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.
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...
I really loved playing with circuits while I was in college. After college I started programming. I really love programming. In last few years electronics has become as much fun as programming. I really didn’t want to miss a chance where I could do both. i.e solder my circuit and programs for it....
For a part of the Epic Drive we are hiring self drive EcoSport which is a Mini-SUV. I have never driven an American car. Most importantly I wanted to know how it handles. The only way to know that was to do a one day trip around Bangalore. Hence we went on a...
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]
