Mixtapes·11 Jul 2025
A year of GitTogether Delhi-NCR: The journey from 0 to 4500+ contributors
GitTogether Delhi-NCR completes a year long journey of meetups, collaboration and learning. Here's what we have been upto!
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Mixtapes·2 Jan 2023
Perform surgery on your past git commits using interactive rebase
Changing commit contents is so easy now.
Mixtapes·25 Apr 2022
Using the hobby CAD software, Fritzing on Linux for free
Building Fritzing for Linux
Mixtapes·6 Jun 2021
#ask2048 On remote job hunting and what worked for me?
Ah shit! This question again. It's ask2048 again.
Mixtapes·1 Jan 2021
Meckeys Ducky One 2 SF Linux Review: After a month
Mech keyboard dropping in. Clear the runway.
Mixtapes·1 Jan 2021
Jabra Evolve 75t is great on Linux but ...
Started out as a review for the Jabras, but got real twisted in the end.
Mixtapes·20 Oct 2020
[Simple English] What the and Why the heck is Javascript's problem of (a)synchronicity?
Getting clarity on this topic never seemed so clear before now. Give it a click for answers to all your questions!
Mixtapes·26 Jul 2020
Future Vipul's Prep Guide to Dual-Booting: Dejunking Windows 10 and other sweet things!
Simple guide for future Vipul to remove dead junk from Windows before dual booting.
Mixtapes·21 Apr 2020
So what's next for Vipul?
I have been staring at this screen for 20 minutes, and I have nothing.
Mixtapes·3 Mar 2020
StatsD vs CollectD: Most detailed version
In this blog, we will be placing two popular collection programs StatsD and CollectD head to head to see what works in diverse use cases, and listing their pros and cons.
Mixtapes·26 Nov 2019
[Ubuntu] Spotify Linux Error Code 7 - Not logging in/Signing up
Quickest solution to Spotify not working on Linux, with error code 7.
Mixtapes·12 Nov 2019
Understanding x86 Virtualization
With this post, we go deeper into how virtualization of x86 hardware works and why it's useful.
Mixtapes·22 Aug 2019
Integration Finally works out for good! // Week 10
A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Mixtapes·22 Aug 2019
They see me coding, they testin' // Week 4
A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Mixtapes·16 Jun 2019
Sprinkling some insight into how Spidermon validation pipelines works...
Jump into an espresso post in knowing Spidermon, and how it validates data efficiently, managing thousands of spiders.
Mixtapes·18 Feb 2019
Integrating Hasura's GraphQL Engine into our React Application
A step by step tutorial to create a simple react fish store app fueled by Hasura's GraphQL Engine, Apollo, Firebase authentication.
Mixtapes·23 Sep 2018
InSync - The ultimate Google Drive client for Linux
That's where the Insync Team hit me up to check their new and updated Google Drive client that could run on all platforms. It's to easy to set up, logging in was a breeze, syncing up items and with…
Mixtapes·9 Aug 2018
Acknowledgement - tation
If the feeling of being grateful was a blog post, then this would be pretty much it for me.
Mixtapes·26 May 2018
Writing Documentation & Hacking with Go for OpenEBS #FOSS
This summer I took part in the Summer HackFest and re-wrote the entire documentation for an Open-Source project, OpenEBS. Read all about it here.
Mixtapes·7 May 2018
Bouncers on IRC & The Week that went by
Are you tired of losing messages on IRC when not online, being busy in a meeting but missing an important discussion with the community? Fear, not bouncers can help you solve all that.
Mixtapes·25 Apr 2018
One, two, three ... GSoC !!
An opinionated fun start-up guide by Vipul Gupta for people looking to take the first step towards the journey that is Google Summer of Code and my views overall about the initial process.
Mixtapes·21 Dec 2017
Google Drive (Backup and Sync) workaround for Linux.
Are you frustrated, angry and a little hurt that Google has still not released a desktop client of Google Drive for your favorite Linux distro? Here's a quick solution for all your problems.
Mixtapes·30 Nov 2017
PyCon India 2017: A fresher's take
2017 had been a busy year for me and the months of October-November were no exceptions. Here's my experience of this year's PyCon India and all the fun that I had volunteering, learning and attendi…
Mixtapes·26 Aug 2017
The Guide to filling the perfect OD form ft. Amity University
This post is exclusively for Amity University students. And could be described as one of the most important things in their lives after of course maintaining 75% attendance and their grade points.…
Mixtapes·25 Jan 2024
Future Vipul's guide to read & modify Linux EXT4 Drives on MacOS - Free & Open-Source
Moving to the dark side after 6 years of freedom, RIP Glados.
