I was working with a couple of HTML files which were almost identical in structure other than a few Razor(C# Template) Changes. I don’t have any diff tool installed. Instead of installing one I preferred to get some online Diff tool for the purpose. I came across a few which were pretty well but I found Mergely much better than others. The best thing I found in it that it does not only let you find line difference but also let you merge them smartly and efficiently. On top of that it’s free! Do give it a try
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You are not living your moments
Do you remember the last time you noticed the color of leaves of a near by tree or the texture of your road? Can you recall the wall color of your room? Heck! Do you even notice the dish while eating? We invest money to buy gadgets to make our lives difficult and after some time we invest money to revert back to simple life. How stupid we are. Problem is, we think we are indispensable thus believe that we have to take care of everything NOW. In reality this is not true at all. If we can’t allocate some time for ourselves then it’s not possible we would be able to…
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A subreddit for web scrappers
I recently realized that I am in love with Data Scraping. Thanks to Python and Beautifulsoup to get me into this. In past few months I have scraped data from sites like Amazon, Rakuten and NewEgg. I have started a subreddit for developers who love to scrap sites for fun( or for work). I named it Scraping the Web. You can join here and submit your entries. Happy Scraping!
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Power of Habit Review
A few week backs I ordered a book Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I came to know about this book a year back when it was suggested by Amazon’s recommendation engine while searching some relevant stuff. The title was catchy so I went to main page of the book and started reading description. Since I have a habit of reading reviews too so got into review section and found pretty positive reviews. Power of Habit is all about how to break a habit in a way that you don’t get into it again. It also tells why we do what we do something in our lives. Book has loads…
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Python Scrappers
For different clients I have written various Python Scrappers BeautifulSoup library to fetch data from sites like NewEgg, Amazon, Rakuten (former Buy.com)
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XBMC Plugin for Online Videos
I developed an XBMC plug for a client that is installed on an Android based set-top box. It fetches Greek channels’ videos from various online video hosting sites like Youtube, Vimeo etc. Subscribed users are allowed to view videos after providing their credentials. The add-on itself is connected with remote server via REST APIs to retrieve/store data. The plugin has been built in Python. Below is the screen preview of the plugin.
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Start
Everything needs a start so this blog. I am resuming blogging after 5 years. Unlike my previous blogs it would be more business and career centric. So, stay tuned!