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Converting DigiMemo files to Jarnal format

Update (Sept. 29, 2009): I got in touch with Kevin Lindsey, the author of the script discussed below for converting DigiMemo DHW files to SVG format. He’s put his code on github, and written a new blog post about it.


For taking notes physically on paper, I use an ACECAD DigiMemo L2 digital notepad (whom I have named Little Wooden Boy).

Because I use Linux primarily, I don’t use the Windows-based software provided by ACECAD. Instead, I use Jarnal, an open source note-taking application written in Java.

This poses a minor problem, as the DigiMemo products store their output in a proprietary ACECAD format called DHW… » [Expand post] [Permalink]

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Script to fix problems in photos with Exif tag 0×0000

A number of cameras produce invalid or malformed Exif tags. One common problem that I’ve run into when receiving photos from other people is that the Exif data includes tag 0×0000, which is undefined and causes a number of programs to behave badly. (In particular, this crashes f-spot v5.0.3, which I use to organise my photo collection.)

Two cameras which I know have this problem are the Casio EX-Z1000 and the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS… » [Expand post] [Permalink]

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