Power website through raspberry pi
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Recently bought a raspberry pi and opened it with my 2 year old daughter. Although she lost interest quickly, I wanted to do something with it. So thought won't it be cool if I could host my own website through my home. Infact this website is now being run from my own home from a tiny raspberry pi computer sitting near my desk. Raspberry PI I wrote this post as I was figuring out the steps so that I can redo it anytime I need to do this again in the future:…
Black Friday and retail stores
Saturday, November 19, 2016
I recently read an article about how Black Friday sales are shifting online and started thinking as to why? And I think I know why, let me share it with you… For me to go to a retail store, I have to get up from my couch, take my car out, search for parking at the mall and then finally walk over into the store. Whereas online, I can keep clicking to find the best deal, and then return the items if they don’t suit me.…
Setting your priority
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
I recently started reading a book titled “Essentialism” and found something a bit surprising. It is about setting your priority. After doing some research to verify the writers’ claim, I want to share it with you. Lets start with the meaning and origin of the word : “Priority”. According to the dictionary, it originated in the 14th century as a noun for the word prior which means the first or former thing.…
Power of push notifications
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Pushy notifications Push notifications are one of the most powerful yet under-hyped tool in the history of software. Never before, have software developers had such extraordinary power. You can basically go and tap on shoulders of millions of users to ask them to take notice. Before this, the only medium of contacting people was through email or through an in-app notification. To take analogies for this in the physical world:…