Category Archives: For Fun or Interest
Tip, creating PDF file from pictures
Problem: How to create PDF file from a list of pictures in a folder Solution: Use IrfanView function “Create multipage PDF file” Solution Alternative: Use PDFill (was much slower) Step 1: Resize and Crop images as needed by using menu: … Continue reading
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OpenStack concepts via Ubuntu Cloud Live in VirtualBox
Ubuntu Cloud Live image is mentioned at Ubuntu’s site and instructions are given on how to boot the system from USB. This image is nowadays a little outdated (based on Essex release). For more serious experiments, please use more up-to-date … Continue reading
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Explore, Discover, and be the mapmaker for the Open Street Map :-)
Is there a new building, or a new road being build? Did you find out a new path in the park/forest? Are you wondering and waiting when they will update the maps for you to use? Open Street Map (OSM) … Continue reading
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GPX Editor, Tool for editing GPX files
GPX Editor is an open source tool for editing your GPX files. For example those GPX files recorded by Maverick. Plus: No installation required Minus: Some practical problems at cutting the tracks Note: I’m using this before posting tracks into … Continue reading
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Android Device Manager, a way to locate your phone or tablet
Android Device Manager is a new function in Android to be able to locate your phone. It should work for android 2.2 and up. After login to device manager https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager, one can see the latest location of the phone or … Continue reading
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VisualSFM, Tool for creating 3D reconstruction from photos
VisualSFM is a GUI application for 3D reconstruction using structure from motion (SFM). wikipedia: Structure from motion (SfM) refers to the process of estimating three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional image sequences which may be coupled with local motion signals. Plus no … Continue reading
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David Laserscanner with webcam & line laser, Tools for capturing 3D objects
A tool called DAVID LASERSCANNER has a free alternative with limited options. The main limitation is that one can save captures with lower resolution only. The tool is shown below. And the setup consists of “corner with calibration picture”, line … Continue reading
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