A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.
Table of Contents1 PINs for both your phone and SIM2 Full disk encryption3 Public Wifi and VPN4 Apps, software maintenance5 Mobile browser, add-ons6 Password managers7 2FA or two factor authentication8 Messaging Like every geek, I have been asked to set up computers for family and friends. These days I get asked about mobiles/web...
Table of Contents1 Communication conundrum2 Butchering the bugs3 Speed thrills, and leaves companies open to breaches4 When process is boring5 Ignoring internal security threats6 Struggling with system maintenance7 Tackling external threats In mid-August, news reports on the Scorpène leak — over 22,000 pages of sensitive data related to India’s Scorpène-class submarines was compromised...
For a long time my father has been a Nokia customer. He used a Nokia-X2. Things he liked were features like legit font, sharp screen, backlit hardware keyboard and call quality. He didn’t really use any other feature. Recently after about five years of usage; that phone conked out and with that we...
Table of Contents1 OpenStreetMap2 PC & AC Maps3 State and District Boundaries4 Municipal Spatial Data5 Indian Village Boundaries (Maps)6 Footnotes Since the beginning of Data{Meet} maps have been hottest discussion subjects. Data{Meet} community has contributed to various maps over the years. But Data{Meet} is a small part of much bigger mapping community in...
If you know me then you would probably know that my biggest weakness is stationery stores. I love everything they have from notebooks to erasers. I love buying pens, notebooks and watches. Unlike watches I do use notebooks and pens on daily basis. For a long time I used Reynolds Jetter Ballpen. Its...
Nomie is a simple and usable tracker. What makes it better is it doesn’t have artificial restrictions, doesn’t lock you down, its private, customizable and has great API support if you are a DIY kind of Quantified Self practitioner. But none of these matter if the app is not usable or useful. So...
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Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್) "Thej" is an Independent Technologist, Hacker, Maker, Traveler, Blogger, InfoActivist, Open data and Open internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India. He loves experimenting with all things life and hence some times he is called hacker and other times duct tape. You can read more about him here. Email [ i @ thejeshgn dot com]. PGP/GPG Keys are here.
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