Yet we reconnected against all odds. A classical geek in a technical faculty — that applies to both him and me. He is without a doubt highly intelligent, pushing past genius levels and an extremely motivated individual. Schoolmates would often seek his guidance in course work syllabus which he generously…

I do and I need it to prevent burnout. ❝Just curious, do you do anything besides coding?❞ Upon hearing my colleague’s question, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes 😒 I’m currently in my 3ʳᵈ job and at each workplace, at least 2 other co-workers from non-technical divisions would without…

Uses Apache PDFBox to output PDF fonts as reusable TTF files. No cost. No quota. — Portable Document Format (PDF) has remained a popular choice for the exchange of electronic documents amongst the global community. One of its greatest advantage is its content integrity where both text and graphical layouts are rendered consistently to its readers independent of platforms. Ironically, the immutable layout of PDF content…

Extract HTML content and returns data via a JSON API — For starters, it is necessary to recognise that ❝web scraping❞ differs from ❝data crawling❞. More specifically, ❝web scraping❞ refers to the process of extracting HTML text content of targeted websites containing particular required information. This is especially common in scenarios where web content on the Internet is not rendered via…

Using plain Vanilla JS for in-browser image editing. — The web browser is a universal platform independent application for a wide array of JavaScript tools. Using HTML5 canvas and client-side JavaScript, changing colours of an image can be done easily. Classical Examples —(1) Colour Inversion & (2) Grayscale Images Both implementations are based on the RGB colour model used to render browser images.

Converts digital-to-digital multimedia file formats. Local FFmpeg.wasm in-browser. Demo & full source code available. — Digital technology has greatly transformed the traditional notetaking process. Not only is information being recorded as handwritten text/handrawn diagrams but also in auditory and visual formats. Rationale for Side Project While auditory data is widely praised for its convenience and reliability (e.g. Note-Taking at Meetings or Customer Sentiment Analysis at Call Centres), the fact…

Hint: Check out a web app created specifically for all Tableau users — Tableau as a dashboarding tool offers a wide range of chart options for its users. One of the more impressive features in Tableau is without a doubt its built-in basemap services to render geospatial datasets: However, for instances when none of the Tableau's built-in map services displays the details your…

No plugins required. 2 strategies — (1) An anchor link <a href> & (2) A Blob object. With demo & use-case. Source code included. — In today’s fast paced society, the ability to work within constraints in an efficient manner becomes increasingly important. Based on this premise, one of the most pivotal web technologies invented is without a doubt — the scripting language known as JavaScript. Due to its diverse range of capabilities, client-side JavaScript…

Part II of exploring Tess4J. Full source code (Java SDK 1.8) & Link to application included. — ❝Digitilisation cannot occur without Digitisation❞ This statement becomes increasingly true as more corporate and Government entities embrace the notion of greater efficiency in information exchange and tapping into the innate value of its data for constructive analytics. One of the most pivotal tools for reducing overhead costs of digitisation is…