Author: sts
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Image Batch Converter
XnConvert is a great tool for resizing and converting images in one go. You can set up scripts by simply saving your settings to reload at a later time to get the same output. XnConvert is a fast, powerful and free cross-platform batch image converter. It allows to automate editing of your photo collections: you can rotate,…
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The Photographer’s Edge: Why WebP is Your Portfolio’s Best Defense
In the digital age, a photographer’s website is their most important gallery. However, it presents a constant dilemma: how do you showcase high-resolution work without slowing down your site or making it too easy for others to steal your images? For years, the JPEG was the only option. In 2026, the strategic choice for professionals…
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Pi Shop Home
This is the central dashboard for my home network. It is based on the HomePage software and as you can see uses widgets that report basic metrics for the machine or service. They are also links to the services they monitor for quick navigation. The left column is for the core services in the Pi…
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Bit rot bit me in the printer
Why Your Digital Memories and Devices Can “Expire” From memory cards to thumb drives to SSDs and beyond, they all use NAND memory. Computers work with 1s and and 0s, high or low, on or off. NAND devices store a small electrical to designate a 1, lack of charge is a 0. Without power the…
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Drip, drip, drip
Before the year ends I need to make at least one post for 2025. I may as well make it about the unexpected, unwanted and forced remodel we had to do. In late July we found we had a water leak. At first we thought it was a pressurized line; it wasn’t it was the…
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Of Candlesticks, Stock Markets & RMDs
Turbulence, turmoil & uncertainty are upon us; change is the only constant in the universe. Be prepared; forewarned is forearmed. My crystal ball is no help in predicting what lies ahead, however, there are sign to read if you know where to look and recognize what you see. What I see is a significant change…
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January Full Moon -1
I prefer photographing the full moon the day before it is full. In the camera you can’t tell the difference in the moon, but the ground has more daylight the day before, making for a better lighting balance between moon and ground. Here are a few local locations for moon rise alignment comps, of course…
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Sun Marches North
December 21st was the winter solstice and the official start of winter. It is also the time the Sun starts marching north from our perspective here on planet earth. I take a prominent object on the skyline, visible from many angles and use that as a seasonal pivot. Because I’m in Oregon our most prominent…
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WordPress 101
You can do it — Steve If you can type you can create a website. If you have an artistic eye you can make a pretty website, or use the supplied proven themes. If you can take a picture with your cellphone, and use drag and drop to copy that picture, you can add it…
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What’s in the Pi Shop
The Pi shop is 3 Raspberry Pi 5s, the first model with PCIe so they can take real storage media, like NVMe M.2 drives found in modern computers. The Pi devoted to public facing traffic, like this website only has 1 TB, so there is a limit to how much I can say or the…
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