Converting comics from PDF into CBZ format

2022-11-162022-11-16 — Software — 10 min read

In which I learn how to use tools to convert some comics between PDF and CBZ file formats.

The Pains of Qualitative Analysis with NVivo

2022-07-132022-07-13 — Software — 9 min read

NVivo is a software that aims to make it easier to do analysis by coding on qualitative data. For example, you have some text, and you want to know what […]

Open Source Note Taking Apps

2021-04-05 — Productivity, Software — 10 min read

I try to find a good open-source replacement for the big closed source, online-only services like OneNote, Evernote and Simplenote.

Photo Editing & Organising Software

2021-01-112021-01-07 — Photography, Software — 8 min read

A review of all of the different photo editing and organisation applications I have used, and how they fit in with my photography.

Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting

2020-12-282020-12-20 — Privacy, Software — 6 min read

Why I’m banning all unknown connections out of my PC, and some of the tools that help: the Windows Firewall Notifier and Windows Firewall Control.

Computer Gripes: 2020 Edition

2020-12-142020-12-11 — Software, Technology — 7 min read

2 Decades after the millennium and we still have yet to perfect the art of the computer operating system user experience. Here’s some of the problems I’ve faced this year. Some of them are problems that have existed for as long as the computers themselves, and some are new that I’ve only experienced recently. All of them are a nuisance.