PAQCompress v0.3.41 released!

PAQCompress v0.3.41 released!

Hi everyone, Today, I have released PAQCompress v0.3.41: This release now auto-populates the output field when typing the input file or folder manually and it exists. It also adds the new paq8pxd v80 and v81 compressors. You can download this new release in GitHub by clicking here. Enjoy! Post Views: 9

Ritek Mini CD-R: Part 2

Ritek Mini CD-R: Part 2

Hi everyone, Today, I burned a few more Ritek Mini CD-R media, where I found out they have a surface issue: I didn’t realized this, but it seems to be a plant manufacture problem. I opened another of the 100-pack I have and it have the same problem. The problem is that the data was burning fine, with no errors on my Lite-On iHAS524, but it failed to verify on some parts of the disk, as it was approaching the…

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Installing Node.js 10.x on Ubuntu Focal (20.04) before the official release

Installing Node.js 10.x on Ubuntu Focal (20.04) before the official release

Hi everyone, Today, I’ll guide you through the steps of installing Node.js 10.x on Ubuntu Focal (20.04) which is stated to be officially released on April 23, 2020. Right now, installing Node.js using the NodeSource Node.js official repositories do not work because they do not support unreleased versions of Ubuntu. You may think of using a previous Ubuntu repository in order to install Node.js, but this will actually not work. This is because Ubuntu 20.04 renamed the Python 2 packages…

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Ritek Mini CD-R Photos and Quality Tests

Ritek Mini CD-R Photos and Quality Tests

Hi everyone, Yesterday, I received some Pocket/Mini CD-R I purchased on eBay, which were being sold for cheap due to them not being branded or not having their specs listed. The seller was selling 3 packs of 100 unbranded silver surface Mini CD-R, and since the price was lower compared to other branded media, I decided to buy all 3. The discs were wrapped with no spindle. The discs have a silver surface: Here we can see a single CD-R:…

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Audio MD5 Checker v0.7 released

Audio MD5 Checker v0.7 released

Hi everyone, Today, I have released Audio MD5 Checker v0.7: This version adds the ability to change the Frame Size by clicking on the new Set Frame Size link: Also, the Source Checksums and Frame Mistatches listbox are now resizable: You can download this new version on GitHub by clicking here. Enjoy! Post Views: 7