Last week, George from Tulsa gave us a great explanation of how he solved his problem of converting gigabytes of image-only PDFs to be searchable by using open source (free) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. He explained that he’s a Linux user with Linux Mint Cinnamon and so his explanation had an EVER so slight […]
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OCR PDFs with Open Source Tools on Linux by George from Tulsa
George from Tulsa here responding to Allison’s request for a show contribution to reduce her load this Thanksgiving week. Years ago we paid a bank service company to microfilm file cabinets full of irreplaceable paper – some now 120 years old. The company then scanned the microfilm to image-only PDFs it delivered to us on […]
Continue readingPodfeet Referral Links – We Both Win (Mostly)
The Podfeet Podcasts are not supported by ads, but rather through direct donations like Patreon and PayPal. But there’s another way you can help and there’s actually something in it for you. If you are interested in acquiring any of the services below, why not use my referral link and get a discount or extended […]
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Joplin Open Source Cross-Platform Notebook App – by Knightwise
Joplin on iOS A while ago, friend of the show Cyberpunk Librarian told me something about an app called Joplin. A cross-platform, self-hosted notetaking application that was supposed to be the bee’s knees when it came to note-taking and todo-lists. I was curious but dismissed the notion at first because it all smelled a little […]
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CCATP #586 – Bart Busschots on Free, Freemium, Free-for-now & Freepi
This week our guest is Bart Busschots but this is not Programming By Stealth. This week we’re talking about Bart’s recent post about the different types of free that are available for online services. We talk about his four categories: Free, Freemium, Free-for-now & Freepi (rhymes with creepy). It’s a thoughtful discussion about understanding what […]
Continue readingVectornator Pro for iOS Tutorial on ScreenCasts Online
Back in May I told you about the Free, Yet Powerful Vector-Design Program for iOS in Vectornator Pro. I was so intrigued by this application that I created a video tutorial on Vectornator Pro fo ScreenCasts Online. Here’s a link to a teaser video for the tutorial. If you like what you see, there’s a […]
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