I needed to remove the first and last pages of a hold lot of .pdf files on a Mac. It wasn’t that easy to find solutions and so I thought I would document the process: 1 – Install pdftk server which rather helpfully has a Mac installer: https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/ Run the commands To remove the first … Read more
I’ve just scanned in some old copies of Trail walking magazine. I had around 150 .pdf files in a directors and needed to break the split them every two pages. I thought my python script might be useful to someone. It used pypdf which you easierly install using: The script is as follows: I hope … Read more
I need to install HP support package on Ubuntu Trust / 14.04. Add the following line to: Add the following line: Update the apt-get cache: You can see the list of packaging in this repository by using this command: Hope this helps someone.
My wife accidentally dropped her Macbook Pro off the sofa and broke the screen. Amazingly the computer was still running but she could no longer interact with it because the screen was completely blank. She was just finishing some work and didn’t have a backup. I think that the best thing to do in this … Read more