Today, I’m introducing Varnam Editor, an easy software for you to write Malayalam and other Indian languages. It is easily installable for GNU/Linux distros like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Archlinux etc. Technically, it’s an editor for transliterating Indian languages. Varnam Editor uses an existing library called Varnam and makes it easy to install & use. Transliteration From Wikipedia : Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus trans- + liter-) in predictable ways (such as α → a, д → d, χ → ch, ն → n or æ → ae).... [READ MORE]

I’m happy to announce a new Android app called “Manglish”, it’s an app to convert Malayalam text to Manglish. It’s a GNU GPL v3 licensed completely free software app with no ads thanks to the donors. Kept it as light as possible. You can download & install it in many ways : Play Store F-Droid APK (1.5MB) Updates 2021 May: Version 7 released with new On Screen Button feature. 2020 August: App has reached 5000 active installs.... [READ MORE]

I have an interesting story of how I learnt & used a curse word. Myru In Malayalam, a main curse word is “myru” which translates to “pubic hair”. In Tamil, it simply means “hair”. You can just go to a barber shop and say “annaa, cut my myru”, but in Malayalam this sentence is hilarious 🤣. When you refer the word to someone, it becomes “myre”. It’s like calling someone bro, but in the worst way possible :... [READ MORE]

Instagram allows you to livestream from the phone only. And that too from the camera which means you can’t add extra effects, overlays or cool stuff like that. If you could livestream from the computer, you can customize the livestream video as you like. Similar to livestreams on YouTube or Twitch. I was bored and was thinking of cool projects to do. I just got into Instagram and was checking it out.... [READ MORE]

Writing this at CUSAT MakeATon Hackathon. Part of the revolving around series : 18 years of revolving around the sun 17 years of revolving around the sun age = 18 age = age + 1 I have officially revolved around the sun 19 times. 19 years of existence. This is the beginning of my last teenage year. I feel old. A tagline that I’ve been using these days is “A 21st century teen”.... [READ MORE]

Year Review 👏👏👏 And there goes another year. Been very inactive in this blog. Should have blogged of some of the major events, but couldn’t. I’m all now posting stories on Instagram and on my channel in Telegram. Here’s a summing up of my year 2018. Coding I kinda tried doing a #100DaysOfCode challenge, but stopped at 73. This is my longest streak ever on GitHub ! When I look back at my contribution wall, I can see what I’ve been doing my whole year.... [READ MORE]

I mentioned about me working with the FOSS club of my college in a recent post. Well, we’re getting more active ! On Software Freedom Day 2018, we did an OpenStreetMap mapathon. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Unlike Google Maps, OSM is completely open source. Its data can be accessed and used by anyone. Because of this, many softwares and organizations use OSM.... [READ MORE]

I’ve been doing a lot of Linux Mint installations lately and one very annoying thing that I found in 2 laptops was the non availability of WiFi driver. Apparently, it’s a new hardware and is not in the Linux kernel. The hardware is Realtek device d723. This new WiFi hardware is being shipped in new PCs and laptops now. Without having the internet, one can’t do almost anything. So it’s important to have this fixed up.... [READ MORE]

I’m legally an adult now. I have successfully revolved around the sun 18 times. Yay ! This post is dedicated to the future me who will be having nostalgic feelings reading this. Hey there, future me ! Coding Lobby was a mistake. I think I’ve wasted my 2 years in developing it. I was too ambitious. But I gained a lot of experience. This was the first time that I got into cross-compiling, virtual environments, Android development, etc.... [READ MORE]

CryptoDonate is a JavaScript (vanilla JS) library to embed a donation button for cryptocurrency. It doesn’t require any external library and is very lightweight. I created it to replace my existing BTC donation button in my blog. DemoDownload Features Supports BTC, LTC, ETH, XMR Lightweight Have an embed script Easy usage Supports theming Widget You can simply add the CryptoDonate widget to your blog or site by using this Widget Maker Tool.... [READ MORE]