Vaibhav Singh

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Anti-cockroach feature on a Robo-Vacuum?

Cockroaches – they’re the most irritable pests along-side mosquitos that I could think of. Formidable Beasts At my previous apartment in Bangalore, I spent countless hours reading and learning about them – their biology, their evolution, and much more! I don’t know why? I was curious to learn about my adversary in detail so as […]

Carbon Footprint – downsizing a home lab?

I’ve had a home lab for learning and skill development from past many years, however, COVID situation and lock downs had many of us move away from our traditional work locations, back to our native parental towns. Most of us opting for remote work. Lock down and Exodus This experience in itself compelled me to […]

Hydroponics shopping list

Been collecting some information to kick off a balcony garden. Following is the list of required items and their approximate cost – Air Pump – INR 200 Air Stone Non-return valve – INR 100 Timer Switch – INR 250 EC PH Meter – INR 1200 Nutrients for 100 litre grow – INR 120 Every plant […]

Keep sanity in quarantine

COVID-19 has everyone holed up in their houses. Its easy to lose track of your priorities and become undisciplined due to monotony of the situation. I’m putting together few things that may help. A daily routine Very important to follow a set daily routine. One of the most important things is to perform these right […]

After a long hiatus

Gap of about 4 years. I just lost interest in jotting down stuff on the blog. One of the main reason was that I do a lot of typing and documentation at work. Prime reason to return to blogging is to document the work and learning that I go through because memory fades. Just the […]

A Computer story

I clearly remember, it was early 2000s that my parents got me my first PC. Being a very inquisitive and experimental minded kid throughout the childhood, I took no time to fiddle with the beige box, even though I knew squat about it at the time. In the anticipation of its eventual arrival, I used […]

Post graduation – MBA or MCA?

This is a log of conversation piece and some advice that I gave to a lost soul who was researching the prospects of doing MCA (Master of Computer Applications) degree. Following are some facts about the MCA degree – MCA is a 3 year degree. Courses are run by various Universities and colleges across India […]

My first steps as a network engineer

As the famous words go, The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. These words stand true in my case. I have joined one of the leading IT Services companies as a Networking Engineer at a NOC, handling the WAN for a National Banking customer. It is a ‘small big step’ […]

Day 4 – The winding road trip ends

It’s called the winding road trip because of the fact that the whole thing was not planned, we just packed our bags and in true European back-packing, hitch-hiking spirit went on the road. The only constraint being cash, as it is always with students like us. Having big dreams and shallow pockets! Even though we […]

Day 3 – McLeodGanj to Dalhousie

Reached the bus stand on time. The ride was long and tiring with numerous stops in the way for refreshment and lunch besides for boarding other passengers on the way. There weren’t any tourists on the Bus or the route, just the locals. May be because it was an off-season, or they must travel by […]

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