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Quick tip: Merging photos from two different cameras

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sandip Bhattacharya

This time when we went to Pondicherry on the year end, we took two cameras – I took my Rebel XTi and my wife the LX3. While uploading our photos to Flickr, we had a problem. We wanted to merge … Continue reading →

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Using the official Flickr uploadr on Ubuntu

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I normally use jUploader for uploading photos to Flickr from my Ubuntu Jaunty box. However, since I got the amazing Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact camera, I have been uploading HD videos too to Flickr. Now none of the FOSS tools that … Continue reading →

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Removing encryption from (legitimate!) PDF files on Ubuntu

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Many service providers have started encrypting the statements that they send you. While at some level, it does add some amount of security when the path to your inbox is not very secure. However, it is sometimes a major pain … Continue reading →

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Using ffmpeg on Ubuntu to convert DV videos for video sharing websites

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

To begin with, this is the problem that I had. I had recorded a short clip using my Panasonic NV-GS330 camcorder. I had to upload it to Vimeo, my video sharing website of choice. From the camcorder to the computer … Continue reading →

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Why I returned my Mac

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I realize the title of this post is a bit provocative, but I could not think of any other way to put it. Some weeks back, I got a new Mac Book Pro at work. This was my first exposure … Continue reading →

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Giving up on bcm43xx in Gutsy beta

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The only major issue that I have felt in my use of Ubuntu till date(and to be fair, this is not ubuntu specific) is the problems I keep having with wireless setup. I can live with any of it’s other … Continue reading →

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BSD or GPL in the ideal world?

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

This Slashdot comment probably summarizes the difference of intent between and BSD and GPL as succinctly as one can. Every person who is unclear about the licence to use in his code, or has been a blind follower (“Should be … Continue reading →

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Moved over to Gutsy

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Just upgraded my notebook to Gutsy a couple of days back. It is still in beta and would be released on 18th October. I recently changed my desktop over to Gnome from KDE. I have been a Kubuntu/KDE user for … Continue reading →

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