Here’s some of the personal projects I’ve worked on that involved data scraping from the web. Scraping is a great skill and a key tool for any modern netizen to know
Tag: software
Exploring the Vivaldi History Database
An exploration into the structure of the Vivaldi browser history database file
How to use face detection on digiKam
Face detection on digicam not working? Not getting any results? Feeling like you’re just doing something wrong? Get help here.
MS Apps are Garbage for the Command Line
If you need command line use from a windows store app, don’t even bother trying, just download the regular app.
MP3Tag Review – Great Music Metadata Manager
I’ve been using MP3Tag for many years and I’ve realised I never wrote up a review, which I really need to do, because it is an excellent piece of software.
Converting comics from PDF into CBZ format
In which I learn how to use tools to convert some comics between PDF and CBZ file formats.
Open Source Note Taking Apps
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
A review of all of the different photo editing and organisation applications I have used, and how they fit in with my photography.
Productivity Software is bad for Productivity
Online productivity tools, forms and automation, leaves me frustrated and could be improved a lot.
Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting
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.
First impressions of the Raspberry Pi 4
Buying a pi for the first time, my first impressions with the 4B, and the hunt for a random hex code.