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…
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…
Hi everyone, Today, I have released PAQCompress v0.3.38: This release adds paq8pxd v77. You can download this new version on GitHub by clicking here. Enjoy! Post Views: 5
Hi everyone, Today, I have released PAQCompress v0.3.37: This release adds paq8pxd v76. You can download this new version on GitHub by clicking here. Enjoy! Post Views: 1
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:…
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
Hi everyone, Today, I have released Audio MD5 Checker v0.6: This release adds support for .m4a files. You can download this version on GitHub by clicking here. Enjoy! Post Views: 10
Hi everyone, Today, I have released Audio MD5 Checker v0.5: This release adds a FrameMD5 check in addition to the usual MD5 check performed to the audio stream. This makes it possible to see where the mismatches are in a file. Here’s how to use the new MD5 feature of it: All files will be checked with both MD5 and FrameMD5. When the file checking finishes, double click on either the source or comparison file. The whole FrameMD5 information will…
Hi everyone, Yesterday, I got the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, with its 108MP and 8K recording being the main features that led me to purchase it. I intend to use its camera to take lots of photos and take early advantage of its 8K recording mode. The photos on this post were taken with my previous phone: the Samsung Galaxy S9+. Let’s begin the unboxing with the box, which is similar to previous Samsung Galaxy phones: As soon as we…
Hi everyone, Today, I have released MP3Packer GUI v1.0: This new tool allows you to recompress your MP3 files to save additional space. It can process MP3 files encoded with VBR and CBR bitrates. In both cases, you can save a couble of bytes or kilobytes, depending on the file. MP3Packer maintains the original file tags, meaning there is no metadata loss. MP3Packer tries to recompress the file losslessly, meaning the audio should not be changed. However, it is recommended…