Archives for Prahlad Yeri's Blog

Thu 06 August 2020: How to use window.hashchange event to implement routing in vanilla javascript
Tue 04 August 2020: Nobody likes standards anymore, everyone wants to create their own walled gardens
Tue 28 July 2020: Two years later, the reasons for Microsoft's Github Acquisition still remain a mystery
Wed 08 July 2020: Intro to Message Flashing: A handy way to send messages across page requests in Flask
Wed 08 July 2020: How to use robocopy for taking regular backups on Windows
Thu 02 July 2020: A crash course in Python Packaging
Wed 11 March 2020: Migrating Disqus comments into Wordpress
Thu 28 November 2019: Why you should never use the dict.get() method in Python
Sun 27 October 2019: Linux DIY: How to identify your MTP file-transfer device (such as smart-phone) in Bash
Thu 24 October 2019: Python Recipe: Combine Multiple Images Into One PDF
Thu 18 July 2019: How to implement URL Routing in Vanilla JavaScript
Sat 06 July 2019: The gimp, the git and the sacred rules that govern offensive behavior
Tue 02 July 2019: Agile Manifesto is problematic
Sat 29 June 2019: Why is there such profound and intense hatred towards jquery library in the WebDev world?
Thu 27 June 2019: Announcing gh_announce - A Python bot that posts a tweet each time you make a release on github!
Wed 26 June 2019: listdir vs scandir vs glob - The one and preferably only one obvious way to do it!
Tue 25 June 2019: CodeMirror - A simple and efficient code editor component for your web applications
Wed 19 June 2019: Building a convention for configuration saver and reader module in Python
Fri 14 June 2019: How To Enforce Conventional Commit Messages Using GIT Hooks
Mon 10 June 2019: Package signing in PIP - It works, in a roundabout sort of way
Tue 21 May 2019: Wordpress to Pelican in 24 Hours
Thu 16 May 2019: Growing intolerance and lack of compassion towards new developers on StackOverflow
Fri 03 May 2019: A Dark Day For Consumer Rights - Right To Repair Bill Killed In Canada Thanks To Corporate Lobbying
Sat 02 February 2019: Foxy Firefighters And The Clash Between Individual And Collective Liberalism
Fri 14 September 2018: Docker Trick: Running Containers Efficiently Using A Bash Script
Thu 13 September 2018: Docker is the best thing to happen to Linux since the GNU bread
Tue 11 September 2018: Performing A Little Usability Tweak On The XFCE Window Recycler in Greybird Theme
Tue 11 September 2018: Linux DIY: Creating a Multiboot USB Drive With ISO Images Of Multiple Distros
Tue 28 August 2018: Userscript Recipe: Adding Auto-Refresh Button to GMail Classic
Tue 28 August 2018: Windows Recipe: How to quickly track your active network connections using Resmon Utility
Tue 24 July 2018: Beware of Uber's vomit fraud when booking a cab next time
Sat 21 July 2018: XFCE panel indicator plugin background fix
Wed 18 July 2018: How to make your Xubuntu 16.04 Desktop look and behave like Ubuntu-MATE
Sat 14 July 2018: Its an eerie world where tech giants can simply ban the plebeians into a digital exile
Thu 12 July 2018: Backbone.Events+Promises+async/await is a great combination for building JavaScript apps
Tue 10 July 2018: Alternative "Reddit like" Social Networking Sites for the Minimalists
Tue 10 July 2018: WordPress DIY: Adding Syntax Highlighting to your WordPress Blog Without using an External Plugin
Mon 09 July 2018: How to create a Server-less Google Drive client using only HTML and JavaScript
Sun 08 July 2018: WordPress DIY: Adding Twitter Cards Meta to your blog Without using an External Plugin
Sat 07 July 2018: Wordpress DIY: Adding Google Analytics Script to your Blog Without using an External Plugin
Fri 06 July 2018: The Right Way to Architect Single Page Web Applications
Thu 05 July 2018: What problem is React/JSX solving in your App?