Mixtapes·2 Apr 2023
Future Vipul's guide to backing up social media profiles
Another blog about backups for Future Vipul
Mixtapes·17 Oct 2022
Incidents Response in tech but from the eyes of the customer.
Yet another post about incidents. But, this time as a customer.
Mixtapes·25 Dec 2021
Let's Goto: Kumaon for two weeks. Explore the lesser-known Uttarakhand in peace.
Yet another travel blog that no one will care about. But, YOLO.
Mixtapes·1 Jan 2021
Vipul's no compromise minimalist remote setup: lessons in choosing your work furniture.
... Wow, that's a mouthful. Wish that's same I could say for my setup.
Mixtapes·1 Jan 2021
Monitors 101 guide: Buying a great mid-range monitor is a modern day nightmare
Wake up, your friendly neighbourhood monitor guide is here.
Mixtapes·10 Oct 2020
Adding Appimages to Xubuntu menu, Ubuntu applications and run them on Sudo by default
Appimages are quite frankly great. One easy to use executable binary that can package all dependencies of the application and can be shipped to end users without any need for instructions or config…
Mixtapes·20 May 2020
Working from home with the world in lockdown: A letter.
A letter into my first month of working with Balena and some okay news! Waiting for your reply!
Mixtapes·19 Mar 2020
Taking names, giving hugs: Acknowledge-II-Mentation
Oh here he goes again! Acknowledgementations, return for the second season written by Vipul Gupta
Mixtapes·7 Jan 2020
[Simple English] What is Kubernetes (K8s) "The Office" version
The "explain to me like I am five" you wish you read for Kubernetes. Just better with The Office memes.
Mixtapes·16 Nov 2019
OneDrive (Backup & Sync) workaround for Linux
Your one-stop guide to setting up workaround for OneDrive on Linux distributions without any 3rd party clients
Mixtapes·6 Nov 2019
The Big Sad Shirt
There is a lovely, oversized, semi-woolen, red-and-black checkered shirt that I frequently wear and indiscriminately slip into every evening after returning to my room. Mind you, it is stolen prope…
Mixtapes·22 Aug 2019
Ramping up the integration // Week 9
A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Mixtapes·22 Aug 2019
Week 1 // The week that has been @ 2048
A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Mixtapes·12 Jun 2019
Building to deploying your own Action on Google under 60 minutes flat
What if I tell you, that you can make your own action deployed it under 60 minutes flat, without a single line of code.
Mixtapes·11 Feb 2019
[Fixed] Why default theme not showing @ Wordpress.com on mobiles/tablets for Dummies #AMP #rediscover
The quickest fix to get your default theme back on Mobiles and tablets from the clutches of AMP on WordPress
Mixtapes·20 Aug 2018
StacksFX at HackIIIT - Our #1 hackathon together
So, my friend Anuja suggested us to join this hackathon being organized at IIITD. I was totally sold on it at first, but she convinced me to join up. Fast Forward. And there we were with my team si…
Mixtapes·13 Jul 2018
HexChat: The Ultimate Guide #10/11
The only guide that you will ever need for everything HexChat. Initial Setup, configuration, Extra awesome features. Themes, shortcuts and much more.
Mixtapes·16 May 2018
Racing through config files with ConfigParser in Python #W3
The configparser module in Python is used for working with configuration files. It is much similar to Windows INI files. You can use it to manage user-editable configuration files for an applicatio…
Mixtapes·28 Apr 2018
Started writing for ...
So, I haven't written anything lately on my blog. I have been up to something, quite a lot actually. You didn't miss me? How considerate of you? Click read more, I dare you. Well, for starters ...…
Mixtapes·10 Feb 2018
Django Party #Investopad_HKV
In the bright sunny days of February, I walked across the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D), towards Investopad, Hauz Khas to attend a meetup that I was looking forward to for a very lo…
Mixtapes·6 Dec 2017
Benefits of Speaking Publically
A post regarding the benefits of public speaking that I derived, observed and maybe stating a little-exaggerated version of it that I realized from my talk at the meetup of India Linux Users Group…
Mixtapes·14 Oct 2017
My First talk as a Speaker
Heart pounding against my chest, my throat dry as a barren road and hands shaking in nervousness and anxiety. As someone said a name that sounded similar. All eyes turned on me, prying. As they ann…
Mixtapes·2 Jul 2017
Undistract-me "Terminal Job Notifications"
What if you could get notifications when a task is completed on on your terminal. A small push notification indicating that the command has been executed or a sound would be produced when the termi…
Mixtapes·28 Aug 2023
Dealing with the Global Payroll Beast with Deel: My companion in getting paid!
