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Reading EXIF data in Python

Posted 2nd February 2021

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In order to review the properties of various common-format image files, I wrote a command-prompt script in Python that will display EXIF data and other properties of JPG, PNG, TIF, CR2 and NEF files.

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Query a PostgreSQL database via Python

Posted 11th December 2020

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Use this simple template script created in Python to connect to your PostgreSQL database and run a query.

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How to change file permissions in Git on Windows

Posted 9th December 2020

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Make a Git repository file on a local Windows machine executable by changing the CHMOD value, which can be transferred to the repository following a push.

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Styling the colour of <pre><code> horizonal scrollbars

Posted 4th December 2020

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Despite the absence of a proper scrollbar colouring standard in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), there is a way to colour the horizontal scrollbar in a <pre><code> block that will work in Edge, Safari, Firefox and Chrome.

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Selectively rotating images in Python recursively

Posted 3rd December 2020

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Use OpenCV in Python to recurse through directories and rotate selected images based on a string in their file name.

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Rebuilding my website: 2020

Posted 25th November 2020

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It’s been seven years since I last re-designed my personal website. Here is a look at the technologies that I used to build my new website.

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Add a simple search box to a Microsoft Access form

Posted 12th November 2020

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A step-by-step guide to adding a simple search box to a Microsoft Access form.

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Serving WebP with fallback

Posted 5th November 2020

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Two methods to serve WebP images with a fallback for instances where a browser/OS combination doesn’t support it.

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Copying and moving files on Linux

Posted 8th September 2020

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Copy or move files of type from one directory to another on a Linux operating system via the command line.

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Iterate both i and j in Python

Posted 2nd September 2020

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Two methods for implimenting nested iterations of i and j in Python.

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