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How to use metadata and create pdfs of images using ImageMagick
Jun 10, 2022

How to use metadata and create pdfs of images using ImageMagick

Read metadata IPTC and EXIF directly from images and then covert to another format. We demonstrate turning a load of JPEGs into a PDF.

Categories: digital imaging how to
How to mount ISO file on Linux
Jun 3, 2022

How to mount ISO file on Linux

We mount an iso disc using the Ubuntu GUI, the command line, and then with our script to mount over 500 images at the same time.

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How To Mount Loads of ISOs
May 27, 2022

How To Mount Loads of ISOs

Mount iso image directly in windows with no third party software, I show you how to access the iso images without using a drive letter to overcome the 26 drive letter limitation

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How to Read a Damaged Disc
Apr 29, 2022

How to Read a Damaged Disc

We use DDRescue on Windows installed with Cygwin to read a badly scratched DVD disc. We then use the Parity Volumes/erasure encoding to recover the data that would not read from the scratched area on the disc.

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How to use AWS S3 commands using MinIO
Apr 8, 2022

How to use AWS S3 commands using MinIO

We use a local MinIO setup and show you how to use the AWS s3 command line to carry out simple tasks with the aws command.

Categories: S3 how to
How to Speed Up Home Internet using Ethernet
Mar 18, 2022

How to Speed Up Home Internet using Ethernet

We look at the Belkin Ethernet + Power Adapter with Lightning Connector from Belkin.

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How to erase a Data tape
Nov 19, 2021

How to erase a Data tape

We take a look on the Whiteboard about why and the various method of erasing a magnetic tape. We then demonstrate using the mt command on both Linux and Windows 11 with Cygwin to erase both a 9 track tape and LTO tape.

Categories: tape how to
How to install MTX on Windows 11
Nov 3, 2021

How to install MTX on Windows 11

We show how to install MTX command on windows 11 as part of the Tape Data Storage series.

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How to install Cygwin on windows 11
Oct 28, 2021

How to install Cygwin on windows 11

Part of the series on Tape Data Storage we show how to install Cygwin on Windows 11 it is also the same to install on Windows 10.

Categories: digital imaging how to
How to Open and Fix a Drive that won't Eject
Sep 30, 2021

How to Open and Fix a Drive that won't Eject

We show how to fix a DVD drive that won't open or eject. We firstly show how to open the drive using the emergency eject hole and then how to remove the drive belt. Once removed we show how to restore the belt using boiling water and recommend that the belt is measured so it can then optionally be …

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