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EclipseCrossword, Tool for creating crossword puzzles for training or for fun

EclipseCrossword is one of the crossword creating tools available. It can be usefull as part of the training, for example during security awareness training. Or for creating a monthly competition… Good: Can import your clues and answers text file (csv) … Continue reading

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LTE and related protocols overview

LTE specifications are maintained by 3GPP. For a quick start, luckily Master Telecom Faster contains good (and free) material for refreshing your LTE knowledge. And is referred from 3GPP tutorial page as well. Worth to have a look at: Definition … Continue reading

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Test, DIY webcam microscope

I happened to have 2 broken gadgets: a webcam with broken optics but with working sensor, and a digital pocket camera with working optics but with broken electricity. The question was that what happens when changing the optics of the … Continue reading

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Test, convert normal webcam into night vision webcam (infrared)

Many of the webcam contain a IR-filter to block the infrared light from the sensor. It is possible to turn the webcam into night vision webcam by removing the internal IR-filter and replacing it with “visible light” blocking material. The … Continue reading

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Tip, how to brighten your night videos (new year) by VLC

The VLC media player can be used for more than just playing videos. For example for converting video from one format into another. (Converting video can also be done with XMedia Recode tool.) But less known is that VLC can … Continue reading

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ByteScout Watermarking, tool for adding watermark to your photos

ByteScout Watermarking is freeware for adding watermark into your photos. Good: Integrated into explorer batch mode sufficient for basic watermarking tasks Example Original photo   Watermarked photo 1   Watermarked photo 2

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Night Sky photos with digital compact camera

I have a 12MP, 12x optical zoom digital camera, Canon PowerShot SX200, and I wanted to see how well that fits to shooting constellations and stars. This camera has manual settings as well. (camera review) I was going after the … Continue reading

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