Tue 03 July 2018: Open Source vs Free Software is a bit like Socialist vs Communist
Fri 29 June 2018: Why GPL isn't working - the Freedom vs Convenience Debate
Thu 28 June 2018: Webpack Project has a Vulnerability
Fri 22 June 2018: Smyte is no more - The latest episode in the acquisition saga of Tech Giants
Mon 11 June 2018: People migrating from Github to Gitlab should learn about these details first
Fri 08 June 2018: Microsoft's Github Acquisition - A Perspective
Sun 04 March 2018: How to use Bash+rsync to automate your periodical backups on Linux
Sat 27 January 2018: Its high time we find alternatives to centralized platforms like Youtube, Patreon and Twitter
Wed 20 September 2017: Tux Drive - A Command Line Tool to Access Google Drive from Linux
Tue 19 September 2017: How To Make Your Ubuntu Desktop Faster
Sat 16 September 2017: Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) - An Objective Review
Thu 07 September 2017: How to Import Disqus comments into Wordpress
Thu 31 August 2017: The Reviewer's Duty and the Tragedy of the commons
Wed 05 July 2017: How to install Debian+LXDE on ANY Android Tablet
Sun 25 June 2017: Flask Recipe - RESTful CRUD using sqlalchemy
Mon 02 January 2017: How to create a Google Drive App in PHP
Thu 29 December 2016: How to create a Google Drive App in Flask
Tue 19 July 2016: How to create a screencast in Xubuntu using ffmpeg
Wed 13 July 2016: How to Unbrick and revive a totally lifeless Xiaomi Mi-Pad
Wed 29 June 2016: Was buying LinkedIn a good decision by Microsoft?
Tue 28 June 2016: How to deal with frequent disconnects of 3G USB Dongle on Linux Desktop
Tue 07 June 2016: List of free online programming courses (MOOC) offering FREE certificates of accomplishment
Fri 26 February 2016: Ten useful LibreOffice Macro Recipes
Tue 16 February 2016: How to assemble a fast and minimal Debian Desktop using Openbox
Sun 07 February 2016: Linux Desktop Survey Project - Feb/2016
Wed 30 December 2015: Eclipse Mars - Not ready for Linux Yet
Thu 24 December 2015: Rockstar Java Series: Learn type annotations and be a better coder
Mon 21 December 2015: Rockstar Java Series: Use default methods and be a better coder
Wed 16 December 2015: Rockstar Java Series: Using Lambda expressions to up your game
Thu 26 November 2015: How to start Android App Development
Mon 09 November 2015: Are your Firefox addons really that safe? - An Insider Story
Sat 07 November 2015: How to add HTML tag highlighting to Geany
Sat 04 July 2015: Sqlalchemy Hack - How to convert a table to dict on the fly
Thu 25 June 2015: Is Sourceforge.net safe anymore to download software
Wed 10 June 2015: How to know whether my blog post will attract traffic or not
Fri 06 February 2015: How to host a Flask app on Openshift
Wed 04 February 2015: Farewell Wordpress, Hello Jekyll!
Sat 20 December 2014: 4 Ways to share your mobile internet with a PC/laptop
Fri 19 December 2014: 7 Reasons I would prefer an Android Phone over WP8
Mon 30 June 2014: PHP - An Annoying Tryst
Sat 28 June 2014: 9 Optimizations to make your Linux Desktop fly like a Rocket!
Sun 22 June 2014: PHP-FPM vs node.js - The REAL Performance Battle
Mon 09 June 2014: PHP vs node.js: The REAL statistics
Sat 07 June 2014: How to create a custom email plugin for Wordpress
Thu 05 June 2014: An Introduction to Go - Elegance with Power and Simplicity
Mon 02 June 2014: The REAL way to make Eclipse run faster on Ubuntu
Mon 21 April 2014: How to make your ubuntu machine thank you for its battery life!
Sun 19 January 2014: Google appengine tip: How to clear appcfg credential cache
Mon 30 December 2013: How to host your own mail server using Google appengine
Fri 06 December 2013: How to create a Python app in Google App Engine
Sun 01 December 2013: How to create android dialogs in a reusable manner
Thu 28 November 2013: How to uniquely identify your Android device in code
Wed 27 November 2013: The 7 "Bread and Butter" Plugins for your Wordpress blog
Tue 26 November 2013: How to Generate PDFs in Python for Google App Engine
Sun 24 November 2013: 3 Steps to integrate barcode scanning in your Android app
Sat 23 November 2013: Some Wordpress tips and tricks
Sun 17 November 2013: Wordpress installation quick-start guide