A bash script to convert the color palette of a PDF into CMYK
It happens that you have to print for job or personal pleasure, one or more posters in a big format and like me you don't use famous commercial software and you aren't… more
Pipe network analysis with open source software: PVnet and EPANET
Recently I have read that a local municipality has finally unblocked an old urban regeneration project in which I worked for many aspects. One of these was the pipe… more
Mobilegeddon? No problem with Responsive Bartik on Drupal 7.x
In the last week there were a lot of articles about the new mobile-friendly ranking algorithm introduced on 21 April by Google, followed by an incredible hysteria… more
How to cut and join a MP4 video in four steps using ffmpeg
How many times do we have to fix a video removing the parts that we don’t need? There are a lot of video editing programs that solve this elementary issue, including… more
Iframe tags in TinyMCE editor and Drupal 7.x
TinyMCE is a fantastic WYSIWYG editor available also for Drupal 7.x, but it does not support the iframe tag, or in a simple word if you try to embed a video, map, or… more
How to crop and split a PDF online and in LaTeX but without using it
Every time I have to break iteratively a series of pages in a PDF document or just to crop the white pieces, I need to use different software and to find manually the… more
LaTeX and 2D structural mechanics diagrams
Sometimes it's necessary to add to your reports several drawings in order to facilitate the comprehension of the calculus and data. LaTeX can solve this issue without… more
Latest features in Blender for CAD users
Recently it was released the 2.68 version of Blender, but already from the previous one there are an interesting feature and two useful addons for architectural… more
Multi-language with comment package
Do you want to keep a document with more languages and/or optional sections and maybe being able to turn on/off them whether necessary? The Comment package is the… more
Sure, with Blender it can be done!
Thinking about the wide array of features that Blender has, almost competitive with many commercial 3D suites, I want to transform a 2D old project into a complete 3D… more