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Image is an image processing library for Elixir. It is based upon the fabulous vix library that provides a libvips wrapper for Elixir. Image is intended to provide well-documented, performant and reliable common image processing functions in an idiomatic Elixir functional style. It operates at a layer above the very comprehensive set of functions in Vix and libvips. In a very simple image resizing benchmark, Image is approximately 2 to 3 times faster than Mogrify and uses about 5 times less me...

An approachable image processing library based upon Vix and libvips that is NIF-based, fast, multi-threaded, pipelined and has a low memory footprint.

Most cameras have a range of remote control capabilities that we don't even realize exist. If you've ever wanted to take a nice self-portrait, dive into time-lapse photography, or just get a different perspective on your images, you can do all of it with a variety of wired and wireless options. Here's how you can…

Canon Powershot users can tap into Canon Hack Development Kit's RAW tools to create higher quality photography.

As a photographer, you’ll want to control your camera remotely on occasion. For example, if you’re shooting landscapes by the sea and don’t want to get your feet wet, taking a group portrait you’re also in, playing around with self-portraits, or making a timelapse, remote control is essential. Let’s explore some of the different options.

At times like these, when everybody is working from home and the whole family uses the internet as well, the traffic requirements can be tough on your internet connection. When you are using real-time collaboration tools, such as Microsoft Teams, that rely on a good and stable internet connection for voice, video and screen sharing, parallel Netflix/Disney+/Hulu/Amazon Prime traffic can make the experience subpar for everybody involved. Thankfully it’s possible to optimize your outgoing traffic based on what services are used.

Finding linux system information like processor details, memory usage and average load using python script. Python program to find Ubuntu information.

One of my bucket list items since I read my first party report back in 1991 was to attend a european demoparty and compete in a compo.  I competed at NAID ’96 and placed there, which was awes…

I found this on the Self-hosted Sub-reddit which is an excellent place to find all kinds of really cool self-hostable software.  Not everything on that reddit channel is open source, so it's up to you to determine what works best for you as you scroll through the list of options.

Self hosted open source no-code database and Airtable alternative. Baserow gives you the powers of a developer without leaving your browser.

n8n is an extendable workflow automation tool which enables you to connect anything to everything via its open, fair-code model.

Labeling data for training a robust and production-ready machine learning model is a time-consuming process, but the more dedication you put into it, the more accurate your AI model will be, and the better it will perform in real world situations.

Music Player Daemon is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music.

A command-line application and Perl library for reading and writing EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, makernotes and other meta information in image, audio and video files. For Windows, MacOS, and Unix systems.

Monitor your Linux servers like a guru

Whenever I need to convert, merge, or combine images or PDF files, I pull out my Terminal and attempt doing it first with CLI (command line interface) commands. Over time I’ve built an arsenal of CLI commands that 9/10 times does the trick faster than any other program. Prerequisites Most of the image manipulation commands require imagemagick and the PDF ones require poppler. Both of which are just a homebrew install away for macOS:

In 2020, for the first time since the ’80s, vinyl records outsold CDs. Digital music — particularly streaming — outpaced both by a wide margin, but the popularity of vinyl records increased while the popularity of CDs decreased. That’s because the analog sound of vinyl adds a dimension that many find pleasing and because there […]

How to make an off-grid micro 'internet' that can run off solar power (or any power) for emergencies, camping, protests, or building community autonomy and dual power.

Two ways to run the classic word processor on a modern open-source box

It is not uncommon for users to want to run a program targeted to one operating system on another type of system. With the increasing prevalence of smartphones, Android has become the world's most widely used operating system. So users may want to run Android apps on Linux systems in order to get access to a game or other app that is not available in a Linux version or to develop mobile apps on their desktop system. The Waydroid project provides a way to run those apps on Linux, which means they can run on a variety of devices, including Linux-based smartphones like the PinePhone.

The Linux desktop that will transform the industry is ChromeOS.

If the Arduino IDE doesn't cut it for you, then you should try to program Arduino with PlatformIO and Visual Studio Code!

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides network configuration data to client hosts on a network, allowing for centralized network configuration management.

According to a recent study, 94% of IT leaders have accelerated adoption of SASE solutions to make digital services and hybrid work sustainable for the long term.