A Recent Travel Experience: How my Pixel 8 ruined my holiday!I was in Morocco for a leisure trip with family and we arrived at our hotel early. We wanted to unwind with a movie on Netflix. The hotel…Mar 13Mar 13
[HowTo] fix ERR_TIMED_OUT on some websites when connected via mobile hotspot in IndiaI just flew down to India and wanted to work that week. I had absolutely no problem in accessing any websites even when using VPN from my…Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 2024
Google Wallet doesn’t show the cards in India. I found them in GPay instead.I have been using Google Wallet in the Netherlands to store my cards and pay for everything from groceries to big purchases at stores and…Aug 7, 2024Aug 7, 2024
How to Manage Google Child Accounts and Access Email: Overcoming Family Link Restrictions.Do you have a better solution?Jun 30, 2024Jun 30, 2024
[HowTo] transfer files from one Linux machine to another with existing toolsRecently, I was tasked to switch laptops. I had to quickly transfer files from one Linux machine to another Linux machine. They both run…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Things to keep in mind before buying a car in the NetherlandsI was living in Amsterdam for 2 years and never needed a car as I bike everywhere and public transport options are at my doorstep.Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
[Solved] How did I fix Screen Resolution in UbuntuToday, I got a new external LCD Monitor at my work station. I had resolution issue in my Ubuntu 13.10. The monitor suggested the…Nov 28, 20181Nov 28, 20181
[HowTo] change from OEM installation to normal user mode?While installing Ubuntu 16.04 on my Laptop alongside Windows 10, I accidentally chose OEM install during the installation just to try what…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
[HowTo] fix garbled screen after Ubuntu upgradeToday, I have upgraded my Ubuntu Mate 16.10 VM to 17.10 and upon restarting, I ended up seeing a garbled screen like below with all the…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
[HowTo] Install Bluejeans app on UbuntuBluejeans has been working great on my Chrome browser with just Chrome Bluejeans meeting extension. When I tried to join a meeting today…Feb 12, 20188Feb 12, 20188
DBVisualizer won’t start on LinuxI had to install DBVisualizer for connecting with my test databases and couldn’t get it working. Everytime I run ./dbvis, it halts for 3–5…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
[HOWTO] Bake your motherboard to Fix the “LG TV HDMI Ports not working” issueI bought a used TV (LG 42LD750) from a gentleman here in Germany. After 5 months of its working, one day all my HDMI ports stopped…Apr 24, 20172Apr 24, 20172
Why do I like firefoxFollowed by my blog on why I hate firefox, below are some points that made me like it as much I hate it.Feb 26, 20161Feb 26, 20161
What’s different in Germany?It’s been over 8 months since I moved to Germany for work and I experience a lot of difference here.Feb 25, 20165Feb 25, 20165
What are some examples of bad design you have seen? — Chrome WebstoreGoogle Chrome Webstore’s App launch popup has a really annoying close button. It is so small that I don’t get a feeling of hovering my…Nov 30, 2015Nov 30, 2015
Why do I hate to use Mozilla FirefoxI have been using Chrome since its inception. I’m so used to it that I almost forgot that Firefox exists. Yesterday, I attended the Mozilla…Nov 30, 20151Nov 30, 20151
Procedure to relocate a motor bike to a different state within IndiaSo.. it all started here. I *was* supposed to relocate to Hyderabad from Chennai for exploring new opportunities. I had to take my…May 20, 2014May 20, 2014
[Solved]How to fix Wifi connectivity issues with WPA & WPA 2 Enterprise on Ubuntu 13.10After the upgrade to Ubuntu 13.10, I was able to connect to my home wifi, but not my office one. I realised Ubuntu has issue is with only…May 20, 2014May 20, 2014
How to take a screenshot of a portion of the screen in UbuntuTaking a screenshot is as simple as pressing PrintScreen button and finding it saved in ~/Pictures directory. This gets awfully tough when…May 16, 2014May 16, 2014
[Solved] How did I fix a fan errorI found something unusual with my Lenovo T410 laptop since last week. It started to perform too slow. ‘top’ command didn’t hint any…Mar 13, 2014Mar 13, 2014