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Python Function read excel / csv files from a given directory and its subdirectories
Reading multiple excel and csv files recursively in directory and subdirectories
Git Jargon
Familiarisation with some Git jargon
Git Basics
Basics of Git
JupyterLite on Github Enterprise with Panel enabled
Steps to build JupyterLite on windows powershell with Panel and local file access and to host it on restricted Github Enterprise.
Tech for Diabetics
As a diabetic there are a number of things we are not able to control but one thing we can do is keep tabs on our data
Upgrading PHP version on Linux for Apache
Install the Apache module for specific php version
Converting AAX (Audible) to mp3
Lately I have been a bit frustrated because while I subscribe to Audible services, Amazon and Google do not play nice with each other limiting me - the owner...
Metabase - A BI solution that just works
I like exploring new solutions and anything to do with data always piques my interest. I came across this nice tool through the list of free self hosted soft...
Prosody behind Apache on Debian Stretch with Conversations
A detailed step by step guide for a self-hosted instant messaging
Home Networking
Network routing Router - Router is the device at home that connects all devices in your house to the internet. It does so by assigning IP address to each o...
MySQL Function to calculate closing WorkDay date given elapsed working time
On my post MySQL function to calculate elapsed working time I was asked in comments if the assumptions can be reversed such that given start date, starting t...
Ghost Upgrade errors and fixes (1.19.x)
I have found the recent ghost upgrades quite painless but there have been few hiccups for last two times so I kept a record of what helped and it is as liste...
Unprotect Sheets in Libre Calc, Excel
A friend of mine today had an issue. He had created a template for some really complex calculations and to ensure he does not mess up with the forumlae by mi...
Ghost V1.0 Upgrade on Apache stack, related quirks and fixes
Right then, the Ghost V1.0 was out a while back and they made Ghost 0.11.x an LTS so I was not in any rush to upgrade too. I have not had much time to sort t...
Rstudio Server Setup with SSL behind Apache proxy server
Install R using following commands:
Markdown and Gantt Charts
For a fairly long time, I have been looking for a simple markdown type of solution to be able to quickly draw Gantt charts but never came across what one wou...
DD-WRT firmware on TP-LINK TL-WR841N v11
I have been with PlusNet for over two years now and am a happy camper as far as fiber optic broadband is concerned but as I am no longer on a broadband contr...
Swap File to create extra memory
While renewing my LetsEncrypt certificate, I found myself in a strange situation where the certbot won’t run asking me to update pip and then each time I tri...
Note 7 to OnePlus 3
I was a super excited owner of Note 7 in September this year and then in few days the happiness started disappearing as the news of exploding Note 7 started ...
Grav - CMS with a difference
While I love Ghost as a blogging platform, it is not best placed for things other than blogs - after all that is the basic idea behind creation of this wonde...
Windows 10 - a bucket load of pain
As Windows 10 is a commercial offering, one would think it will be working as expected and it does so long as like me one has come to expect pain from Mic...
Ethercalc
Ethercalc is good tool which can be selfhosted. It is fairly simple to do so. Though it will be available for anyone who has the URL because there is no inbu...
Fix for PHP Issues after upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04.1 (Xenial)
After updating from Ubuntu 14.04, the php and Apache stopped being friends and one of the WordPress site I maintain went all white and admin page was just sh...
Update Ghost on Fedora
While the guidance on Ghost website is very clear, I did get issues that required steps in troubleshooting. Something to do with lodash and npm version 2 stu...
Tomcat 8.5.4 on Fedora behind Nginx
Install Oracle Java
DDCLIENT set-up on Fedora for Namecheap
Configure Namecheap Follow the Namecheap guide here
MySQL function to calculate elapsed working time
Find out the age of an incident in working minutes
The complete walkthrough of my blogger to ghost migration
The 7 Year Itch It can’t possibly be a coincidence that this is the 7th year since I started blogging on blogger and therefore it is very likely to be a stro...
Ghost on Fedora 24
To install Ghost as my blogging platform, I had to go through a number of hoops and one of them was to get the nodejs working and what not. I figured this mi...
Seafile Server behind nginx on Fedora 24 Security Lab Spin
I have recently been intrigued by the idea of replacing the likes of “Dropbox” and “Google Drive” with a cloud set-up of my own. I had “Owncloud” set-up for ...
Crossover
There are technologies that I can use in my personal life, that I am proud of and those that I play around with but reality is that as a Senior Project Manag...
MySQL Stored Procedure to return JSON for google charts on BIRT
My requirement was to get the data in a format that google chart can use to draw the chart I want. Now gogle chart accepts data in json format where all colu...
Arch Linux - nearly a year on….
I have been dwelling in the world of Arch Linux for just under a year now and must admit the experience is nothing less than liberating. Granted that the bar...
Linux Mint on Android through VNC and Jump
Today “Jump” was available for free on Amazon as the app of the day and since it’s nearly 7 quids on google play store, I downloaded. For windows and Mac use...
Python, ERIC RAD IDE and QT designer
Right, I have decided to play around a little with the most loved language of open source a. k. a. Python.
Conky on my desktop - step by step
My new friend Damjan recently mentioned that he liked the Conky on my desktop and asked for details as have few others so I figured a post on the topic will...
Root Nexus 4 on Linux Mint 13 and access all files on computer
Having a rooted phone and then going to one that does not have root access is like getting used to driving a luxury car but then being forced to drive a trac...
