If you’re not familiar with RAR files, they are like ZIP files. RAR is an archive format. I had a collection of more than 150 RAR files in a single…
Category: technology
I tinker with tech…
Linux: Batch Convert .avi files to .mp4/.mkv
I’ve been trying to clean up my video library since building my latest NAS. In the process, I found a number of .avi files, which is an older file format…
HandBrake – H.265 NVEnc 1080p Ripping Chart and Guidelines
With a Plex server, I want my collection of movies backed up digitally so I can watch them when and where I want to. This involves a two-step process. First,…
How to Export Garmin Tracks/Activities to Google Maps
While it’s possible to share your Garmin tracks or activities with people through the Garmin website, I like exporting my tracks to Google Maps so I can embed them on…
Teaching with a Mask – Headset Solution on Linux
My university, the University of Tampa, is doing what it can to continue teaching in-person classes (many are hybrid) during the COVID-19 pandemic. To facilitate that, our IT folks installed…
Kubuntu – Audio CD Ripping
I mostly buy digital audio these days. My preferred source is bandcamp as they provide files in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). However, I ended up buying a CD recently…
LibreOffice – How To Change Icons to a Darker Theme
I prefer darker themes for my desktop environment (Kubuntu 20.04) and browser (Brave). For the most part, this isn’t a problem, but it does cause an issue with some applications,…
HandBrake – Convert Files with GPU/Nvenc Rather than CPU
I don’t know exactly when HandBrake added the capability of using the GPU for encoding, but it was somewhere between 1.3.1 (current version in the Ubuntu repositories) and 1.3.3 (current…
2020 NAS – Plex, nomachine, Crashplan
After about a year and a half with my previous NAS (see here), I decided it was time for an upgrade. The previous NAS had served dutifully, but it was…
LibreOffice – exporting high-resolution TIFF/TIF files
As a scholar who regularly publishes work with charts and graphs, I’m often confronted with varied requirements from publishers for the format in which they want the charts and graphs….