Automatic Downloading

August 10, 2012November 13, 2013 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 4 Comments

Let's say you are surfing the web and you come across a cool website with a great collection of pictures. Some of them are located on that page and many more can be reached through various links on that page. There are hundreds of pictures and you want to download all of them. How would … Continue reading Automatic Downloading

Rooting Your Phone

July 30, 2012October 1, 2012 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 4 Comments

A lot of Android devices are being activated everyday. We hear the term 'rooting' floating around all the time. Most of the people don't bother to tinker with their phones. They just want to enjoy their device as it is. Some people think that rooting their phone will break the software or damage their phone … Continue reading Rooting Your Phone

Hack Me Once, Shame On You. Hack Me Twice, Shame On Me.

June 16, 2012November 21, 2013 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ Leave a comment

We hear the word 'hacking' all the time. Most people think that hacking is something smart, cool and wrong. But what exactly is hacking? Is it just smart coders breaking into websites? The hacking culture is great and it inspires creativity, but why limit it to just a few people? People actually do it everyday … Continue reading Hack Me Once, Shame On You. Hack Me Twice, Shame On Me.

Inside The Shell of Shell Scripting

June 7, 2012September 5, 2012 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 2 Comments

I'm pretty sure people working in the tech domain are aware of something called Shell Scripting. Were you ever working on a project and felt that some tasks were repeating over and over again? Did you feel that there should be an easy way to automate these things and you don't have to worry about … Continue reading Inside The Shell of Shell Scripting

Deconstructing The Geek Talk In The Movie ‘The Social Network’

May 26, 2012November 13, 2013 ~ Prateek Joshi ~ 5 Comments

Recently, I was watching a random Youtube video and I stumbled across a video which showed a scene from the movie 'The Social Network'. This is a conversation between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. In this scene, Zuck is interviewing candidates for the internship job in California for his company. It goes something like this: … Continue reading Deconstructing The Geek Talk In The Movie ‘The Social Network’