Prepare Linux Mint 13 for Android development
Few weeks back I updated to the latest Linux Mint offering "Maya" a.k.a Linux Mint 13. Now this is a LTS (Long Term Support) version and I wanted to be in a ...
Flash Samsung Galaxy S (GT -I9000) with Cyanogenmod 9 on Linux
I had an old Samsung Galaxy S which was still on stock ROM hence it only ever got to gingerbread and then Samsung just decided not to upgrade and I upgraded ...
Top 10 Android Apps that I use !!!!
I have been using Android Phones and Tablets for quite some time now and have monitored my use for apps that I use on a daily basis and those I would not eve...
Exchange 2007 on Thunderbird using DAVMail
The start of this week was like a nightmare for me. Whole family was down with flu and I had the fever that is probably the highest ever of my entire life at...
StageVu / DivX video on Bodhi Linux
If you read my last post you will know I have been playing with Bodhi Linux lately. One of the selling point for this distro is it’s minimalistic approach. H...
How to boot from USB when BIOS does not have the option.
I have an old Sony VAIO which is not in it’s best of health and has long been really a companion for my telly, faithfully streaming media from bbc iplayer, y...
OpenVPN on Linux Mint to access US sites
UPDATE: LOOKS LIKE HOSTIZZLE IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. THE STEPS IN THIS GUIDE WILL STILL BE RELEVANT FOR SETTING UP OPEN VPN, JUST THAT YOU WILL NEED TO FIN...
Access (files / folders) Directories from Linux Mint on Android
Let me clear the air before anyone mentions. Yes, I know it’s directories and not folders and yes I know many still call these folders and this may encourag...
Visio Alternative on Linux - Business Process Model and Notation Tool
UPDATE: PENCIL is an opensource software which is a pretty good alternative as well with a smaller learning curve and is Opensource. I was recently looking f...
Install Open Workbench and JRE on Wine in Linux Mint
What is Open Workbench? Open Workbench is a Project Planning Software comparable to Microsoft Project. There are mixed views on whether it is truly open sour...
How to edit PDF in Linux - The easy way.
Recently someone asked this question to me and after some search on Google I came across mentions of PDFedit, Scribus, flpsed, Gimp, PDFMod and even the open...
Part 2 - Configure Epson S515W on Linux Mint / Ubuntu 10.04
While the majority of settings are covered in my previous post here I found that each time I switched off my printer, it used to change it’s IP address and I...
Glympse
Every now and then we come across something that has a strong potential, something that is a great phenomenon in making and Glympse to me is that idea.
MMC Convert media files on Linux
I have been using Mobile Media Converter for almost a year now and it is such a great tool. I think it is a must have at-least on Linux. It not only converts...
Logitech Ex100 - Wireless Keyboard and Mouse not working? Read on..
Today for some unknown reason suddenly my Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - Model Number EX100 stopped working and very stubbornly denied to work despit...
Time for a bit of show-off
Hey Hey I made an Android app named “Sai Satcharitra”. It’s a very basic app and all it does is helps people read Sai Satcharitra on their Android Smartphone...
Google Voice + SIP2SIP + Ikall = Free international Calls to known contacts
Second post in succession on the topic but believe me when I get a new gadget I try getting all information and then once I have had the stuff working I have...
Call US and several other countries free using Android
That’s right…with smartphones all that was possible using computers is increasingly becoming feasible through phones. I just now configured my Nexus S to mak...
Part 1 - Configure Epson S515W on Linux Mint / Ubuntu 10.04
UPDATE While this tutorial will get your printer up and running, you should also follow Part 2 to ensure that it continues to work even after you have rest...
Jagannath Hora on Linux - Play on Linux Magic
While I prefer Maitreya as it can run with Linux as native, quite a few of my friends have asked me if Jagannatha Hora will work on Linux and hence this post...
Install Maitreya - Vedic Astrology Software on Ubuntu / Kbuntu
First I must thank the Maitreya developers for coming up with such a wonderful Vedic Astrology software that works on Linux. I am not aware of any other vedi...
Audio problem in Wine under KDE 4.4.1 - Solved
I was trying to install spotify on linux which used to work perfectly on Gnome and when I tried on KDE it was giving error box. I wrote winecfg on terminal a...
Configure BlogTK 1.0 for blogger
Right so I am happy with Blogilo, then why BlogTK? It so happened that I was trying to edit my last post and for some unknown reason I was getting error in u...
KUBUNTU Blog Entry
This is how my love for Kubuntu has started….and growing by the minute… I was experimenting with different Linux distros and then I went ahead with Linux Min...
O2 XDA Serra - Official HTC upgrade with TF3D of Touch Pro 2
Ever since I laid my hands on O2 XDA Serra aka HTC Raphael aka HTC Touch Pro , I have always loved the device despite it’s limitations on battery life and ha...
Sony VAIO N-VIDIA setup to make S-Video work
UPDATE for 9.10 For Ubuntu 9.10 I was just not able to get it work and finally I figured it out. The problem is with the latest Nvidia driver, the one that...
Sony VAIO FE21H Webcam on skype
Alright friends not a huge tip but still I, being new fan of Ubuntu, installed it on my media laptop…Sony VAIO… one might ask what is media laptop…well I had...
Get Gmail as Push Email on Sony P990i
While I have moved on from P990i which is now in safe hands of my dear wife, I remember doing some good amount of web searching and still had no idea how to ...
AAO A150L Step by Step Installation Process for Linux4one
Linux4one is the only Linux distro other than pre-installed Linpus that worked out of the box on my and two other Acer aspire one A150L which belonged to my ...