Nitish Kumar Diwakar

  O ver time, I’ve discovered that the right tools quietly remove friction from everyday work. From managing documents and media to backups, notes, and creative tasks, these applications save time and mental energy. Most are free or open-source, run locally, and respect user control—making them reliable companions for daily digital life. I. Productivity, Notes & Knowledge Management OneNote – Helps organize notes in a structured way using notebooks and sections, making it easier to revisit ideas even after long gaps. Samsung Notes – Works smoothly on Samsung devices and is especially useful for handwritten notes and quick ideas with the S-Pen. Joplin – Stores notes locally in Markdown format, giving full control over data without forcing cloud dependence. Logseq – Encourages thinking in linked ideas rather than isolated notes, which is useful for long-term learning and journaling. Xournal++ – Makes it easy to annotate PDFs and take handwritten notes, especial...

  Over the years, I’ve quietly walked away from several popular platforms—because those platforms slowly crossed a line. A line where user choice started being replaced by coercion, and convenience turned into control. Three incidents in particular—Instagram, Google Photos, and Microsoft Clipchamp—cemented my belief that local ownership beats cloud promises every single time. 1. Instagram: When the Platform Dictates the Art Back in 2016, Instagram only supported square photos. As someone who enjoyed landscape photography, this felt absurd. Instead of respecting the original aspect ratio, the platform forced creators to crop or compromise their work just to fit its feed. I didn’t try to adapt my photography to Instagram’s limitations. I simply stopped caring about the platform. I moved to Flickr, where photos were treated as photos—not thumbnails for attention farming. Instagram eventually deleted my account due to long inactivity, and honestly, I didn’t even notice. That’s how litt...

I’m writing this to document my experience in detail, not to rant. I did eventually get a full refund, but the process was far from smooth, and there were multiple friction points that felt deliberate. What I ordered vs what I received I ordered a Crucial 2TB SATA SSD from Flipkart (seller: RetailNet ). What I received was a 256GB SSD with a 2TB sticker pasted on it.     Physically everything looked fine: Multiple seal stickers, Clean packaging, Open-box delivery, No visible signs of tampering   But after installation and checking Disk Management , the actual usable capacity was clearly 256GB, not 2TB. Why this didn’t look like a simple “return mix-up” This was a non-returnable product . Returned items normally have return reasons logged and are not silently repacked as brand-new sealed inventory. Also, if this were an accidental return mix-up: At least one seal is usually broken or a “repacked” label...

1. Free and open-source I do not need to spend $200 for my os, neither have any guilt feeling of using pirated OS. I royally use linux which is completly free (most distributions) and open source. Also I got full control on my device, which is not possible with windows. 2. Control everything with terminal There is no need to hover mouse here and there and look for desired option every time. Although there is command line interface is available in windows too, but it is less robust than linux terminal. I can accomplish any task without leaving my terminal, whether it is to send emails, play videos, change passwords, add/remove new users, connect/disconnect to a network, live chat (irc), shutdown/restart or thousands of other works. 3. Portable Linux can also be installed in a usb and use it in any system without need of installing linux in that system. 4. Light weight Linux consumes very little space in comparison with windows. You got extra space f...

My list of top 5 linux apps 1. LibreOffice libreoffice 4.8.2.2 LibreOffice is the best alternative of Microsoft Office on linux platform. Its free and open source, also available for Windows & Mac. 2. Geany geany 1.30.1 If you are looking for a text-editor with rich features like notepad++ then  geany  is here for you. 3. Gimp Image Editor gimp 2.8.10 Gimp  is a free and open source image editor with a lots of features. It is also available for Windows and Mac. A light weight application alternative of Adobe Photoshop. 4. Kdenlive kdenlive 0.9.6 If you need a video editor with some next level functions then you should check  kdenlive . It is packed with a lot of advance features. 5. Handbrake handbrake For encoding videos into one format to another, I find this app very useful. This too is open source and available for multiple platforms.

Default color of Windows Command Prompt  is black with white text. You can change it. Its very simple and easy. Step 1: Press "win+r", type "cmd" and enter or search for CMD  (not case sensitive). In command prompt click on the upper left corner as shown in figure below. Step 2: Go to properties. Step 3: Select the choice of your color and click OK. Background color of the command prompt has been changed now. It will look like the color you selected. Here I selected blue. Note: You can also change the color by putting the values of  RGB .

1. Open Power iso. (  Download power iso  ) 2. Click on tools, then click on "create bootable usb" and click ok. 3. Browse for iso file. 4. Select file and click on start. 5. Click ok. Thats all. watch this tutorial on youtube Follow @NitishDiwakar

Step 1. Press win+r. Step 2. Type "diskpart" without quotes and press enter. Step 3. Type "list disk" and press enter. Step 4. Select disk and enter. example- "select disk 1" Step 5. Type "clean" and press enter. Step 6. Type "create partition primary" and hit enter. Step 7. Exit. Type "exit" and press enter. Step 8. Now format the usb in windows explorer. Thats it. for watch this video on youtube  click here Follow @NitishDiwakar