Sep 25, 2020Laravel 7.9: Specified Key Was Too Long ErrorAfter Laravel made changes to its default database character set, the specified key was too long issue was supposed to have been taken care of. However, today as I was creating a new Laravel application, to my surprise, I again came across this error. …2 min read2 min read
Aug 4, 2020How to Install & Renew LetsEncrypt SSL Certificate On Amazon EC2 Instance?Last week I migrated one of my websites from AWS EC2 Instance to Amazon Lightsail, primarily to optimize the expenses of that website. This week again, I set-up a new LAMP stack on an EC2 instance for another website of mine, an online doctor appointment booking website. …Web Development2 min readWeb Development2 min read
May 1, 2020How To Create A Free Amazon Web Services (AWS) Account?Over time, I have slowly started to move from shared hosting to self-managed servers like Digital Ocean and AWS, for all of my websites. Even to most of my clients, I now recommend a dedicated hosting over shared hosting if they are going for an AMC with me for my…Amazon Web Services2 min readAmazon Web Services2 min read
Mar 19, 2020How To Book Doctor Appointment Online In Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Tripura, and Mizoram?Booking a doctor’s appointment in Silchar has become very easy and simple now. All it takes is just a few clicks and your doctor's appointment is booked and confirmation is received. No long lines. No visiting the doctor’s place well before seeing the doctor. …Silchar3 min readSilchar3 min read
May 25, 2017Must know things before you visit LadakhLadakh is a land of many extremes. The cold there can freeze you to death and you run the risk of suffering a sun-stroke as well. An old Ladakhi saying perfectly sums up Ladakh in one line, “The Land is so barren and the passes so high that only our…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
Feb 1, 2017Life 2.0 : Bye Bye BangaloreOn November the 30th last month, I took a leap of faith into uncertainty. A couple of weeks after that, on the 14th of this month to be specific, I went a step further. I packed all my stuff and left Bangalore and with it, a stable and well-paying job…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Feb 1, 2016Which bike is right for Ladakh?Ever since I came back from my maiden ride to Ladakh on motorcycle a little more than three years back, I have been asked many times by friends, friends of friends and many others about a lot of different aspects about visiting Ladakh. What to see..where to go… how to…Ladakh4 min readLadakh4 min read
Jan 25, 20165 Things You Should Know Before Buying a DSLRWe are living in exciting times. The sort of technologies we now take for granted would have been unimaginable a decade or so ago. While it is great that this constant ‘technological advancement’ has definitely made our lives easier, it has over time, also changed the way we purchase things…Dslr3 min readDslr3 min read
Dec 19, 2015Why will I stay at a backpackers hostel againDuring my last trip to Goa I had decided to stay in a backpacker’s hostel instead of a hotel and I have come back with some wonderful experiences, few of which I will be sharing here. …Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Aug 27, 2015How I prepared for my first Himalayan trek“I have been to the Himalayas before and another trip to the inner Himalayas should not be much different in terms of ‘preparation’, so what if this time it is a trek and not a ride or drive!” Me being the lazy-ass that I am, this is what I wanted…4 min read4 min read