProxyMesh proxy server for a project. ProxyMesh offers 15 ... Read more

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How to Make Money Online with Google Adsense

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:28:47 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, it is very much possible to make money online from Google Adsense. In fact, Adsense is one of the easiest, and most lucrative method of generating a consistent income online. The subject of making money online is so exploited that any new article, or advice, is taken with a pinch of ... Read more

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Python BeautifulSoup Tutorial: Web scraping in 20 lines of code

Kashif Aziz — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:24:43 +0000

Using Python and BeautifulSoup, we can quickly, and efficiently, scrape data from a web page. In the example below, I am going to show you how to scrape a web page in 20 lines of code, using BeautifulSoup and Python. What is Web Scraping: Web scraping is the process of automatically extracting information from a ... Read more

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