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.

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.

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.

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. The widget maker tool generates a script that will load the files asynchoronously meaning your page’s load time won’t be affected.

I got into Debian packaging and one of the most brutal part was to type in the GPG secret key’s password every time I sign a package. I wasted a lot of time typing my long password.

I searched a lot to cache my password for some time after I type it once. All of them said to edit gpg-agent.conf, but none of them worked for my fresh installation of Xubuntu 16.04. I’m writing this to save you a lot of trouble.

Sweet 17 ! The age in between an adult and juvenile. I’m going to take a relook at my 16th year.

Coding

• Lobby 1.0 was released. That was a trough one.
• Francium logSys 0.7 was released
• Updates to Francium voice
• Release of Francium Diffsocket & Francium Star
• Many more contributions to FOSS

I could have done more if there was less school. I also got into Android programming and released my first app Lobby.

Google Code In is a contest run by Google for teenagers (13-17) to promote contributing to open source projects. It is like Google Summer Of Code, but for teenagers who are not in colleges.

This is my 4th time in Code In and it was fantastic just like before. Here’s a summary :

2013 – Wikimedia

2014 – Drupal

2015 – Ubuntu

2016 – Wikimedia

This year (2016), I chose Wikimedia again ! It’s nice to contribute to various FOSS projects. Even a small help to FOSS projects is a big deal.

It’s Christmas again and you’ll be receiving all kinds of greetings. How about greeting them back with a fancy way ? Show off your nerdiness with this super cool Christmas Tree in Bash.

All you need is a bash shell. Most systems have bash shell by default, so you don’t have to install anything for this !

All thanks goes to the Argentian programmer Sergio Lepore for this cool script.

Here’s how it looks :

This is my first interview with a person. I don’t do interviews normally. But when I read about Krishnakant Mane I wanted to know more about him. So I contacted him by email and got the response within an hour. The guy is really hooked up with computers !

Krishnakant Mane is blind, but that didn’t stop him from coding. He created and maintains the GNUKhata project, a free and open source accounting software. GNUKhata is an alternative to the proprietary softwares like Tally which is widely used all over the world.

Paysa is the world’s first platform to empower individuals to maximize their salary across the span of their career.

I have taken a look at Paysa and it’s wonderful to know that you can get self-evaluated about your career and salary. I didn’t know there was one. It also gives you guidance to follow the career path of your choice. An excellent service indeed !

I’m very happy that such a company like Paysa has interviewed me. Thank you Paysa. Please do read it !

You might have noticed that the

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headers in my blog posts are links that can be used to jump to that section. These links are called Jump Links.

These Jump Links can be sent anywhere on web for reading that particular section. This is very useful for tutorials as when someone comments a problem, we can use the link to redirect that user to the section where the solution is situated.

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