Category: Technology
Kevin Warwick Again
I think first time I heard Kevin Warwick was in 2002 at a public event at IISc. I think I was still a student then. It kind of got me interested in robotics and artificial intelligence. I am sure that was the point of public lectures. Ten years later he was back in...
You could be committing crime by Scraping or Stumbling
For most of us who work with data, Scraping is the default way to get the data out of public internet. To give you an example what it means. Lets say you have a published URL like http://openbangalore.org/postbox/pb/pincode/571120 which gives you the postboxes in the pincode area 571120. If you are smart enough...
SmartTab – Why a cheap android tab?
I bought a new Karbonn SmartTab2. It was roughly INR 7K ($140). Many of my friends were surprised that I bought a cheap tablet (especially because I have plans of upgrading my Nexus One by year end). I have been exploring cheap tablets for a while and I settled down for SmartTab at...
Instgram for Crowdsourcing Postbox Locations
Update: Its become an all India postbox data collection project. Now we use the tag #openpostboxindia. The source code is open sourced and can be used for any type of photo and location based data collection using Instagram and Twitter. I have been using instagram a lot. If you follow me on instagram...
Securing your server using DenyHosts
Running an internet accessible server means you are opening yourself to crackers. Running the server in itself is a risk, so risk management is of top priority when you open up the ports for accessing the server. The standard ports are 80(http), 443(https) and mostly 22(for ssh). Port 22 is the most important...
