Welcome to Kevin's Guides

Kevin's Guides is a free resource dedicated to sourcing and providing quality educational content related to STEM topics. If you're new here, check out some of the guides below. If you'd like to get involved, submit content, or have feedback, please don't hesitate to let me know!

- Kevin Olson

Newest Content

Using Joomla's Web Asset Manager (joomla.asset.json)

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Learn how to use Joomla's WebAssetManager

General Reference 02/05/2023

Chapter 15: Object Oriented Design Intro - Classes and Constructors

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Begin learning the basics of object oriented programming with this guide on creating classes and constructors in Java.

Intro to Java - Series 02/03/2023

Chapter 14: Basic File Input/Output (IO File Scanners)

Learn how to work with the file system, use scanners, and save/load text files in Java.

Intro to Java - Series 02/01/2023

Self Employment Tax Rules

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Understand your tax liability as a self-employed individual.

Finance & Economy 01/22/2023

PGP and Kleopatra

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In this guide, you will learn how to encrypt and decrypt messages and files using Kleopatra and OpenPGP.

Security Software 12/25/2022

Functions in Python

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Learn how to use and create your own functions in Python.

Intro to Python 12/13/2022

Announcements

3/14/2023 - Trying out a new host for the site, cloudways. Seems good enough so far but we'll have to see if there's any noticeable improvement in speed...
2/23/2023 - Site Has New Theme! See Forum Post...
- Notice: The site now supports dark and light mode. If you have any issues seeing something, please switch back to light mode. It's going to take me awhile to finish updating all 100+ articles.

Featured Guides

Developing a Joomla 4 Template

This guide provides an in-depth overview of how to create and design a new site template for Joomla 4. Knowledge of HTML and CSS recommended.

Selecting a Web Host

A comprehensive overview of features to consider when selecting a web host, along with objective independent reviews of various hosting companies.

Chapter 1: What is Joomla?

In this series introduction, you will learn what Joomla is, what it's for, and some of its key aspects.

The Moon

All about Earth's favorite natural satellite.

Free Stock Photo & Icon Resources

Free stock resources for your presentations, videos, websites, and other content. Many you can use commercially without attribution.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Java

This section discusses key components of computers and how the Java programming language works. You will also learn about the tools developers use to code.

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