Grand Parents
I didnt get to spend time with my grandparents. I really dont know how kids interact with their grand parents. Its fun too watch how my parents communicate with their grand kids (my sisters kids). Kind of very new experience for me.
Thejesh GN Blog
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...
Introducing Bangalore Open Data Repository
Update: Bangalore Open Data Repository has a new home. Its called OpenBangalore.org. Please bookmark it, I have been collecting data about Bangalore for years. The collected data includes GIS, election, weather reports etc and were from different sources. I have been meaning to distribute it online for a while now. Two big reasons...
Securing your wordpress with self-signed SSL certificate
I have been wanting to do this for a long time now. At last thejeshgn.com is available through https. It’s mostly done for my own use than my readers. I wanted to protect the admin screen (basically wp-admin). Given that I use my own VPN on public wifi, it may seem less important....
Shankar Nag – All India Radio Program
Found them on Youtube, Tried my best to remove the noise. Its much much better now. Have fun listening
SQLite – Open Format for Open Data
I scraped Gujarat rainfall data recently. The end result was 6 lakh rows of structured data. I released the data as an SQLite file instead of say a bunch of CSV or excel files. It kind of surprised some of my friends. But I think it’s a great file format for releasing open...
