Another helpful 3D printing thanks to FreeCAD
In my opinion, 3D printing is a valuable resource for problem-solving that sometimes happens in daily life. I want to share a simple adapter that I made some time ago… more
Three Python scripts to analyse and convert GPX files into HTML or PDF
Nowadays, many applications can export GPX files from a device, like phones, smartwatches or security adapters. How many times would you want to analyze and reuse that… more
A LISP for printing a CAD drawing changing colours and texts
In the following article, I described a piece of LISP code that once loaded a DXF or DWG file, enlarges some text, changes the colour of layers and prints a PDF… more
How to copy a Drupal website from remote to local
Generally speaking, it is the opposite, because people need to port online their website after creating it in a private environment. But it happened in 2017 and I… more
Simple queue management system in PHP
Two weeks ago, I was looking for a method to control a waiting list showing the booking time. I wanted to show that time on a series of screens and be able to update… more
How to refresh an application with bash: useful for Twitter clients
If you have the necessity to refresh or reload every a specified time an application that doesn't have this feature, you can adapt my bash script to your duties.… more
The Japanese method: do multiplications with fun
You learn something new every day, indeed I discovered a new way to do multiplications with much fun: the Japanese method. The approach is pretty graphical but… more
ImageMagick: two fast methods to make a GIF from images
Free software helps you a lot in many fields, even in generating a GIF animation from images. I wan to show you the use of "convert", a command line tools of… more
5 sites to add copyright-free music to your videos
Many times I want to add a good and appropriate music to my videos, but if I don't check the license and the permission of that track I risk to obtain a copyright… more
How to extract night and holiday hours from your Calendar with Apps Script
It's time to update my Google Apps Script that exports calendar events into a spreadsheet. I use it to comparison my worked hours with the month payroll, so putting… more
Nicola Rainiero
A civil geotechnical engineer with the ambition to facilitate own work with free software for a knowledge and collective sharing. Also, I deal with green energy and in particular shallow geothermal energy. I have always been involved in web design and 3D modelling.
