9
February
2021
14:21

Carefully clean up traces of files on disk using the SFill and DD commands

9 February 2021 14:21

ОднOnce I had to give an employee a USB flash drive on which both programs and personal photos were stored. I deleted the photos, but they remained in the sectors and their employee could restore them if he wanted. Therefore, we need a way to clean up free disk space. I found a command on how to do this - it works with NTFS, FAT and EXT3 file systems. The command line program is called SFill.

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20
January
2021
Rescuing information from your hard drive using HDDSuperClone
16:53

Rescuing information from your hard drive using HDDSuperClone

20 January 2021 16:53

The user brought a disk with files covered with bad sectors. An attempt to copy information was interrupted with a read error. Victoria's remap operation resulted in numerous reports of the UNCR sector being unable to recover. As a result, I came to the HDDSuperClone program for Linux, in which I copy information from disk or disk that can be saved.

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19
January
2021
19:54

About Chinese Linux

19 January 2021 19:54

A specially developed version of Linux will replace Windows 7 in the Chinese public sector. CNews article.

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14
January
2021
Convert variable frame rate (VFR) videos to constant frame rate (CFR)
10:11

Convert variable frame rate (VFR) videos to constant frame rate (CFR)

14 January 2021 10:11

Most smartphones in video cameras record a video with a constant frame rate - 30 or 60 frames per second.
However, in the GCam application when shooting at night, you can set the frame rate automatically - it drops to 14 and below when there is not enough light, but the image in the frame becomes brighter. Recording with a variable frame rate (VFR) must be re-encoded with a constant frame rate (CFR) of 30 fps.

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1
January
2021
Returning goods on AliExpress
21:05

Returning goods on AliExpress

1 January 2021 21:05

Sooner or later, a buyer on AliExpress is forced to return the purchased product to the seller. In my case, the Nagoya 771 antenna with an SMA connector did not provide tight contact in the radio connector - the dimensions of the SMA connector were not accurately implemented. I am considering options for action if significant defects in the product are discovered.

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30
December
2020
Callsign renewal and equipment registration
16:51

Callsign renewal and equipment registration

30 December 2020 16:51

The identification call sign is registered at the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), and the equipment is registered at the regional Roskomnadzor. In connection with the transition to online services, the applicant’s office of the GRCHTS was opened. I will share my experience in renewing an amateur radio call sign and registering radio-electronic equipment.

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18
December
2020
Which Full HD picture format is used?
20:32

Which Full HD picture format is used?

18 December 2020 20:32

A TV set-top box (Set Top Box) for receiving digital TV sometimes provides a choice of image format - 1080i or 1080p. The article answers the question “which option to choose - 1080i, 1080p, 720i or 720p, or 576i.

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