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.
In the past I would have used MIT AppInventor or Expo.io. Both have amazing ecosystems. It’s easy to build apps using them. But this time I wanted to use PHONK. I had used Protocoder before and had liked it. Also I have this idea of building small utility apps called applets (yes!), that...
Just as COVID-19 is spreading in Bangalore. I got an Oximeter which can measure SpO2. SpO2 is also called as oxygen saturation, According to Wikipedia Oxygen saturation is the fraction of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin relative to total hemoglobin (unsaturated + saturated) in the blood. The human body requires and regulates a very precise and...
I love using sparklines. I use them everywhere from Google Sheets to web pages. Popularized by Edward Tufte. It’s usually a small line chart without axes or coordinates. Like this . I like them because they go very well with text, without disturbing the flow but significantly adding to the information display. Sparklines...
Couple of weeks back I bought a few iTags. These are simple BLE buttons. They have a small led, a button and a buzzer. CR2032 – a 3v coin cell battery powers it. Since they are Bluetooth Low Energy devices, a single cell can power them for years. It’s easy to change batteries...
You know I love ESP8266 and Python. So when the opportunity came to be part of it, I did in a small way on Kickstarter. The project team has been truly great. They send almost monthly updates on what they are working on and since they got enough funding they went open from...
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]
Twitter: @thej