Get out of the dark ages of running Global Payrolls through multiple providers across different providers, partners, banks and organizations. What if there could be a way to save 300+ hours of your…
Mixtapes·18 Oct 2022
[No soldering] RGB Ambient Lighting: Arduino + WS2812B no soldering build
Interested in getting your setup tricked out with some RGB. Follow along.
Mixtapes·12 Apr 2022
The new Jabra Evolve2 75 is great but disappointing ...
Some thoughts on this model since I did review the old ones.
Mixtapes·3 Apr 2021
Boosting Web Accessibility to the next level with Azure Immersive Reader
Bridging the gap of web accessibility with power of Azure's Immersive reader.
Mixtapes·1 Jan 2021
[Updated] MX Master 3: The iPhone of productivity mouses
A different take on the popular mouse specific to Linux users.
Mixtapes·20 Dec 2020
[Macro Mind] The Rat Race Switch: University to unadulterated real life.
A guide for your mind to achieve satisfaction in the rat race & prevent burnout.
Mixtapes·24 May 2020
Deploying your IOT fleet with OpenBalena on a Virtualbox VM
I know deploying an IOT fleet can be a painful venture, but it doesn't have to be. Read more to find out.
Mixtapes·16 Apr 2020
[My Notes] Preparing for Financial Emergencies in Remote Environment
Get started on your personal finance as a remote worker to gear up and plan for financial emergencies.
Mixtapes·3 Dec 2019
Inspiration behind Mixster
A wordpress-themed Teams page/portfolio design that took some time to create. Basically sharing the design idea behind a blog that I wrote.
Mixtapes·16 Nov 2019
Insync - An efficient OneDrive client for Linux
Here's a byte-sized review of Insync's new OneDrive client for Linux!
Mixtapes·24 Aug 2019
[Integrate Cerberus] Final Work Report @ Google Summer of Code 2019
Final work report of the 14 week period of working with The Scrapy Project in GSoC 2019
Mixtapes·22 Aug 2019
Only 6 Weeks left // Week 8
A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Mixtapes·19 Jul 2019
'n' honest truths about working remote [Community Edition]
I thought remote would be easy. I was dead wrong. And, you know what..
Mixtapes·24 May 2019
What really is, Mixster?
Making sense of what Mixster is and the writing docs initiative run by Vipul Gupta in this rapid fire post
Mixtapes·3 Feb 2019
[Solved] "Module build failed: BrowserslistError: Unknown browser query `dead`" #React #npm
Sovling the browserlist error in ReactJS, angular, nodejs, npm and Vue through a simple quick fix.
Mixtapes·16 Aug 2018
Final Report - SugarLabs #GSoC2018
Google Summer of Code 2018 was an awesome ride in roller coaster that I almost regret ended too soon for me. Read ahead to get an inside peek on my 14 weeks of GSoC'ing and why you should be a part…
Mixtapes·15 Jun 2018
Google Cloud Summit, LicenseChecks, 1st Evaluations, Bugs #6+7
A short blog blabbering about how awesome the Google Cloud Summit, and my week 6/7 progress of Google Summer of Code.
Mixtapes·30 Apr 2018
"Bruh, slow down..."
complains my heart, almost begging me. "... or don't. Go on. Do next thing." my mind mumbles and calling me back to work. I haven't written a post like this in a long time. A rant, I mean. Everythi…
Mixtapes·1 Mar 2018
Customise Boot Logo [Xubuntu:Discover]
I for one have been criticised, pointed out and in some cases applauded countless times for my serious addiction to customize whatever environment that I use for my system. I am sure many people al…
Mixtapes·20 Jan 2018
Confluence'18 : The good & The great
I volunteered for yet another tech conference and this time my mark has struck much closer to home. In my own university. So, here's my take on Amity University's 8th International Conference "Conf…
Mixtapes·9 Aug 2017
Low Battery Curse ft. Ubuntu [solved]
Notification - The system is running low on power \ well shit, not again \ I started using Ubuntu about 8-10 months back on my new system ( a Lenovo Ideapad 510 ). Now at that time, I was new to Li…
