Photo Organizer

This blog showcases a tool I quickly created to help me with Photo Organization using Python, Tkinter for UI and OpenPyXL for Excel automation. And it is creatively named Photo Organizer. The Problem: I recently got married (well, that's not the problem), but I now have thousands of photos I need to review to create an album. I found it…

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PCB Power’s Flex PCB review

With their popularity among hobbyists and professionals alike, PCB Power is one of the top choices for PCB manufacturing in India. With their industry-leading online quotation system and hassle-free service, they have earned their place in the market. In addition to it they also works with a small quantity manufacturing run. Where as with traditional manufacturers you might struggle to…

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Review: IIT Bombay’s Design, Technology And Innovation Course

I have taken many courses over time, but very few were as interesting, engaging, and novel as IIT Bombay's III Course on NPTEL by Prof. B.K. Chakravarthy. So here is my review of this design and innovation course. Review of IIT Bombay's Design, Technology And Innovation Course It's a short, non-technical course that exposes you to various aspects of innovation…

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Design Tips: Reducing BOM items

While running yesterday, I noticed how this treadmill manufacturer used standard 7-segment displays with a decimal point to create a colon. The image shows the manufacturer rotating the 7-segment display and using its decimal point to form a colon for a clock. But why go through this effort? To understand that, let's discuss reducing BOM items and designing for manufacturing.…

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Lumos: a handy illuminating bookmark

I always have been a night owl, and I find myself motivated to dive into the deep end of the book at night. Lighting the whole room for reading was never an ideal choice. Using a desk lamp was not an option for me. I always found lamps so permanent and rigid that I was always looking for something better.…

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